====== Travel Radios from Panasonic ======
Panasonic's first multiband travel radio appeared in 1980, the [[RF-085]] competed with Sony's ICF-7600, had three barely spread shortwave bands from 2.25 - 18.6 MHz and it's price was only half of the Sony set. In Europe, the [[RF-788L]] was available in a comparable design with two shortwave and longwave ranges. With ten spread shortwave bands in addition to FM & MW, the [[RF-B50L|RF-B50]] was able to catch up with Sony's competitor and excelled by covering tropical bands up to 13 m broadcast band. The [[RF-9L]] in miniature format had 6 spread bands from 49-16 m. The unit was soon followed by the [[RF-B10]] with similar specifications, the [[RF-B20]] was an analogue double conversion set, and the [[RF-B40DL]] was a small PLL double conversion receiver with direct frequency entry and full microprocessor control. The [[RF-B60L]] with slightly larger dimension had finer tuning steps, a higher number of station memories and additional clock functions. With the [[RF-B65]] as the top set of the series, a BFO for SSB reception and fine tuning were added to the already successful radio.

Whether this or the Sony [[ICF-7600D]], which was in the same price range, should be preferred as a mini travel receiver, remained a subject of discussion for some time. In the meantime, Panasonic has withdrawn from the world receiver business; some of the devices are still available second-hand.

===== Travel portables from Panasonic =====
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|[[RF-085]]|1980|[[Single Conversion]]|FM, MW, 3 x SW (2.25 - 18.6 MHz)|analogue dial|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf085.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-788L]]|1979|[[Single Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, 2 x SW (2.25 - 18.6 MHz)|analogue dial|[[RF-788L|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf788l.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[RF-9L]]| |[[Single Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, 6 x SW (5.9-18 MHz)|analogue dial|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-9.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B50L]]|1984|[[Single Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13 mb)|analogue dial, two bandwidths|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b50.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|RF-B50 (intl.)|1984|[[Single Conversion]]|FM, MW, SW1 (120 - 60 mb), 7 x SW (49 - 13 mb)|analogue dial| |
|[[RF-B10]]|1986|[[Single Conversion]]|FM, MW, 6 x SW (49 - 16 mb)|analogue dial|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b10.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B20DL]]|1986|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, 6 x SW (49 - 16 mb)|analogue dial|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b20.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B40DL]]|1987|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, SW (1.6 - 30 MHz)|Digital display 5 kHz steps, 27 memories|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b40.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B60DL]]|1986|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, SW (1.6 - 30 MHz)|Digital display 1 kHz steps, 36 memories, clock/timer|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b60.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B45]]|1991|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, SW (1,6 - 30 MHz)|Digital display 5 kHz steps, SSB, Fine Tuning, 18 memories|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b45.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B65|RF-B65DL]]|1989|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, SW (1.6 - 30 MHz|Digital display 1 kHz steps, SSB, Fine Tuning, 36 memories, clock/timer|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b65.jpg?direct&200|}}|
|[[RF-B55]]|1999|[[Double Conversion]]|FM, LW, MW, SW (1.7 - 30 MHz)|Digital display 5 kHz steps, fine tuning, 18 memories VHF and SW, 9 memories LW and MW|{{:images-small:panasonic-rf-b55.jpg?direct&200|}}|