I used my "Amazon SW07" as my primary radio while my ATS-909 was at
RadioLabs getting the "Super ATS-909" mods by Chris Justice -- oh man-- you
ought to hear (and see) my 909 now! I'll post a review of these mods in the
near future -- just want to spend a little more time getting used to the new
capabilities.

Anyway, my belief is that the SW07 is intended strictly as the ultimate
traveler's radio.

The ROM feature in this radio is a good example of what I mean. With the
radio off, you put an easily movable cursor under your current time-zone on
the world map above the display. The ROM then knows whether you need 9 or
10 khz stepping for MW (and sets it accordingly) and also programs the
proper (and best) frequencies for the BBC, Deutch Welles, and three other
major broadcast shortwave stations.

That's not something you'd really need for a radio that's going to spend
most of its life on your nightstand at home.

Couple this feature with the amplified loop antenna that actually tunes
itself as you tune various frequencies, and a Sync Detector that is MUCH
better than the one on the Sony 7600GR, and you've got a way to listen to
home -- wherever you are.

The build quality reminds me of a Hewlitt-Packard calculator -- especially
the push-buttons -- very solid, with no hint of being flimsy, even with the
display open.

That said, it's true, the speaker (though great for its size) is small, the
volume control is a very small sensitive wheel, and there is no tuning
knob -- just up/down buttons. This will not be your favorite radio to tune
in SSB signals (for that reason).

With headphones, it's great. Smaller than a CD walkman, but much cooler,
and with very good FM stereo. AM Broadcast reception was amazingly good,
but no match for my CCRadio+, except the Sync Detector on the SW07 did a
better job minimizing interference.

Anyway, that's pretty much my impression of the radio. I'm going to hang on
to mine.

-- Stinger





"JIAW" wrote in message
news:1EVRb.798$ay1.424@okepread05...
I was thinking about selling mine on eBay until I got it. I really like
it
and I think it might become my primary travel radio.

"T. Early" wrote in message
...
It's been a couple of weeks now since several people scored these
radios at a cheap price. I'm surprised more haven't shown up on eBay,
although a couple have. This guy:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=15 051

actually bought a couple from someone else for about $290 and is now
trying to resell at least

For others who bought them, what's your impression? While I love what
they did in terms of miniaturization, I have to say I'm not knocked
out by the performance. It's decent, but I don't think it's two bills
(retail) better than a 7600GR.