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Item nr.
Dual conversion world receiver.
| Production | Hong Kong, 1990.
Price was FF550, DM199. |
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| Bands | MW (530-1700kHz), MB (2.29-5.20MHz), 49m (5.95-6.20MHz), 41m (7.10-7.30MHz), 31m (9.50-9.90MHz), 25m (11.65-12.05MHz), 22m (13.60-13.80), 19m (15.10-15.60MHz), 16m (17.55-17.90MHz), 13m (21.45-21.85MHz), 11m (25.60-26.10MHz), FM (87.5-108MHz); IF is 4.52MHz/468kHz for AM and 10.7MHz for FM. |
| Cabinet | Plastic. Size 12x7.5x2.5cm. Weight 170gr. |
| Power | Batt 2xAA or DC3V. |
| Documents | Manual, Service Doc from Elektrotanya.com, Review by Stephan, Slide deck. |
The radio is a fully analogue double superhet. The type sticker on the back provides you with a world map and mentions the Tropical Band, but without specifying the band limits. The scale does not mention frequencies for this band, and a different range for MW. I measured the band limits and found MW to tune 527 to 1700 kHz, and TB 2.29 to 5.20 MHz.
| Obtained | 11/2023 from BDXC Meeting; sn=039316032100. |
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| Condition | 8; pouch present, some visible wear. |
| Value (est.) | 6,8€. |
| Sound sample | PLAY SOUND A Tropical Band receiver allows the reception of 75m stations. HCJB Deutsch (at 3995kHz) teaches us about the Holy Spirit. |
I had a AE3405/23 (Tropical Waves) before, gave it away and bought a /20 (Long Wave) version. This one was given away at the BDXC Meeting and I thought it would be nice to have both variants.