• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1990 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 195599

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• Number of Transistors
• 1

• Semiconductors
• CXA1019S

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 120; 220 / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10.2 cm = 4 inch

• Power out
• 0.43 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: ICF-780 2 Band Portable - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 255 x 129 x 62.6 mm / 10 x 5.1 x 2.5 inch

• Notes
• Power requirements:
  With the supplied AC power cord: 220V AC, 50 Hz (AEP, Italian model); 120V AC, 60Hz (US, Canadian model); With four R6 (size AA) batteries: 6V DC
  Battery life:
  Approx. 35 hours using Sony batteries SUM-3 (NS)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.965 kg / 2 lb 2 oz (2.126 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Service-Manual)

• Author
• Model page created by Leonard Allen. 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