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N9NEO · December 22nd 06, 04:06 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:
On Dec 21, 8:16 am, "Guerite" wrote:
Had you saved a few more pennies from your paper route you could have solved
all of the above issues by purchasing the superior Sony 7600GR.

I am not sure that should respond to something like this at all, but
just for the sake of fairness - 7600GR doesn't appear to be superior.
Reception and sound are not better than in De/Ka 1103, display is not
too good either, no battery charger (I hope there is no need to explain
about AC adaptor and SW), and also a bit larger and heavier than 1103
(this is important in my outdoor uses). Somehow Sony have managed to
come up with item inferior to 1103, - which is confirmed by slightly
lower ratings in all the rviews that I've seen. 7600GR is no longer
manufactured, if I'm correct, - and there is nothing newer or better
from Sony to replace it.

I am always a little bit wary of reviews. Do you own both radios so
that the comparison that you are makeing is from your own experience or
from reading reviews that others have written?

I am curious as to your outdoor use. Do you walk around with the
radio? I like Degen for walking around because it is compact.

From what I hear the 7600GR sync detector actually works well. If this
is true then this may *in some cases* shoot down your argument that
radio is inferior. I think it might be better to just say that they
are different. I am listening to an AM broadcast now and it doesn't
sound very good on my Racal RA-17 or on my ICOM R75. The distortion is
actually quite annoying at times. Maybe it would sound better on a
7600GR with the sync detector. Would I then have to say the 7600GR was
a better radio than either of the above? Probably not, just different
and maybe better at certain things. I have the Degen and am hoping
that my clan might gift me the Sony ICF SW7600GR for Christmas. I will
probably buy the Red Sun RP2100 in a few days as well - I will use the
excuse that I need to have a radio with IF out in order to purchase. I
am sure that I will find one radio to be better than another at one
thing and so on.

We are fortunate to live in the times we do - electronics are
reasonably priced and most of us can probably afford to have more than
one radio, so we have a choice. Color TV cost near 500 dollars in
1965. For most in those times that was better than 2 weeks worth of
pay. Today we can find a nice color TV set for 100 dollars. That is
maybe a day or so worth of wages for most.

73
NEO