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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