Yamaha T-1060

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Yamaha
• Model: T-1060
• Years of manufacture: 1981-1982
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 12 watts
• Dimensions: 435 x 72 x 321 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 4 Kg
• Original price approx.: 408,- € (1981: 798,- DM)

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Antenna FM (75 Ohm Unbalanced / 300 Ohm Balanced), AM.
• Number of outputs:
  • Line Out: 300 mV / 600 Ohm

Technical Data

• Reception:
• Frequencies:
  • VHF: 87.5-108 MHz
  • MW: 531-1621 kHz
• Frequency response:
• Input sensitivity: 1.2/35 µV (mono/stereo according to DIN).
• Distortion factor: 0.03
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 72 dB (stereo DIN)
• Channel separation: 60 dB
• Selectivity: 70 dB (DIN)
• Co-wave selection: 1.2 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 100 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: 85 dB
• IF attenuation: 100 dB
• AM suppression: 65 dB
• Output level:
• RDS: No
• Station memory: 10

Special Features

• Level tone generator
• Narrow/Wide switching

Remarks

Other models in the same series:

• identical black model -> T-70

• T-760

Previous model:

• CT-1010

Successor model:

• T-1000

Pictures

Reports

The device does not use a quartz as a reference for tuning, but a so-called micro tuning fork.

In the Funkschau 1981 a report about the tuner as well as about the technology of the micro tuning fork was published by the then Yamaha service manager Gernot Osburg.