FM/AM Multi Band Receiver ICF-5900W

• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1975

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74395

• Picture
• Schematics

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• 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.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3960 models, 3820 with images and 954 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo