• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA

• Year
• 1975 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 140024

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 120 / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Realistic Weatheradio 5 12-755 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.75 x 10.75 x 3.5 inch / 222 x 273 x 89 mm

• Notes
• Realistic Weatheradio 5, 12-755;
  Coverage:
  AM-MW, FM
  VHF hi: 144 - 174 MHz with 24h national weather service 162.4 & 162.55 MHz,
  Air: 108 - 135 MHz,
  SW: 6 - 18 MHz,
  squelch & tone control, SW & weather band fine tuning, headphones jack, ext. antenna jack, telescopic antenna.

• Price in first year of sale
• 80.00 $

• Source of data
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1300 models, 1182 with images and 121 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA