8 Transistors TR-203
Sharp; Osaka
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sharp; Osaka
- Year
- 1958–1960
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 107942
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- alternative name: Hayakawa Electric Co.Ltd.
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Sams photofact Set 590 folder 12 date 8-62.
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- Number of Transistors
- 8
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 6 x 1,5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm
- Power out
- 0.2 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 8 Transistors TR-203 - Sharp; Osaka
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 7.5 x 4.75 x 2.065 inch / 191 x 121 x 52 mm
- Notes
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Sharp TR-203
Eight-transistor 2-band portable with 3" PM dynamic speaker. Supplied with leather carrying belt and bag, one earphone and extra antenna and earth cord. Plastic cabinet. 4 x Eveready Type 915 (AA Cells).
Tuning Range: AM 535 - 1605 kHz, SW 3,9 - 12 MHz.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 1 kg / 2 lb 3.2 oz (2.203 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 46.20 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- -- Collector info (Sammler)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 590 folder 12 date 8-62)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Volume 1, 1960, Page S17.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (E Series Handbook, Vol. 1, 1962, Page S108. (Also at KevinChant com))
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1959 to Feb 1960.)
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Collections
The model 8 Transistors is part of the collections of the following members.