Portable Radio RP-8880 UM (=Europe Version)

• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; Moriguchi (Osaka)

• Year
• 1978 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74592

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 460/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, more than 2 x SW plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 120; 200; 220; 240/ 8 × 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 cm = 4.7 inch

• Power out
• 4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Portable Radio RP-8880 UM - Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 475 x 243 x 142 mm / 18.7 x 9.6 x 5.6 inch

• Notes
• Sanyo Portable Radio RP-8880 UM (Suffix UM = Europe Version);
  Coverage:
  CCIR FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz,
  LW: 150 - 405 kHz,
  MW: 510 - 1.605 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, crystal frequency marker and analog readout, built-in BFO, ext. power jack: 12 VDC.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4.5 kg / 9 lb 14.6 oz (9.912 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 646.00 DM

• External source of data
• R. Lichte

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1755 models, 1583 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)