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.
At the end of this page starts the forum with the links to the unlinked models.
Similar to Avon, Emerson ADE 2004, Maxell, Eco, Caltronic, Empress, Sano, VDM, Panavox, Jupiter, Gitem, Sakura, Crackerina, Cartex, Johnnie Walker, Prominent, Oskar, Neywa-2, Tempest M-688, Advance AD200, Caprice, Stewart, Candle, Browni, Sergeant, Nippon.
Sold in Australia between 1976 & 1979 for $14.95
- 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 1752 models, 1580 with images and 472 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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