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hamid_1 · 28th Sep 2022, 2:07 pm

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.

28th Sep 2022, 2:07 pm	#11
hamid_1 Heptode Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks. UK. Posts: 811	Re: Unknown Radio 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.