Other radios based on the same chassis:
8 transistor broadcast band battery portable radio
The AP81 is identical to the MP81 (Murphy) version - both are made by Allied Industries (Fisher & Paykel) NZ
There is also a visually similar AP82 / MP82 version with short wave, and an MP811 'Explorer' with marine band (2MHz marine short wave band)
Valves (8 transistors): BF254, BC148C, BF254, BF254, BC148C, AC122, AC117, AC175
Intermediate Frequency: 455kc/s stagger-tuned (see alignment notes)
Frequency Bands: 1
Chassis Notes(most schematics can be clicked to download a full size version)
General Construction Notes for Allied Industries Ltd (Fisher & Paykel):
Murphy stereogram model prefix indicates radio bands - ie: SGA is Stereogram All-Wave, SGD is Stereogram Dual-Wave. SG means Stereo broadcast band radio only (stereo referring to the record player - radio was only mono. Dashes and spaces seem to be used in some places while not others - ie: SG1387 is the same as SG 13-87
Dating Murphy equipment is a little difficult due the codes not appearing to contain dating info. Here is what can be seen from the models examined:
SGx61x (ie SG615, SGD618) radiograms seem to have run from 1959 through until 1961/62 and used Garrard Type A record changers (these were released approximately 1959)
The first digit or digits seems to reflect the number of active devices (ie: SG 14-32 has 14 transistors, SG615 has 6 valves)
| YEAR | MODEL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Murphy MP81 |
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