• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1975 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 131128

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 120; 8 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Earth-Orbiter CRF-5100 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 340 x 230 x 160 mm / 13.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 inch

• Notes
• Sony CRF-5100 Super Sensitive 10 Band AM/FM Multiband Receiver;
  coverage VHF PSB 147 - XXX MHz, VHF AIR 108 - 136 MHz, FM 87.5 - 108 MHz, LW 150 - 400 kHz, MW (AM) 530 - 1605 kHz, SW: 1.6 - 26 MHz in bands: SW1 1.6 - 3.5 MHz, SW2 3.5 - 9 MHz, SW3 9 - 14 MHz, SW4 14 - 21 MHz, SW5 21 - 26 MHz, External antenna connectors, Line out via mini-plug for recording, Built-in telescopic, 360 degree swivel antenna that extends to a tall 44" in height above radio, DC dial light, VU tuning meter, Squelch control, BFO control, RF Gain control, Tone and Volume controls, AFC, Course and fine tuning, LED dial indicator, Built-in World Map with time conversion.
  Similar to CRF-5090 without added VHF PSB band and CRF-5080 without Air and PSB bands.

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

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3995 models, 3856 with images and 959 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo