Pioneer F-3

Data[edit]

General

  • Manufacturer: Pioneer
  • Model: Exclusive F 3
  • Model range: Exclusive Series
  • Type: Tuner
  • Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1980
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: front champagne, housing rosewood
  • Power consumption: 25 W
  • Dimensions: 468 x 206 x 389 mm
  • Weight: 16,6 kg
  • Original price approx.: Exclusive F 3: 250'000 Yen (Japan 1978), corresponds to about 3'700 DM (as far as known, the tuner to C-3/M-3 was not exported)


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Antenna FM 75 Ohm, 300 Ohm
  • Number of outputs:
    • Line fixed: 650 mV, 3 kOhm
    • Line variable: 70 mV - 2 V, 5 kOhm

Multipath: 400 mV, 1 kOhm

    • 4-Channel MPX: 400 mV, 1 kOhm


Technical Data

  • Reception: (FM/MW)
  • Frequencies (Japan):
    • FM: 76 - 91 MHz
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz - 15 kHz (+ 0 dB, - 0.5 dB)
  • Input sensitivity: 2.2µV
  • Distortion factor:
    • Mono Wide 1 kHz: 0.08%.

Stereo Wide 1 kHz: 0.1 % * Signal-to-noise ratio

  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Wide:
      • Mono: 80 dB

Stereo: 75 dB Narrow:

      • Mono: 80 dB
      • Stereo: 75 dB
  • Channel separation: 40 dB
  • Selectivity: 70 dB
  • Equal wave selection:
    • Wide: 1.0 dB

Narrow: 2.0 dB

  • Spurious selection: 120 dB
  • Image frequency attenuation: 120 dB
  • IF attenuation: 120 dB
  • AM suppression: 60 dB


Special Features

  • IF band switchable Wide / Narrow
  • Muting infinitely variable
  • Mono / Stereo switchable
  • MPX filter


Comments[edit]


Pictures[edit]

  • Extract from brochure: Pioneer Exclusive F 3

Pioneer F-3-Prospekt-1.jpg


  • Excerpt from Japan advertisement: Pioneer Exclusive C 3a, M 4a, F 3, P 3, Exclusive 3401.

Pioneer Exclusive C-3a-M-4a-P-F-3-3401-Werbung.jpg


Reports[edit]

  • Report from "Mackers": [[1]]
  • Description of the Pioneer Exclusive series on website "Pioneer Vintage": [[2]]
  • Description of Pioneer Exclusive series on website "The Vintage Knob": [[3]]


Links[edit]

  • External link on website "The Vintage Knob": [[4]]