Well, if this
little radio looks familiar, don't be surprised. It looks to be a
direct copy of the Sinclair Micromatic, even down to it's "upside down"
construction. You would be forgiven for thinking it came from the
Far East. Wrong. Surprisingly enough it was made in Canada, with
an excellent build quality! Although I haven't traced out the circuit,
it is also a two transistor reflex design, but without regeneration.
As a result it is unfortunately fairly "deaf" and was obviously intended
for listening to local AM stations. One noticeable difference is the tuning
capacitor - the Clairetone uses a "proper" rotary capacitor, where the
Sinclair has a "postage stamp" compression trimmer. The wrist strap
is also an extra.