Universum
Electronica · 1968
- Manufacturer
- Electronica
- Country
- Romania
- Year
- 1968
- Decade
- 1960s
- Category
- Radio
- Type
- Radio receivers
- Documentation score
- 2/5
- Last edited
- 03 OCT 2026
Specifications
- Transistors
- 10 transistors, 7 germanium diodes, 1 thermistor
- Wavebands
- LW, MW, SW, FM 88–104 MHz (CCIR)
- Sensitivity
- 300 µV/m
- Selectivity
- 22 dB
- Output power
- 0.5 W
- Loudspeakers
- Ticonal magnet, 3 Ω, 3 W
- Inputs / outputs
- tape recorder, record player and miniature earphone sockets
- Design / kits
- export model
- Power supply
- 6 V
- Power consumption
- 50 mA at normal listening level
- Dimensions
- 274 × 171 × 73 mm
- Weight
- 2 kg
Sources: [1]
Description
The Universum is a portable AM-FM transistor radio for export, made by Electronica in Bucharest and derived from the Perla, with the Western FM band [1]. The Simonetta has the same data [1].
In 1968 Electronica exported 84,000 radios of the Perla type, in versions named Oscar, Simonetta, Major, Universum, Gold-Star and Overseas; exports rose to 250,000 radios in 1973 and stayed at that level until 1981, and the book notes that Electronica was the only East European exporter of radios to the West [1].
In the source table, sensitivity is given on medium waves for 50 mW output and a 20 dB signal-to-noise ratio, selectivity for a signal ±9 kHz (AM) or ±300 kHz (FM) away, and output power at no more than 10% distortion [1].
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