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Originally Posted by hamid_1
There were variations of these radios. Looking more closely, the Binatone Worldstar has Long Wave but the OP's radio has Marine Band (MB) instead. The Binatone PCB is marked Model No 741 - the same number as the OP's radio. Therefore I concluded they are the same radio with minor changes to suit the intended market.
In the 1970s and 80s, Hong Kong manufacturers were very successful at producing low-priced electronic goods like radios and digital watches for export worldwide. Nonetheless, errors sometimes crept in. Some of these multiband radios sold in the UK have American frequencies marked for Police and Weather which did not apply over here. Nobody seemed to care much, though.
Since Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, we no longer see goods marked "Made in Hong Kong". It's all made in China now. I believe the manufacturing industry has moved to mainland China and Hong Kong is now just a financial and business hub.
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I bought a receiver, similar to the one pictured at a swapmeet, that was intended for the UK market. The mains lead had a tag with the instructions to install a BS1363 plug.
The seller said that he connected the bare leads to 120V and it worked.
I figured that it worked on half voltage, it must be OK.