• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1990–1992

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 131524

• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 120; 6; 4 x 1,2; 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Watchman FD-230 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 3 x 6 x 2 inch / 76 x 152 x 51 mm

• Notes
• Sony FD-230 Watchman; 2.7"/68 mm b/w special CRT, US standard VHF & UHF tuner, built-in telescopic antenna, earphone jack, dark or bright body color. Made in Taiwan. 390 g, 2.3 watts power consumption. Optional: 120 V operation with external mains adaptor.

• Price in first year of sale
• 100.00 $

• Source of data
• -- Collector info (Sammler)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3968 models, 3828 with images and 954 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo