Pioneer F-1500
¥ 28,500 (around 1978)
Commentary
AM/FM stereo tuner with pilot signal auto-cancel circuit.
FM front-end with RF1-stage amplification by 3-row varicon and junction FET is adopted.
The IF section consists of a dedicated IC and a 2-element ceramic filter.
It is equipped with a large 2 meter.
Model Rating
| Type | FM/AM Tuner |
| Circuit system | FETRF 1-stage 3-row varicon, quadrature detection PLL + with built-in pilot signal auto-canceler Double Balance NFB Method MPX |
| Practical sensitivity (mono) | FM : 1.9 μ V new IHF10.7 dBf |
| S/N50dB sensitivity | Mono : 3.4 μ V new IHF15.8 dBf Stereo : 44 μ V new IHF38.0 dBf |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | mono:79dB stereo:74dB |
| Harmonic distortion factor (1 kHz) | mono:0.15% stereo:0.25% |
| Capture ratio | 1.0dB |
| Effective selectivity (400 kHz) | 60dB |
| Stereo Separation (1 kHz) | 40dB |
| AM practical sensitivity (external antenna) | 15 μ V |
| Power supply voltage | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption (Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law) | 6W |
| External dimensions | Width 480x Height 142x Depth 291 mm |
| Weight | 4.5kg |
| Remarks | EIA-Standard Rack Mounting Unit : 3U |