• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sansui Electric Co., Ltd.; Tokyo

• Year
• 1976/1977

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 235732

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• Number of Transistors
• 16

• Semiconductors
• 3SK41 2SC1047 2SC1047 2SC738 2SC738 HA1137 HA1196 2SA628 HA1151 2SC711 2SC711 2SC711 2SC711 2SC711 2SA726 2SC1636 or. 2SC735 2SC1636 or. 2SC735 2SC711 2SD313 1N60 VD1212 1S2473 1N60 10DC-1 10DC-1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 to 60Hz, 100 or 100; 120; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AM/FM Stereo Tuner TU-5900 - Sansui Electric Co., Ltd.;

• Shape
• Book-shelf unit.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 430 x 132 x 243 mm / 16.9 x 5.2 x 9.6 inch

• Notes

• A hi-fi AM/FM stereo tuner with an analogue dial housed in a black metal case. With Signal and Tuning meters, FM Stereo indicator, rotary Tuning and Output Level controls, rotary Selector switch (AM, FM Auto, FM Mono), on/off switches for Power, FM Muting, MPX Noise Canceller and FM Antenna Attenuator. On the back, an adjustable ferrite bar AM antenna, terminals for AM and FM antennae, RCA phono sockets for Line output, Dolby-FM/4-channel adaptor output and discriminator output and on some models an unswitched AC outlet.

  Specification
  FM SECTION
  TUNING RANGE	88-108 MHz
  USABLE SENSITIVITY	(IHF)  10.3dBf (1.8µV) (DIN)  1.0µV (1kHz, Mod.,30% S/N 26dB)
  MAX. INPUT CAPABILITY	> 125dBf
  50dB QUIETING SENSITIVITY (IHF)	STEREO 38dBf (45µV), MONO 16dBf (3.5µV)
  THD (1kHz)	STEREO < 0.35%, MONO < 0.25%
  S/N RATIO	STEREO > 60dB, MONO > 70dB
  ALT. CHANNEL SELECTIVITY	> 60dB (±400kHz)
  CAPTURE RATIO	< 2.0dB
  AM SUPPRESSION	> 55dB
  IMAGE RESPONSE RATIO (IHF)	> 50dB (98MHz)
  IF RESPONSE RATIO (IHF)	> 75dB (98MHz)
  SPURIOUS RESPONSE RATIO (IHF)	> 65dB (98MHz)
  SPURIOUS RADIATION	< 34dB
  STEREO SEPARATION	>30dB (100Hz), >40dB (1kHz), >30dB (10kHz)
  FREQUENCY RESPONSE (IHF)	30-15,000Hz +1.0dB,-2.0dB
  ANTENNA IMPEDANCE	300Ω balanced, 75Ω unbalanced
  FM ANTENNA ATTENUATION	-20dB
  AM SECTION
  TUNING RANGE	535-1,605kHz
  SENSITIVITY (Bar antenna)	50dB/m (1,000kHz)
  SELECTIVITY	> 30dB (1,000kHz)
  IMAGE RESPONSE RATIO	> 30dB (1,000kHz)
  IF RESPONSE RATIO	> 30dB (1,000kHz)
  OUTPUT LEVEL (FM 100% mod.)
  OUTPUT	0 to 775mV
  DOLBY FM	200mV

  Versions/Power Requirements
  General / 100, 120, 220, 240V AC 50/60Hz
  U.S.A. & Canada / 120V AC 60Hz

  Power Consumption: 20 Watts (rated).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6.4 kg / 14 lb 1.6 oz (14.097 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (1976-77 Sansui Hifi Buyer's Guide)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service manual Sansui TU-5900)

• Author
• Model page created by Rafael Chueca. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 423 models, 409 with images and 131 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sansui Electric Co., Ltd.; Tokyo