If these are your priorities, which radio is for you?
 

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OK, let's assume you want the following:

- A portable, though it can be big/bulky as you don't plan to travel
often

- Great sensitivity to weak signals & adjacent channel rejection
(these matter more than sound quality)
- Don't care about LW, MW, Air, CW or what have you, but you want full
coverage for SW (including between meter bands)

-- You live in an apartment

-- You have up to $500 to spend, and would consider used

I own a dying Sony ICF 2010 and it's been 10 years since I researched
them. Back then I was pretty offended with how women in retail radio
shops were treated (kiss my ass, Universal in OH) so I'd like to do
what I can from others' advice and reading recent Passport guides.
Any info much appreciated!

"Sony's only" what?

I believe I meant "Sonys only". ooops.

In article , Its (The
Dawn Soliloquy) wrote:
If there was an absolute answer, there would be no competition. Obviously many
in this group appear to favor Sony, so if you are interested in Sony's only,
please stipulate.

Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.

(Jennifer Michael) wrote in message . com...
- A portable, though it can be big/bulky as you don't plan to travel
often

-- You have up to $500 to spend, and would consider used

Somebody else has already said, "fix the Sony," so I'll suggest a
secondhand Radio Shack DX-390 or 392. Other than the 392's built in
tape recorder, these are the same radio. Both are discontinued at RS,
the DX-390 about five years ago, and the DX-392 three years ago. They
are still made by Sangean, which gives them the model numbers ATS818
and ATS818cs.

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/ats818.html

http://www.sangean.com/worldband.html

I wish Sangean had put a (politically incorrect) pack of cigarettes in
the picture with that radio to give you some idea how big it is. It is
about 12" wide, so it is not as easy to lug around as a YB400, Sony
7600, or Sangean 909.

I have to agree with grenner. For a portable, my vote goes for the
2010. I snatched up an extra when I heard they were being
discontinued. THey appear regularly on e-bay, sometimes on
rec.radio.sw and swap, you might also try the Yahoo 2010 board. The
synch detect for fighting off adjacent channel interference is
remarkable...as you know. If it was me, I would buy a spare 2010. If
sideband was really important - you would probably want something with
less than 100 hz tuning.

The 2010 is great off the whip - which I assume would be important for
your apt. location. The Sangean 909, while a great radio in many
respects, really needs an external antenna - not too hot just off the
whip.

Not sure what the symptoms of your dying 2010 are. You may want to
post those and especially in the Yahoo 2010 group. Perhaps someone
can help you revive it!

--Russ k3pi


(Jennifer Michael) wrote in message . com...
(Please forgive me for not replying to a similar thread; when I view
these groups on a browser the ability to reply is hit or miss.)

OK, let's assume you want the following:

- A portable, though it can be big/bulky as you don't plan to travel
often

- Great sensitivity to weak signals & adjacent channel rejection
(these matter more than sound quality)
- Don't care about LW, MW, Air, CW or what have you, but you want full
coverage for SW (including between meter bands)

-- You live in an apartment

-- You have up to $500 to spend, and would consider used

I own a dying Sony ICF 2010 and it's been 10 years since I researched
them. Back then I was pretty offended with how women in retail radio
shops were treated (kiss my ass, Universal in OH) so I'd like to do
what I can from others' advice and reading recent Passport guides.
Any info much appreciated!

The Dawn Soliloquy wrote:
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http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/sw8.html This unit is not portable and is $800.

The SW8 is certainly portable. It has a handle, runs on batteries or AC
and is considerably smaller/lighter than the Grundig Sat-800, which is
also considered a portable. The current price for a used SW8 (late
model) is about $500.


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starman ) writes:
The Dawn Soliloquy wrote:
http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/sw8.html This unit is not portable and is $800.

The SW8 is certainly portable. It has a handle, runs on batteries or AC
and is considerably smaller/lighter than the Grundig Sat-800, which is
also considered a portable. The current price for a used SW8 (late
model) is about $500.

www.dxing.com/rx/sw8.htm says that it's around $400, & it's been offered here
for less than that. It also has a high enough build quality to carry around by
the handle or in its canvas carrying pack.

While the Sat-800 may have the same electronics (why some like it), its build
quality is too poor to carry it around (and if you did, they only viable way
to do so, is to perch it on your shoulder like a ghetto blaster) and too poor
for mobile/marine use. It only excels for tabletop use.

Thanks to all for the input. One last question if I may: How would
each of you recommend seeking a repair service for the 2010? Is it as
simple as browsing a few directories of electronics/radio repairers,
is it better to find a Sony repair dealer (there is one here in NYC)
or is this a case of "The only one I'd trust my 2010 to is Bob in
Pocatello, ID. He's repaired over 300!!!"...?

And, from now on I'll be nicer to my A/C connection. -- JLM

Pardon me, in my haste, I overlooked that ability on the SW8. Seems like a
fine radio indeed.

Regards.

In article , starman wrote:
The Dawn Soliloquy wrote:
snipped

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/sw8.html This unit is not portable and is $800.

The SW8 is certainly portable. It has a handle, runs on batteries or AC
and is considerably smaller/lighter than the Grundig Sat-800, which is
also considered a portable. The current price for a used SW8 (late
model) is about $500.


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Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.