• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1987–1993

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 226166

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Mechanical Television

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / Either AC: 60 cycles, 120V or Batteries: "C" 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Realistic Porta Vision-40 12-648 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.5 x 8.125 x 3 inch / 267 x 206 x 76 mm

• Notes

• VHF-TV Channels 2-13 plus AM/FM.

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 $

• Mentioned in
• Radio Shack Catalog (1987, no.406, page 81; 1988, No.419, page 75.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1989, No. 432, page 100, 1990, No. 446, page 96.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1991, No. 459, page 31.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1992, No. 472, page 42.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1993, page 31.)

• Author
• Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1299 models, 1181 with images and 117 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA