FM/MW/SW Stereo Cassette-Corder WA-8800, Sony Corporation; Tokyo

The radio works and sounds very good. The clock is running. The tape mechanism is definitely not working. There is no belt and the engine does not start. Battery cover has been repaired. I think the antenna is not original. There is also some damage under the cassette cover. Everything is as it appears in the photos. IT IS FOR SALE AS A SPARE PARTS. There is no guarantee of operation. If you have any questions, I will gladly answer

Number of Transistors: 42

  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, more than 2 SW bands plus FM or UHF.
  • Details
  • Cassette-Recorder or -Player
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / AA: 2 x 1.5 / 3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 4.5 cm = 1.8 inch
  • Power out
  • 0.36 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FM/MW/SW Stereo Cassette-Corder WA-8800 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 250 x 80 x 40 mm / 9.8 x 3.1 x 1.6 inch
  • Notes

  • Portable travel radio and autoreverse stereo cassette recorder with alarm clock, shortwave coverage 49 - 13 m in 8 bands.

    This is a elaborated design and compact unit, using 7 x integrated circuits and 42 x transistors.

    The MW/FM bands are handled by a CX20111 AM/FM tuner IC and a TA7370F FM stereo MPX IC on FM. IF frequencies are 10.7MHz for FM and 455kHz for MW.

    The SW bands uses a RF front-end based on a 2SK238 FET and eight tuned RF coils. The 1st local oscillator uses a 2SC2223 and eight crystals (one per SW band). The 1st mixer uses another 2SC2223 and the 1st SW IF signal (10.7MHz) is filtered by a transformer and a ceramic filter before being passed to the CX20111 for further processing.

    The audio output is handled by a BA5208AF dual channel audio power amp IC. Stereo tape recording and playing uses a CX20023 stereo recorder/player pre-amp IC.

    The tape motor drive uses a CX20123 servo motor driver IC. A TC74HC00F 4 x NAND IC is used for system control, and a custom LCD401 IC handles the Clock/Counter and LCD display.


     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 0.6 kg / 1 lb 5.1 oz (1.322 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 798.00 DM
  • Mentioned in
  • Alles über die Sony Weltempfänger, R. Lichte & Weltempfänger Testbuch 1988/89 Nils Schiffhauer