International Radio Day - Sharp Transistor Radio

As part of my 117 in 2017 project, the prompt for 13/2/17 is International Radio Day

What better item to photograph than my Dad's trusty Sharp transistor radio



In my investigations to determine just how old this device is, I turned to Google :)

I came across this information, from this website:  http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sharp_transistor_eight_bxs_327b.html

Country:  Japan	Manufacturer / Brand:  Sharp; Osaka
alternative name	Hayakawa Electric Co.Ltd.
Year: 1961	Category: Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
Semiconductors (the count is only for transistors)	8:

Main principle	Super-Heterodyne (Super in general)
Wave bands	Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
Details
Power type and voltage	Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt
Loudspeaker	Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
Power out	0.2 W (unknown quality)
from Radiomuseum.org	Model: Transistor Eight BXS-327 - Sharp; Osaka
Material	Modern plastics (no Bakelite or Catalin)
Shape	Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
Dimensions (WHD)	152 x 90 x 40 mm / 6 x 3.5 x 1.6 inch
Notes	Sharp Transistor Eight BXS-327 SW range is 6...18 MHz (49...16 m). Similar to model BX-327 (SW 3.9...12 MHz).
Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)	0.6 kg / 1 lb 5.1 oz (1.322 lb)
Collectors' prices
Source of data	- - Data from my own collection

Model page created by Eckhard Wegner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

This radio was rarely out of his possession - it went everywhere - even in the car in the early days as it was better than a car radio, it went to work with him, and even went out in the boat fishing with him.  Unfortunately, the salt water eventually deteriorated the stitching in the leather carry case that came with it, and over time the case has been lost.   When my Dad passed away in 2014, I brought it home with me (amongst other stuff I just couldn't bear the thought of other people having) and it sits on my display cabinet.  Every time I walk past it, I think of him and can hear the crackle of the speaker as you turned the dial to tune it in just that little bit better :)  Good times and great memories are priceless!

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