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Item nr.


Sony ICF-1200 Portable

FOR SALE
for EUR 3,3
Conditions
Another early eighties portable


Data for Sony ICF-1200
ProductionMalaysia, 1981.
BandsLW (150-280kHz), MW (530-1600kHz), SW (6-15MHz), FM (88-108MHz).
CabinetPlastic. Size 26x15x5cm.
PowerBatt 3xC or AC.

The Design

The dial with station names listed on it, was already quite unusual in 1981.

Obtained4/2022 from NVHR Market; sn=26780.
Condition7.
FOR SALEPrice is 3,3 Euros.

This Object

Given to me at the Swap Market as a parts set.

Cleaning the volume pot brought back FM life in the set. The power switch might need some more attention (unless you find it OK to bang your set on the table after switching it on), but MW, LW, and SW work also now.

Plugging the radio in a socket, it uses 1.1W (off) and 1.6W (On). Playing from a USB charger, these figures are 0.2 and 0.6W. I installed an extra DC jack to play the set from a solar panel. The good news is that a small panel of about 100 sq cm can feed a radio. The downside is that light variations due to clouds cause the volume to go up and down.


Part of Gerard's Radio Corner.
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