A História Ilustrada do Walkman da SONY - série Sports - ep.5 - 1986: WM-F63

 

1986 WM-F63: Compact Radio Sports Walkman

The WM-F63 shrank the Sports formula without stripping it down. It kept auto-reverse, Dolby B, and an AM/FM radio in a sealed chassis, shifting the line from brute ruggedness toward everyday portability. A large latch kept the transport secure. To make room for the radio circuitry, Sony pushed it into the cassette door, shrinking the window to a small port used mainly to confirm tape motion.

A História Ilustrada do Walkman da SONY - série Sports - ep.4 - 1986: WM-35

 

1986 WM-35: The Floating Sports Walkman

The WM-35 was built around one defining idea: it could float. Its large, air-filled shell provided buoyancy, but it made the player feel light and bulky compared to earlier Sports models. The mechanism was intentionally simple, with single-direction playback and no Dolby noise reduction. It was not a daily workhorse so much as a statement that Sony was willing to reshape the Walkman for new environments.

A História Ilustrada do Walkman da SONY - série Sports - ep.3 - 1985: WM-F75

 

1985 WM-F75: The Radio-Equipped Sports Walkman.

The WM-F75 added a full AM/FM radio to the WM-75 platform, and you can see the changes in the body. A rear bulge housed the AM ferrite antenna, and the internals were rearranged to make room for the tuner. The tuning scale ran along the edge of the cassette door, linked to a rear tuning wheel, and the indicators expanded beyond basic battery status. To keep the radio controls sealed, Sony dropped the second headphone jack.