The Panasonic RF-088
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jeff McMahon who writes:
“This vintage Panasonic RF-088 8-Channel Preset radio selling on eBay [see above] seems rather rare. In fact, I’ve never seen one.”
I haven’t seen one either, Jeff. Appears to be pretty compact. At first, I was curious how an analog radio could have so many presets until I took a peek at the top of the radio.
Each preset is individually tuned. Hard to believe such a compact radio has a total of eight tuning mechanisms! Two presets are designated for FM, two for AM and four presets can be either. Pretty clever! Since it’s a Panasonic, I bet it’s a sensitive little portable.
At $59.80 US shipped, I’m sure someone will snag it.
Interesting find, thanks for sharing.
Reminds me of an Emerson FM only portable radio I had back in the late 60’s which had three large square tabs on the top which you’d preset for 3 of your favorite stations. I guess “preset” was the precursor to the contemporary term “memory” hi hi. Bought it on layaway plan, remember those?
This reminds me of some TVs from that era (circa 1980) that featured multiple tuner preset buttons:
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