2-Band 7 Transistor BX-373
Sharp; Osaka
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sharp; Osaka
- Year
- 1962–1965
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 316336
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- alternative name: Hayakawa Electric Co.Ltd.
Mingay's Price Service, 2/63 to 2/64.
- Number of Transistors
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm
- Power out
- 0.16 W (0.2 W max.)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 2-Band 7 Transistor BX-373 - Sharp; Osaka
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 6.375 x 3.5 x 1.5 inch / 162 x 89 x 38 mm
- Notes
-
Sharp model BX-373 two-band, seven transistor portable fitted with special, large size Ferrite core antenna bound by antenna coils of MW/SW.
- MW/SW 2-band with AGC superheterodyne.
- Tuning range,
- MW 535 - 1605 kC/s (kHz).
- SW 3.9 - 12 MC/s (MHz),
- Earphone, MR-1A low impedance, magnetic.
This model sold in Australia between 1962 & 1965 for £34/13.
- Price in first year of sale
- 34.00 £
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1963 to Feb 1965.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C1, 1964, Page S144. (Also at KevinChant com))
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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