Sugden DTFM 1 specifications

Handcrafted English high-end VHF analog tuner with digital frequency display, 5 fixed station memories

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Special equipment

Very rare device, probably > 150 pieces

Very convincing reception and playback quality, vastly superior in direct comparison to an Onkyo T-9900 (both on throwing antenna). Excel lent spatial reproduction, dynamics and timbre.

Manufacturer: Sugden
Model: DTFM F.M. Tuner
Years of construction: approx. 1990-1995
Manufactured in: England
Color: black
Dimensions (W/H/D): approx. 440 x 65 x 250
Weight: approx. 3 kg
Factory price approx. 1800 DM (1995)

Antenna 75 Ohm , coaxial
Antenna 150 Ohm
2 x Chinch, R,L
Cold appliance socket

internal power supply 110/230V
Power consumption approx. 15W (acc. Transformer size)
VHF band 88 Mhz - 108 MHz

simple equipment: power, frequency selection, selector switch for 5x fixed frequency and 1x manual frequency selection, mono-stereo, stereo attenuation = "noise filter", mute-FM, mute, AFC, display of: LED Power, LEDs frequency (5 x 7-segment display/ green), LED Stereo, 2 x LED frequency center, 1 x LED field strength< /li>
Frequency selection via 10-speed potentiometer
Fixed frequencies via 5 spindle trimmers, adjustable from the rear side
The frequency display measures the set modulation and displays it.
HF frontend from a Danish specialist (Lundahl ?)
Very simple, groundless design with ultra-fast voltage regulation for about 6 individual voltages from separate transformer windings