Tandberg specifications

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Norwegian manufacturer, founded in 1933 in Oslo by Vebjørn Tandberg (founder and namesake of Tandberg Radiofabrik, 1904 -1978). He started in Oslo in January 1933 in a room measuring only 40 square meters. Initially, the business activities included the development, production and sale of loudspeakers and radios. The start takes place with three employees. In the same year he moves to Grünerløkka. the premises there were 120 m2 in size. Although the first products are loudspeakers, the first battery-powered radio is already being manufactured in the first year. 1934 Huldra 1 goes into production, the world's first mass-produced radio. Super Silver 1 and Super Akku 1 followed in 1936. The company moved to Rodeløkka in 1937. The size of the company was now 600 m2 and was expanded to 2,000 m2 in 1939. In 1941, the German occupying power banned radio listening in Norway and the production of radio receivers stagnated. In August 1941, the ban was lifted and production could thus be largely maintained in the following war years. in 1945, Tandberg Radio was transformed into a joint-stock company. The post-war economic situation caused a further decline in sales of radio receivers, and the company was working on a new product, a tape recorder for the general public. in 1950, the first export order for cordless radios came to Turkey. in 1952, Tandberg produced the first tape recorder. To buy the Model 12 (below), at that time for 1570,- DM. A huge price at that time and intended more for professional use. After all, 4000 units were sold during the year. 1954 the first FM (frequency modulated) radio receiver, Silver Super 6 FM, is launched in conjunction with Norway's first FM transmitter. 1956 the Hi-Fi receiver Huldra 5 is launched on the market. Vebjørn Tandberg decided to develop TV receivers. 1957 the first stereo tape decks are manufactured and exported. the first TV receivers were manufactured and marketed in 1958. In 1960, the first subsidiary outside Norway was founded in Sweden. a branch office followed in Finland in 1963, in Denmark in 1964 and later in the Netherlands in 1966. in 1965, the Huldra 8 stereo receiver was launched on the market. Huldra 8 was the first receiver from Tandberg in which transistors (germanium transistors) were used in addition to tubes. In 1967, the export share of Tandberg products was already 50%. The successor of the Huldra 8, Huldra 9 (1969) had a flatter case. He was the first receiver to have the design of a new generation of receivers. in 1969, the Tandberg Management Company of America Inc. founded with its own production facility for the production of printed circuit boards. In 1970, the first CTV receiver developed in Norway is produced. The company is working on the first computer product. The Nette Radio Company, the oldest radio factory, founded in 1927, acquires shares in Tandberg for financial support. a branch office was founded in Austria in 1971. The first digital tape drive for connection to larger computer systems is presented. 1972 Tandberg Radio takes over Radio Nette. Radio Nette had experienced a considerable financial loss since 1969, in 1972 alone 3.7 million DM. Tandberg was awarded the Norwegian Export Award in 1971. In 1975, the Production Company was founded in Haddington, Scotland for the production of CTV. In 1976, a branch office in San Diego USA for the development, production and sales of computer products followed. in 1977 the sales companies in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are united. Tandberg Nette Radio A/S becomes the sales company in Norway. The sales company Tandberg Radio A/S and Radio Nette Radio Factory are merged. Due to constant expansions and investments, Tandberg slowly got into financial difficulties. The Supervisory Board at that time was responsible. At the 1978 Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors determined that the company was insolvent. An appeal for help to the government to participate financially to save the company was unsuccessful. On 13.12.1978, the General Meeting unanimously decides to instruct the Board of Directors to file for bankruptcy of the company. The radios and later receivers, until the end of the 60s, were called Huldra (nymph). From the beginning of the 70s the abbreviations: TR, e.g. for receiver, TD: Deck (tape recorder), TCD, cassette deck, etc. were introduced.

Tape machines
CD players
Power amplifiers
Cassette decks
Compact systems
Headphones
Speakers
Turntables
Receiver
Tuner
Integrated amplifier
Preamplifier

Tandberg Germany: http://h121453.serverkompetenz.net/extranet/tandberg.de /
Tandberg 's history and some devices: http://www.hifi-studio.de/hifi-klassiker/tandberg.htm
Tandberg at German Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandberg _ (Company)
Awg reports about Tandberg at vinylengine (english): http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=17944
Cat alogues of Tandberg (website Hifi Archive)