ICF-6800WA some orange lettering
Sony Corporation; Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sony Corporation; Tokyo
- Year
- 1982–1985 ?
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 100157
ICF6800W orange,good working order.
detail of digital and analog display
Sony ICF-6800W orange
Internal of ICF6800WA (in working order)
- Number of Transistors
- Semiconductors present.
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 19055/455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, more than 2 SW bands plus FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / 110 - 240 / 12; 6 × 1,5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: ICF-6800WA [some orange lettering] - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 453 x 184 x 227 mm / 17.8 x 7.2 x 8.9 inch
- Notes
-
Coverage 530 - 30000 kHz, AM, LSB/USB, FM(VHF), preselector, digital frequency readout.
Improved variant of the older ICF-6800W. Has some orange lettering (models with serial number > 30000) features better dynamic range (Q72 in front end omitted) and selectivity (improved filters).
Main fault: one of the shortwave 10 MHz-ranges not working, oscillator not locking, strange numbers on readout and no reception. Check before buying a used set. Very cumbersome to repair.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 6.2 kg / 13 lb 10.5 oz (13.656 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 1,298.00 DM
- Mentioned in
- Alles über die Sony Weltempfänger, R. Lichte
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 3952 models, 3812 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
Collections
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Forum contributions about this model: Sony Corporation;: ICF-6800WA
Threads: 1 | Posts: 1
Hi, I Have contacted several sellers of the white version (7) , all the sets were with faulty PLL.There was three 6800WA to sell all with good PLL.On orange versions generally PLL are goods, in few cases dirty switch (0-10-20) can cause unlocking PLL, after cleaning,the PLL works fine again.Pay attention with contact cleaner, spray only in the switch,not in the adjacent variable capacitor!
See on Youtube Jim Lindenas repairing ICF 6800WA, and Ray JAYALLEN site.
I just bought on Ebay.de an ICF 6800 orange (for 202€) ,PLL works very well, just noisy volum control easy to fix.
I suggest of modifying the notes of the two versions:
PLL problems on white versions only (generally bad transistors)
Dirty switch on orange versions as SONY has put better transistors in PLL section
Olivier Palix
Olivier Palix, 17.Dec.18