• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1995

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 204376

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors
• CXA1019S

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 3 x 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: ICF-490S - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 192.5 x 98.5 x 46 mm / 7.6 x 3.9 x 1.8 inch

• Notes

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

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.430 kg / 0 lb 15.2 oz (0.947 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Service manual)

• Author
• Model page created by Hans-Friedrich Völkening † 22.3.16. 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