• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1991 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 189517

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors
• CXA1019S

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 3 × 1,5 / 4,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 7.7 cm = 3 inch

• Power out
• 0.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 3 Band Radio ICF-490L - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 192 x 98 x 40 mm / 7.6 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch

• Notes

• ICF-490L is almost same as ICF-480L.
  The service manual contains only the points which differ from ICF-480L.
  Please refer to ICF-480L service manual for the information not contained in this manual.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.380 kg / 0 lb 13.4 oz (0.837 lb)

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service Manual)

• Author
• Model page created by Sándor Selyem-Tóth. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3913 models, 3773 with images and 947 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo