On Apr 30, 5:30*am, RHF wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:41*pm, Hacienda de Ville ferrante276-





wrote:
Friends,
* I was going crazy trying to decide which radio to get. All of you
wonderful friends gave me so much to consider. I would find one and
then research and find something that scared me. I was going to get
the upcoming Grundig Satellite 750, but it really would not suit my
desire for a portable to take to parks and stuff.
* I came across the Sangean ATS-909 and found a DEAL on Amazon. Most
of their stock was around $250+. However, one seller has it for $91
NEW! I decided based on research and that deal to go with it. I hope I
am not making a mistake. Also, keep in mind this is my first real SW
radio and if I am truly bitten by the bug, I will end up getting the
Satellite 750 for my home use, down the road.
* Check out this page and while the top says around $250, scroll down
about half way and you will see the $91. It came to about $97 with
s/h.http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...G/ref=dp_olp_2

* Finally I can return to studying music at college. At night when I
should have been practicing, instead I was reading The Passport to
World Band Radio. I hate to see what happens when the radio arrives!
* Thank all of you so much and I will continue to be present here and
thank you for answering repeat questions that I hope did not appear,
for lack of a better word, stupid.

Best to you always,
Haci

IT'S GONE ! - Looks like the $91 Priced Sangean ATS-909
has been Removed from Amazon.Com ~ RHF

Time : 5:30 AM PDT on Date : 30 APR 2008

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...G/ref=dp_olp_2
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PRICE
FWIW - I always throught that the Sangean ATS-909
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000228GG/
with an OnLine Discount Price of $200+ was 'over-priced'
when compared to the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006IS4X/
with an OnLine Discount Price of $150+

FEATURE
The Sangean ATS-909 Radio's SSB is a nice feature
for Listening to the Amateur Radio Operators -but- the
Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's AM-Sync is a much better
feature for Listening to International Shortwave Broadcast
Programming. - imho ~ RHF

RHF wrote:

The Sangean ATS-909 Radio's SSB is a nice feature
for Listening to the Amateur Radio Operators -but- the
Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's AM-Sync is a much better
feature for Listening to International Shortwave Broadcast
Programming. - imho ~ RHF


The synch feature on the 7600 I had for few days didn't do anything.
That and the lack of a tuning knob made me replace it with a 909 and I
later added the 398 realistic. It's been a few years and both sets are
still working fine.




mike

On May 2, 12:29*pm, m II wrote:
RHF wrote:
The Sangean ATS-909 Radio's SSB is a nice feature
for Listening to the Amateur Radio Operators -but- the
Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's AM-Sync is a much better
feature for Listening to International Shortwave Broadcast
Programming. - imho ~ RHF

The synch feature on the 7600 I had for few days didn't do anything.
That and the lack of a tuning knob made me replace it with a 909 and I
later added the 398 realistic. It's been a few years and both sets are
still working fine.

mike

I find the sync feature exceptionally useful on the 7600G & 7600GR. I
do prefer having a tuning knob, however. But of the compact portables
with tuning knobs that are on the market today, the Eton E5/Grundig G5
is probably a better choice than the '909. The E5/G5 has better
sensitivity off the whip and the tuning knob isn't plagued by
chuffing. And the price is much better than that of the Sangean.
That's my take on it, at any rate.

junius

junius wrote:

I find the sync feature exceptionally useful on the 7600G & 7600GR. I
do prefer having a tuning knob, however. But of the compact portables
with tuning knobs that are on the market today, the Eton E5/Grundig G5
is probably a better choice than the '909. The E5/G5 has better
sensitivity off the whip and the tuning knob isn't plagued by
chuffing. And the price is much better than that of the Sangean.
That's my take on it, at any rate.


The US Circuit City seems to have those for 99 dollars. I will keep an
eye on the Canadian version (The Source) to see if they are having the
same sale. The G5 is now 150 dollars, which is pretty good, but another
fifty dollars less would make it a mandatory purchase.




mike

On May 2, 9:29*am, m II wrote:

- - RHF -wrote-
- - The Sangean ATS-909 Radio's SSB is a nice feature
- - for Listening to the Amateur Radio Operators -but- the
- - Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's AM-Sync is a much better
- - feature for Listening to International Shortwave Broadcast
- - Programming. - imho ~ RHF

Mike -wrote-
- The synch feature on the 7600 I had for few days didn't
- do anything. That and the lack of a tuning knob made
- me replace it with a 909 and I later added the 398 realistic.
- It's been a few years and both sets are still working fine.
-
- mike

Mike - YMMV ~ RHF

My Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio's AM-Sync works very
well for my Program Listening needs.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0360.html

But you are right the Lack of a Tuning Knob is a draw
back of the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio : So with it I
use the 100 Memories more then with other Radios;
and the 5 kHz Frequency Step for the Shortwave Bands
gets me from one Broadcast Program Frequency to
another with easy.
http://www.mwcircle.org/res-receiver-sonysw7600gr.htm