Pioneer F-3

Data

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

• Other models of the same series:
  • Pioneer Preamplifier Exclusive C 3 / C 3a (1975 - ~1983).
    • Pioneer Exclusive C 3
  • Pioneer Preamplifier Exclusive C 5 (1983 - 1991).
    • Pioneer Exclusive C 5
  • Pioneer Exclusive C 10 preamplifier (1980)
    • Pioneer Exclusive C 10
  • Pioneer power amplifier Exclusive M 3 (1975 - 1981)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 3
  • Pioneer Exclusive M 4 power amplifier (1974 - 1980)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 4
  • Pioneer Exclusive M 4a power amplifier (1981)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 4a
  • Pioneer power amplifier Exclusive M 5 (1982 - 1988)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 5
  • Pioneer power amplifier Exclusive M 5a (1988 - 1992)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 5a
  • Pioneer power amplifier Exclusive M 6 (1988 - 1992)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 6
  • Pioneer Exclusive M 10 power amplifier (1980)
    • Pioneer Exclusive M 10

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Pioneer Exclusive F 3

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

Reports

• 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

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