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überarbeitet am 8.12.2007

Here You find a survey of portable travel shortwave receivers, these are designed to be taken on trips abroad, have miniature size and are usually battery operated.

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Grundig 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980: Grundig Yacht Boy 400 1983: Grundig Yacht Boy 700 1986: Grundig Yacht Boy 215 1990 1993: Grundig Yacht Boy 500 1995 2000 2005 2010
Panasonic 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1983: Panasonic RF-799 1983: Panasonic RF-B60 1989: Panasonic RF-B65 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Philips 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Siemens / Sangean 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985: Sangean ATS-803 1990: Sangean ATS-808 1992: Sangean ATS-818 1995 1998: Sangean ATS-909 2000 2005 2010
Sony 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975: Sony ICF-5900 1978: Sony ICF-7600 1980: Sony ICF-2001 1983: Sony ICF-7600D 1985 1988: Sony ICF-SW1 1990 1995: Sony ICF-7600G 2000 2005 2010
diverse 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1983: Toshiba RP-F11 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010