"RHF" wrote in message
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I will also repeat my assertion that :
" the Grundig S350 / Tecsun BCL-2000
"Sounds" much better that the Sony
ICF-SW7600GR and is the better
over-all Program Listener Radio. "

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I attribute this the small size of the
Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's built-in
AM/MW Ferrite Rod Loop Antenna.
Plus the extra AM/MW Sensitivity of
the Grundig S350 / Tecsun BCL-2000.

Your contradicting yourself. You don't need a "Select-A-Tenna" for that. I
find the MW sensitivity of the 7600, especially with the Synch Detector, to
be very sensitive. When you alegedly made your comparison did you turn the
S.D. on? And going further down the band it is equaly sensitive in the LW
band off the built-in rod antenna. Off the whip the 7600 will beat the best
of them in its price class.

How is the S350 when adjacent channel interference is a problem? What about
images? The 7600 has the tools to effectively deal with these issues. Are
the S350 tools effective? But a S9+20 program listener wouldn't need these
tools.

Any radio with a large speaker will sound "good" for S9+20 flamethrower
program listening. Anyone that would base there receiver decision mainly on
speaker size is fooling themselves among other things. Especially when the
price difference
between these two receivers is so small. Perhaps you forget that the 7600
also has audio out and can be used to feed a "pair" of superb speakers of
your choice for excellent audio with stereo on FM to boot. In which case
almost any decent pair of powered external speakers will make the S350
speaker sound like hell. And in case you were not aware, the Sony's are
known for having exceptionally clean audio output. What does the S350 sound
like on outboard speakers?

If all you want to do is listen to a hand full of flamethrowers without any
interest in portable weak signal work, then sure get yourself the cheapest
big speaker you can find. In my opinion that isn't SWL in the purist
definition .