FM-AM Solid State Five Band Receiver ICF-8500

• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1970 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 87811

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• 18

• Semiconductors
• 2SK23 2SC629 2SC403 2SC710 CX-002 CX-003 2SB136 2SC633 2SB383 1T240 1T26 1S1555

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

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / C: 4 x 1.5 / DC 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 0.85 W (1.2 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FM-AM Solid State Five Band Receiver ICF-8500 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 250 x 170 x 65 mm / 9.8 x 6.7 x 2.6 inch

• Notes

• The Sony FM-AM Solid State Five Band Receiver ICF-8500 receives the following bands:

  • Beacon (LW) 150 - 400 kHz
  • MW 530 - 1605 kHz
  • Marine 1,5 - 4,5 MHz
  • FM 87 - 108 MHz
  • Air 110 - 135 MHz

  Squelch-AFC-Tuning/bat level-Light.
  Optional stereo adaptor pack SSP-500W 39.95 USD
  Optional Car/Boat battery with rechargeables battery pack BP-500W 22.95 USD

  Each transistor and diode type is only listed once.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2 kg / 4 lb 6.5 oz (4.405 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 149.95 USD

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Ervé Leclercq. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3995 models, 3856 with images and 958 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo