Volker Tonn writes:

Francisco José Cañizares Santofimia schrieb:

Hi all.
Can anyone tell me the differences, opinions... between that receivers
(Degen DE1103 and Sony ICF-SW7600GR)?



It's like a racing boat (Sony) runing circles around a fishing boat
(Degen).
Both are SW receivers but the Sony does MUCH better in every aspect.
Although the Degen fits the bill at the low cost end.


I just don't find this to be true. I owned both along with a 909 and a
1102. I did a rudimentary side by side test of all four one evening,
each on a 75ft long wire. I found the following:

The 7600 synch detector offered only minimal improvement over the
others. Negligible even.

The 909 and 1103 had slightly more sensitivity than the others.

The 909 was more selective than the Degens and about on par with the
7600.

The 909 is by far more ergonomic and straight forward to use than all of
the others.

The test was done by tuning each through the same frequency range and
logging all stations picked. Honestly the 1103 had a slight lead on
overall sensitivity and the 909 and 7600 followed close behind.

Don't necessarily believe all the hype you hear about the 7600. It *is*
a good radio but not necessarily better than the others mentioned. I
sold my 1103 and 7600 and kept the 909 and 1102.


Best,
-Al A.
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