FM Stereo / FM-AM Tuner ST-SA3ES

Sony Corporation; Tokyo

  • Year
  • 1995–2001
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 334803

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • PLL, Phase-locked loop; ZF/IF 450/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.
  • Details
  • Hi-Fi equipment
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220-230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FM Stereo / FM-AM Tuner ST-SA3ES - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Book-shelf unit.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 430 x 98 x 340 mm / 16.9 x 3.9 x 13.4 inch
  • Notes
  • A hi-fi 3 band AM/FM stereo tuner with a digital frequency display housed in a metal case supplied with audio cord, AM loop aerial and FM wire aerial. With 30 radio station Presets, RDS (PS/PTY/CT/RT/PI), RDS/EON, Auto-Betical Select, Multi Sorting Function, Auto Tuning, Active Selection Mode, Menu Entry System, Antenna Attenuator, IF Wide/Narrow and English/German language display. On the back, AM and FM antennae terminals and RCA phono Line Out sockets.

    Specification  
    FM tuner section  
    Frequency range
    Antenna terminals
    87.5 - 108.0 MHz
    75Ω, unbalanced
    Sensitivity
    at 26dB quieting
    at 46dB quieting
     
    (mono) 10.3dBf, 0.9µV/75Ω
    (stereo) 38.5dBf, 23µV/75Ω
    Usable sensitivity (IHF) 10.3dBf, 0.9µV/75Ω
    S/N ratio at 40kHz dev. 80dB (mono), 76dB (stereo)
    Harmonic distortion
     WIDE
     NARROW
     
    0.02% (mono), 0.03% (stereo)
    0.05% (mono), 0.07% (stereo)
    Frequency response 15Hz - 15kHz +0.2,-0.5dB
    Separation 60dB at 1kHz
    Selectivity at 400kHz
                     at 300kHz
     WIDE 80dB, NARROW 90dB
     WIDE 45dB, NARROW 70dB
    Output at 40kHz dev. 600mV
    AM tuner section  
    Frequency range MW: 531-1,602kHz (9kHz step)
    LW: 153-279kHz (1kHz step)
    Usable Sensitivity
    (with AM loop aerial)
    MW: 200µV/m
    LW: 700µV/m
    S/N ratio MW: 54dB (50mV/m, 99kHz)
    LW: 50dB (50mV/m, 216kHz)
    Harmonic distortion  0.3% (50mV/m, 400Hz)
    Selectivity 50dB

    Versions/Power requirements
    AEP   220-230V AC 50/60Hz
                         
    Power consumption:   13 Watts

    Made in France

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 4.5 kg / 9 lb 14.6 oz (9.912 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (1995/96 Sony ES High End HiFi Components catalogue)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (2000/01 Sony HiFi Components catalogue)
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Service Manual Sony ST-SA3ES dated 1995.6)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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