Pioneer F-26

Data[edit]

General

Type: Tuner

  • Model range: Series 20
  • Years of manufacture: 1977 - 1980
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Metal Silver
  • Power consumption: 14 W
  • Dimensions: 420 × 81 × 355 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 7.5 kg
  • Original price approx.: 135'000 Yen (Japan 1980), 1'000 US-$, 2'000 DM


Connections

  • Number of outputs:
    • Output Fixed: 650 mV, 2.2 kOhm.
    • Output Variable: 50 mV - 1.3, 3 kOhm

Multipath:

      • Vertical: 100mV / 5kohm (AM, 1kHz, 30% modulation)
      • Horizontal: 500mV / 4.1kohm (FM, 1kHz, 100% modulation)
  • Number of inputs:
    • Antenna FM 300 Ohm balanced

Antenna FM 75 Ohm unbalanced


Technical data

  • Reception: FM
  • Frequencies:
    • VHF: 88-108 MHz
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz - 15 kHz ± 0.5 dB
  • Input sensitivity: 1.8 µV IHF
  • Distortion factor:
    • Mono: 0.15 % (1 kHz)

Stereo: 0.3 % (1 kHz)

  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 83 dB
  • Channel separation:
    • Wide: 55dB(1kHz)

50dB (50Hz - 10kHz) 40dB (20Hz - 15kHz) Narrow: 50dB(1kHz)

      • > 40 dB
  • Selectivity: 90 dB
  • Co-wave selection: 2.0 dB
  • Spurious wave selection: 65 dB
  • IF attenuation: 120 dB
  • IF attenuation: 120 dB
  • AM suppression: 65 dB


Special Features

  • Muting
  • 7-speed tuner with 4 ceramic filters
  • Electronic fine tuning becomes active as soon as the selector knob is released


Remarks[edit]


Pictures[edit]

  • Image: Pioneer Tuner F-26 Front

Pioneer F-26-2.jpg


Reports[edit]

Links[edit]

  • External Link: "The Vintage Knob" website: [1]
  • External link: "Audio Database, Japan" website: [2]