FM/AM Multi Band Receiver ICF-5900W

Sony Corporation; Tokyo

  • Year
  • 1975
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 74395

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 10700/455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, more than 2 SW bands plus FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / D: 3 x 1.5 / 4.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 cm = 3.9 inch
  • Power out
  • 1.9 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FM/AM Multi Band Receiver ICF-5900W - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 220 x 230 x 100 mm / 8.7 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch
  • Notes
  • FM/MW/SW1/SW2/SW3 5Band Portable Radio Model Sony ICF-5900W

    Coverage vhf-fm, mw, sw in three bands:
    FM 87.5 - 108MHz
    MW 530 - 1605 kHz
    SW1 3.9 - 10.0 MHz,
    SW2 11.7 - 20.0 MHz,
    SW3 20.0 - 28.0 MHz,
    am, ssb (bfo), crystal calibrator 250 kHz; wadley loop.
    1x IC
    1x FET
    14x Transistors
    10x Transistors for AUX Circuits

     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 2.2 kg / 4 lb 13.5 oz (4.846 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 398.00 DM
  • External source of data
  • R.Lichte
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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On Shortwave (HF) this is a "dual conversion" receiver. The first 10.7MHz IF amp and two 10.7MHz ceramic filters are used on VHF-FM and also HF. The second 10.7MHz IF amp is a mixer (presumably fed by fixed 10.24MHz approx)  on SW down to the 455KHz IF. On MW (BC) it appears to be single conversion. 

It's a pity for Europe, Parts of former USSR and North Africa that it has no LW. I've noticed that most of the Asian portable AM/FM sets even so called "world receivers" on the market recently (2010 to 2012) don't have LW any more. Was there a more European version of this set with LW?

Michael Watterson, 02.May.12

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