• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1969–1971

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 163297

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• AF117N AF117N AF117N AC125 AC128 AC128 OA90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Popmaster RL180 - Philips Australia

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5.5625 x 3.375 x 1.375 inch / 141 x 86 x 35 mm

• Notes

• Black and Silver. Carrying case with handstrap plus personal earphone.

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1969 to Aug 1971.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Notes, July 1969.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group G8 1971-72, Page P1-27.)

• Author
• Model page created by Wolfgang Lohrie. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 910 models, 709 with images and 423 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Australia