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Item nr.
Cheap pocket radio with cheap sound
| Production | Taiwan, 2010.
Price was €2. |
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| Bands | MW (530-1600kHz). |
| Cabinet | Plastic. |
| Power | Batt 2xAA. |
| Documents | Box. |
It is hard to date this radio, because sets like these were produced for many decades. RadioMuseum.org places this one near 1990, but I believe it is more recent. First, because the box lists "Der Grüne Punkt" and has a bar code, which indicates a more modern design to me. Second, the box also lists a telescopic antenna under features, and I think such an error is made only in a factory that produces similarly shaped FM sets as well. Third, the box has a price tag of 2€, and I believe this could actually have been the price when new. 
The tuning scales of these cheap sets are always a little non-linear, but this one takes uneven channel distribution to the limit. Observe the space taken by the lower half, 530-1000kHz (53 stations) compared to that taken by the upper half, 1000-1600kHz (66 stations) of the MW band.
| Obtained | 5/2021 from Rudi. |
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| Condition | 8; complete, works, box present. |
| Disposed | Sold 6/2022. |