• Country
• Japan

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

• Year
• 1968–1972

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 215787

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2SC829 2SA198 2SA198 2SA101 2SB171 2SB171 2SB187 2SB187 1S188

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / AA: 4 x 1.5 / DC: 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Power out
• 0.3 W (0.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transworld 8S-727 - Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.;

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 7.25 x 4.25 x 2 inch / 184 x 108 x 51 mm

• Notes
• Small BC/SW receiver. Collapsible antenna and fine tuning for better (3,2-12 MHz) SW reception. Rear plug for external power supply.
  
  Piccolo ricevitore per onde medie e corte, ha un'antenna a stilo e la sintonia fine per facilitare la ricezione delle onde corte (3,2 - 12 MHz). Sul retro ha la presa per un alimentatore esterno.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.1 lb (1 lb 1.6 oz) / 0.499 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 59.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1969 to Aug 1972.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Service Manual, February 1969.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group G7 1970, Page S203-1.)

• Author
• Model page created by Antonio Maida. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1756 models, 1584 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)