Portable FM/AM Radio RP 5040A
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; Moriguchi (Osaka)
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; Moriguchi (Osaka)
- Year
- 1976–1979
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 241975
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Speaker
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- Number of Transistors
- 8
- Semiconductors
- 2SC1675 2SC1675 2SC1675 2SC1675 2SA733 2SC945 JE9012 JE9013 1S188 CDG24 CDG24 1S188 1S188 VD1221
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460/10700 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 4 AM circuit(s) 7 FM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1,5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 cm = 2 inch
- Power out
- 0.3 W (max.)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Portable FM/AM Radio RP 5040A - Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.;
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 93 x 152 x 43 mm / 3.7 x 6 x 1.7 inch
- Notes
-
There are even variants with FM OIRT 62-74 MHz.
It works with four AA batteries and in the back it doesn't show "Made in....": it's almost identical to the model RP5050 which works with one 9V battery and shows "Made in Singapore". Both of them show an oval with two letters which could be a country code.
Sold in Australia between 1976 & 1979 for $14.95
Similar to Advance AD-200, Ai Rhapsody Portable FM/AM, Avon AV-688, Browni 5050, Caltronic Portable FM/AM, Candle Portable FM/AM, Caprice TR5050, Cartex Portable FM/AM, CGM RF 016, Crackerina Portable FM/AM, Eco Portable FM/AM, Emerson ADE 2400, Empress Portable FM/AM, Gitem G200, Johnnie Walker Portable FM/AM, Jupiter Portable FM/AM, Maxell Portable FM/AM, Nejva 64-73, Nippon TR-5050, Oskar Portable FM/AM, Panavox Portable FM/AM, Prominent Portable FM/AM, Sakura Portable FM/AM, Sano Portable FM/AM, Saiba C2J7Q9S2183, Sergeant AD-200, Stewart ST311A, Tempest M-688, VDM Portable FM/AM
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 0.340 kg / 0 lb 12 oz (0.749 lb)
- Source of data
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1976 to Feb 1979.)
- Author
- Model page created by Rudolf Nemeth. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 1756 models, 1585 with images and 473 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; Moriguchi (Osaka)
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