Rcvd mine today. Wow, a lot smaller than I thought. Very slick -
first word that comes to mind. Nice case - cool antenna - only powers
on in SW and MW. I'll try this unit for a few days and decide whether
to keep it. Looks like the one for sale on EBAY went for $275.



On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:47:26 -0600, "Stinger"
wrote:

Mine came in today and was "RFI" as well, which was coming in pretty well
(better than the DW button's station -- "Deutch Welles" broadcasting in
English) with the sync detector on "Sync USB" about 30 minutes ago (7:15 PM
CST).

One departure from the handbook documentation is that the AC adapter no
longer has to be set (using a screwdriver) for standard USA 2-prong
electrical plugs. The included one is already 120 volt AC 60 HZ, and there
is no way to change it. This means that international travelers will need
to either get an adapter or use batteries.

-- Stinger


"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message
et...
T. Early wrote:
"Mock Turtle" wrote in message
...

Did you figure out how to get a newer (if any) ROM chip? I got my
radio the other day (less than $140 -- woo hoo) but I still can't
figure out how to order a newer chip.

I'm not quite sure what the chip is even for actually, but seems

like

good information to know. I pressed the BBC button and got some
English game show so something must be working.



The ROM chip*was* supported by the "F Corporation" (no idea who they
are), which is the same group that did the annual editions of the
hardcopy Sony Wave Handbook included with Sony SW products. I don't
know if it's still being updated, but there should be a form somewhere
in the package or manual that you send in for an update at a $20 cost.
I think I'd try to verify that it's still being supported first. The
ROM chip in the original package has four major broadcasters
pre-selected on it (e.g., BBC, DW, VOA,??? with user choice for a
5th). The update used to permit you to select which 5 broadcasters
you wanted FWIW.




Here's the web site for F corporation:

http://www.wavehandbook.com/jp/index-j.html

Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese, but it seems to say the last
update was done in February '03.

The far right button on mine came programmed for RFI. Presumably that's
Radio France international - but so far the only RFI I've picked up with
the radio is from my computer network and all the other gizmos I have at
the house.