Portable Radio RP-8880 (= US Version)

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; Moriguchi (Osaka)

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  • Year
  • 1978 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 183174

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 455/ 10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave, more than 2 x SW plus FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / 120 / 12; 8 x 1,5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 cm = 4.7 inch
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Portable Radio RP-8880 - Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • Sanyo Portable Radio RP-8880 (without Suffix = US Version);
    9 Band Receiver, Double Conversion System with 1 MHz, 100 kHz, 10 kHz Marker, tuned RF amplifier.
    Coverage:
    US FCC FM: 88 - 108 MHz,
    LW: 150 - 400 kHz,
    MW: 540 - 1.600 kHz,
    MB: 1.6 - 2.3 MHz,
    SW1: 2.3 - 5.95 MHz,
    SW2: 5.95 - 6.2 MHz,
    SW3: 6.2 - 10.0 MHz,
    SW4: 11.7 - 20.0 MHz,
    SW5: 20.0 - 30.0 MHz,
    two telescopic rods, turnable ferrite bar on top, signal meter, AFC, bass & treble control, crystal frequency marker and analog readout, built-in BFO, ext. power jack: 12 VDC, ext. speaker 4 ohms jack, headphone jack, 120 V AC, 60 Hz, 18 W power consumption, made in Japan.
    Main difference to the European version seems the lack of a switchable voltage, so if You find different voltages from 120 - 240 Volts, 50/60 Hz, You will probably have the European model in front of You - the U.S. model comes with only one mains voltage 120 V / 60 Hz.
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