1960s
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1961 |
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- Leaves Bernards Publishers and goes freelance
- Sinclair Radionics formed 25 July 1961
- Joins Instrument World staff
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1962 |
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December |
- Marries Ann Trevor-Briscoe
- Sinclair micro-amplifier
ads appear at 28/6d, serviced from 69 Histon Rd, Cambridge
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1963 |
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- Authors British Semiconductor Survey
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April |
- Sinclair Slimline
pocket medium wave radio kit appears at 49/6d
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September |
- Jim Westwood joins Radionics
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December |
- Sinclair micro-injector signal generator appears
at 27/6d kit, 32/6d built
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1964 |
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January |
- TR5
pre-amp/0.5 watt amp appears at 59/6d built
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April |
- Radionics moves to Duncan Terrace, Islington
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August |
- Radionics move to Comberton, Cambridge
- Announces supply delays now a thing of the past
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September |
- Micro-6
matchbox-sized radio appears at 59/6d kit, optional
'Transrista' strap for wearing on wrist, 7/6d
- TR750
0.75 watt power amp appears at 39/6d kit, 45/- built
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December |
- Sinclair X-10
pulse width modulation '10 watts' amplifier designed
by Cambridge Consultants Ltd appears at £5.19.6d kit,
£6.19.6d built, power supply £2.14.0
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1965 |
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June |
- X-20
'20 watts' amplifier appears at £7.19.6d kit, £9.19.6d
built, power supply £4.19.6d.
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December |
- Micro
FM pocket radio appears at £5.19.6d kit
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1966 |
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January |
- Z12
12 watt amplifier/pre-amp appears at 89/6d built
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April
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- Radionics moves to Newmarket Rd, Cambridge
- Clive moves house to Cambridge
- Chris Curry joins Radionics
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May |
- PZ3 power supply unit appears, 79/6d built
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September |
- Stereo 25 'De-luxe' pre-amp and control unit at
£9.19.6d built
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October |
- Microvision
pocket TV receiver demonstrated at Radio and TV Exhibition.
Announced as 'available early 1967 at a cost of 49
guineas'
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1967 |
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February |
- Sinclair Micromatic
- the 'world's smallest radio' -appears at 59/6d kit,
79/6d built
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April
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- Micromatic kit becomes available in new 'See for
yourself' sealed polystyrene kit pack at no extra
cost
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May |
- Sinclair Radionics turnover £100,000
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October |
- Q14
loudspeaker available at £6.19.6d.
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December |
- Micromatic dropped in price to 49/6d kit, 59/6d
built
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1968 |
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April
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October |
- System
2000 35-watt amplifier (29 guineas), FM
tuner (25 guineas), plug-in stereo decoder (4 guineas)
and loudspeaker (12 guineas) launched. Available from
dealers
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1969 |
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June |
- IC-10
integrated circuit amplifier announced but unavailable
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December |
- Stereo
Sixty pre-amp and control unit, at £9.19.6,
and Z30
25-watt amplifier, at 89/6d, appears
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