• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sharp; Osaka

• Year
• 1985 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 211019

• • alternative name: Hayakawa Electric Co.Ltd.

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers

• Power out
• 0.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 3 Band 8-Transistor BY-488 - Sharp; Osaka

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 270 x 160 x 55 mm / 10.6 x 6.3 x 2.2 inch

• Notes
• Sharp 3 Band 8 Transistor Model BY-488 Hi-Fi Dual Speaker System.
  Frequency Range: MW 530 - 1650 KC, SW1 3.9 - 12 MC, SW2 12 - 26.5 MC.

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1338 models, 1209 with images and 517 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sharp; Osaka