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| Production | Japan, 1964. |
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| Bands | LW (150-350 kHz), MW (530-1605 kHz), FM (86.5-108 MHz).. |
| Semi- conductors | 10 transistors: 2x 2SA235 (FM pre and FM conv.), 3x 2SA350 (AM conv and IF), 2SB75 (AF pre), 2x 2SB155 (AF), 2 output 2SB156, 5 diodes: 1N60 (FM stability) 1N34 (AM AGC), 2x1N60 (FM disc) 1N34 (AM det). |
| Cabinet | Plastic. Size 24x15x7 cm. Weight 1,5 kg. |
| Power | Batt 4xC. |
| Documents | Schema, Hitachi 1964 ad. |
The radio looks nice, is smaller and leighter than its European counterpart, this Nordmende Stradella, but the sound quality does not compare. The Stradella, with its wooden case, has better sound. The Japanese, with an eye on export to the US, put CONELRAD marks on the Hitachi. ,br clear=all>
There is a High/Low tone switch and you can connect a stereo demultiplexer and there is a phone input jack. At some moment I used it as a PC speaker to assist me in Spanish language courses in a pre-school.
| Obtained | 7/1995 from Scharrelwinkeltje Eindhoven. |
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| Condition | 9. |
| Disposed | Sold 6/2018. |
| Sound sample | PLAY SOUND Mr Blue Sky, recorded November 18, 2006, from MW. |
From the buttons of the radio one can find out which were the popular bands to listen in the late sixties.
