FM-AM Four Band ICF-500

Sony Corporation; Tokyo

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  • Year
  • 1968
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 303360

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 10
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / 4 x C 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 0.85 W (1.2 W max.)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FM-AM Four Band ICF-500 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 253 x 160 x 66 mm / 10 x 6.3 x 2.6 inch
  • Notes

  • Sony FM-AM Four-Band Receiver ICF-500 contains 10 transistors (1 FET of it) and 2 IC. Instrument for tuning and battery control, dial light.

    Frequency range:

    • FM 76 ... 90 MHz (Japanese FM band)
    • MW 530 ... 1605 kHz
    • SW1 2.3 ... 6.2 MHz
    • SW2 7 ... 18 MHz
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 2 kg / 4 lb 6.5 oz (4.405 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25,800.00 JPY
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Instruction Manual)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Sony Service Guide)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Aldo Andreani. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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