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National Panasonic RF-016
Made in Japan by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., and measuring just 137x75x15mm, this must be one of the smallest clock-radios going. The quartz clock has full control of the radio with standard alarm and snooze functions. A tone alarm is optional. Build quality is excellent and this receiver must have cost a fair price when it was made in the 1970s. I'm not even sure whether this model was available in the UK as mine was given to me by a radio ham friend (Peter G0HES - now sadly silent key) who spent some time in Japan.
The radio covers FM 88-108MHz and medium wave 530-1640kHz with anologue tuning, and is powered by two AAA cells. Other controls select the alarm: radio or chirp; display mode, waveband, and on the top the radio "on, off, alarm" function selector. The clock is backlit by pressing a button and has it's own separate battery, a 357 (AG13) silver oxide cell. A telescopic antenna is provided for FM reception which measures 350mm fully extended. The set works perfectly and I've had no reason to open it up so unfortunately I can't post a picture of the insides. However a peek through the clock battery compartment reveals two very thin PCBs populated with surface mount parts.