Beolit 505 FM radio with AFC facility to ensure a clean, sharp reception. It had an in-built large, high-quality speaker together with a built-in telescopic aerial. It had six programme indicators (affixed to sliding tuning scale) and connection for a tape recorder. It was designed by Jacob Jensen, the same as its FM and AM bigger brother, Beolit 707.
FM tuner 87.5 - 104 MHz
Sensitivity 26 dB < 1.2 µV / 75 ohms
Harmonic distortion
< 1.2 %
Power output at specified distortion 1000 Hz RMS 1 watts / 4 ohms
Speaker impedance 4 ohms
1000 Hz at specified output < 2%
Frequency range - 1.5 dB 90 - 15,000 Hz
Dry cells
5 pcs. 33 x 60.5mm
Voltage 220 - 240 V
Power consumption 0.7 - 5 watts
Dimensions W x D x H
36 x 22 x 6 cm
Weight 2.62
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