Happened upon on Tandberg 41 SW portable. . .
 

So I just picked up a Tandberg "Portable 41" which sits on my desk right now playing beautifully (as a bonus, it had six D-cell batteries already in it, all of which tested the full 1.5v!). I honestly hadn't heard of this one before, but wanting a SW radio to play around with, it somehow followed me home. Can any of you give me any information on this one? I did a search, but wasn't able to come up with a whole lot. I was surprised to find that, apparently, it was made in the early '70s (it looks a lot more modern, especially the control panel, though I guess the real wood and aluminum would indicate that it has some age to it). Any info would be appreciated!

Is this it-
Scroll down to model number.

http://www.nrhf.no/nrhf-TR.html

From the site "Radioer Tandberg"

The TP-41 "travel radio" was launched in 1969 and produced in 125,000 units until it was replaced in 1975. It came in two versions - walnut (the most common and best looking variety) as well as a black-anodized aluminum model. MSRP was in the neighborhood of $100-150, and current market prices in Norway tend be in the $150-200 band for a nice specimen. The faceplate and chassis is aluminum. Has a very strong FM tuner, as well as AM, MW and SW bands. It can run a long time on the six D batteries, but was also available with a wall adapter and a 12VDC adapter. Tandberg also produced a bracket to mount the radio under the dashboard of your car - after all, it is a "travel radio"! It has dual tone controls, and connections for a deck and TT. It's successor, the TP-43, can be connected straight to domestic DC with no need for an adapter.

The TP-41 is one of the best "travel radios" in the business, and beats more modern incarnations of the concept, such as the Tivoli, hands down, IMHO.

Ooooooh, Me Likey ! Scandinavian stuff always works well, & is VERY pleasing to the eye...

I was hoping you guys would chime in too,
I would love to have that mounted under my Dashboard!
What are the dimesions of it,It looks Big !?

Approx. 11.5"W, 7.5" H and 3.5" D.

Thank you guys, that's exactly the one. I was lucky and got it for $11 (and to think I almost left it on the shelf, thinking it was a '90s model). I've been able to pick up an amazing array of AM and FM stations, with very nice sound, but few on the other bands. I'll have to play around with it some more. I take it the wall adapter is rated at 12V to allow for auto use, rather than the 9V which is provided by the D cells; if I end up using a wall adapter, what kind of mA rating should I use?

You CAN'T use a Wall Wart w/that thing. Scandinavian juice is polarised horizontally, while ours is polarised vertically, they're too close to the North Pole. Your best bet is to box it up 'n' send it to me, I'll love it 'n' pet it 'n' call it George...<grin>

[QUOTE=Sandy G; I'll love it 'n' pet it 'n' call it George...<grin>[/QUOTE]

Heh heh, it's been a while since I heard that!


To Njord (or anyone), do you have any idea what the 5 pins on the bottom of the radio are for? How about the large jack on the left side panel with the "Y"-type symbol next to it?

Well, i see that Sandy is up to his usual tricks, using misdirection to try to appropriate that Radio for himself. I think he should be punished by donating the radio to ME!
:lmao::lmao::lmao: Logan

All's fair in love, war, & baggin' Radios...Mbwahahahaha...

Oh, yeah, Thyratron-Them ol' Tex Avery/MGM cartoons of the 1940s have never really been equalled...Used to LOVE it when Screwy Squirrel came on..Or George 'n' Junior...George-IIRC, that was his name-would get mad at a dopey mistake Junior would make & kick him squarely in the ass, w/a bass drum accompanyment. Hellzapoppin' !!

I passed on your questions to the Tandberg specialists over at the Norwegian audio forum Alternativaudio, and member Mulelid answered (my translation):

"The 5 pin plug is a DIN plug to attach a deck or a turntable. The port with the "Y" is for attaching an external antenna, for example for automobile use."

EDIT AND CORRECTION: Please see Halols' clarification a few posts down.

All the best,

I believe Mulelid misunderstood the question. The DIN plug is on the side of the radio.
The 5 pins on the bottom is the interface between the radio and the car-mount cassette.

You see, you could buy a mounting cassette that you attached under the dashboard in your car. Then you just plugged the radio into the cassette.
At least two of the poles are for the loudspeaker. And I am quite ceartain two are for 12V power.

Thank you for the excellent info. I would have never guessed that the connections on the bottom were for the car adapter. Well I think I have this radio mostly figured out now, though the speaker connection on the side is a pretty strange one also (at least, I've never seen that type before).

Last night, the clouds moved out and I was able to get some good reception on the SW band. I picked up several on the lower end of the dial, including Radio Havana (talking about how to set up shortwave equipment, interestingly enough), something in what sounded like Japanese, several religious stations, and one in a language which I couldn't identify. The middle of the SW dial seemed mostly empty, but I picked up another one on the upper end. I still haven't had any luck from 160-260 kHz, but I'll keep trying. It's a fun radio!