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Item nr.
Early French portable.
Production | France, 1957. |
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Bands | GO (1100-1950m), PO (190-550m). |
Semi- conductors | 7 transistors: OC71 (AF), OC71 (AF), 2xOC72 (output), 2 diodes: OA79 (detector), OA85 (AGC). |
Cabinet | Wood and leather. Size 24x18x9 cm. Weight 2.4 kg. |
Power | Batt 4xD. |
Obtained | 6/2001 from ABC Antiques, Zevenaar. |
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Condition | 5. |
Disposed | Sold 7/2010. |
Sound sample | PLAY SOUND Recorded from French MW station on November 18, 2006. France is about 500km away. |
The only thing was you had to push the on/off button all the time, because it no longer locked in the ON position as it had done forty years earlier. Some previous owner had worked out a splendid mod around this: a small piece of wood that would fit between the knob and the carrying handle and would keep the knob in position and the radio on. For the dial I scanned the dial of the Philips L3X91T junker and printed a negative and slightly enlarged image. I know it isn't original but hey, what else can one do?