Model
M4Q from a 1947 brochure. A similar model M4D was sold to the Queen in 1939. |
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The History Of
Roberts Radio Roberts radio was
founded in 1932 by Harry Roberts and Leslie Bidmead in
Hill Place, London. By 1935 Roberts Radio was producing an average
of 8 radios a week. These radios were of the suitcase design with a loudspeaker and frame
Arial in the lid.
In 1937 Roberts Radio Launched the M4Q
which was a complete change in design. As well as taking up less table space
than the suitcase models it was also cheaper to
construct bringing the average price down from 11gns to 9gns. On 23rd April 1937 Roberts
Radio became a private Limited Company.
In 1941 the company moved to East Molesey in Surrey as
London had became a hazardous place due to the bombing. It was during the war years that
Harry Roberts got a phone call from his contact in Harrods informing him that Her Majesty
the Queen had purchased a Roberts Radio for her personal use, this was in fact the second
Roberts radio she had purchased, the fist one was a present for Princess Elizabeth. |
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A pleasant
reminder that the Warrant was no mere formality came in January
1957 when Harry Robert was requested to take to Buckingham place
samples of the current range of portable radios for a
demonstration to Prince Charles and Princess Anne .
Two further Royal Warrants were granted in 1982 and
1985.
Today Roberts Radio still manufacture the same
high quality hand made radios from a new factory in
Mexborough, South Yorkshire. However they have now extended there
range to include high quality short wave radios,
small pocket radios and radio cassette players
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Roberts radio Revival
R250 similar styling to the 1956 R66 Model
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Valve portables |
Transistor
portables |
 | AC6 = 1933 |
| Q5 = 1934 |
| M4 = 1934
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| M4B = 1936 |
| M4Q = 1937 |
| M5A = 1939 |
| M4D = 1940 |
| P5A = 1946 |
| P4D = 1946 |
| junior = 1948 |
| RMB = 1951 |
| RP4 = 1951 |
| BR = 1953 |
| MR = 1953 |
| CR = 1953 |
| R55 = 1954 |
| R66 = 1956 |
| R77 = 1957 |
| R88 = 1958 |
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| Mayflower = 1957 |
| RT1 = 1958 |
| R200 = 1960 |
| RT7 = 1960 |
| RT8 = 1962 |
| R500 = 1963 |
| R300 = 1964 |
| R404 = 1965 |
| R700 = 1966 |
| R303 = 1967 |
| RIC1 = 1968 |
| R600 = 1968 |
| R707 = 1969 |
| RIC2 = 1971 |
| RM40 = 1972 |
| R606 = 1974 |
| R505 = 1974 |
| Rambler=1975 |
| R606M =1975 |
| RM50 = 1976 |
| RM20 = 1976 |
| RM20 = 1977 |
| RM30 = 1978 |
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| RM20
= 1977 |
| RM30
= 1978 |
| RT22
= 1979 |
| RM33
= 1980 |
| RM33
= 1981 |
| RCM1
= 1980 |
| R23
= 1981 |
| RSR100
= 1981 |
| R800
= 1982 |
| R24
= 1983 |
| RSR50
= 1983 |
| RFM3
= 1984 |
| RP10
= 1984 |
| Rambler II = 1984 |
| RC15
= 1984 |
| PS100
= 1985 |
| R900
=1985 |
| R25
= 1985 |
| PS150
= 1986 |
| RSR55
= 1986 |
| RSR200
= 1986 |
| RCS80
= 1987 |
| RP20
= 1987 |
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Roberts Radio has continued to lead the way with
high quality radios into the New Millennium with its range of DAB Radios
(Digital Audio Broadcasting). Roberts Launched its first DAB radio in
March 2000, however it never reached the High Street as DAB coverage was
too sparse to justify paying its £800 price tag and the radio had no
analogue tuner. After continued research and development and improved
signal coverage Roberts Radio launched a completely new range of DAB
Digital radios in 2003 - 2004. These radios are packed full of practical
features, and offer unbeatable sound quality and programme choice. For
more details please see Roberts Digital
Radios
Pictured below is the Roberts Radio (digital) flagship
featuring Pause Plus rewind and record feature plus MP3 playback from the
SD card. Roberts Radio has
certainly come a long way from the AC6 that they released in 1933
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ROBERTS RADIO
Roberts MP-Sound 30
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Mains or Battery DAB Digital Radio |
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DAB/FM wavebands |
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Record to SD card (supplied) |
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12 Alarms
wake to radio, buzzer or SD card |
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12 record timers |
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12 station presets |
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MP3/WMA playback from SD card |
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USB – copy MP3/WMA files from
PC |
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Pause Rewind functions |
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Electronic programme guide (EPG) |
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RDS station name display and
scrolling text |
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Digital optical output for
connection to mini disc |
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Single
command control & cassette key |
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Clock/Alarm
functions |
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AC adaptor, Headphone socket |
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Batteries
4 x LR20/D size (not included) |
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Size mm 195 (w) x 260 (h) x
130 (d) |
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Weight 1.74 kg |
Our Price
£199.00 |
Roberts
MP- Sound 30
FREE UK DELIVERY*
Order On Line
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Over the years Roberts Radio have made a variety of limited edition
radios, at the end of 2005 we saw the launch of a RD50 DAB digital radio
in a Cath Kidston Floral Design. The radio was a great sucess and much
sort after by Cath Kidston followers. September 2006 has seen the Launch
of the second Cath Kidston design Roberts Radio pictured right. features
are as follows
ROBERTS RADIO
Roberts
RD50CKS
Our Price
£195.00 |
Roberts
Revival RD 50CK Star
Cath Kidston Design
FREE UK DELIVERY*
Order On Line
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ROBERTS Internet Radio
ROBERTS WM201
| WiFi
Internet radio (802.11g/b) &
Ethernet connections |
| Listen to radio stations
from around the country, from around the world |
| Receive over 6000 radio
stations (over 600 from the UK) |
| Listen to previously
broadcast material from the BBC using Listen Again |
| Play your music
collection from your computer |
| Wired or wireless
connection |
Our Price
£195.00
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Roberts Internet Radio
Order On Line
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Roberts Radio Revival is a
nostalgic range of 1950s styled radio's based on the Roberts R66 which was
launched at Earls Court in 1956 |
Roberts Radio Classic is a
range of traditionally styled radio's with wooden cabinets hand made by
British craftsman |
Roberts Radio World is a
range of sophisticated shortwave radio receivers that puts the world at your
finger tips |
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Airband Radios
