The Amazon SW07's
 

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.

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.

How does this unit compare to the YB400 PE? Are they even in the same
league? Or is this just overpriced SONY stuff where you are paying for the
name?

Marc

"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.

"Marc" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
How does this unit compare to the YB400 PE? Are they even in the
same
league? Or is this just overpriced SONY stuff where you are paying
for the
name?


FWIW, it's been discontinued.

http://www.passband.com/pages/receivernews.htm

But, in general, Sony shortwave products don't fit the "overpriced
Sony stuff" mold. You could make a case, for example, that the Sony
7600GR is one of the best buys in shortwave at $150. Since I don't
require a travel radio, the SW07 is a bit pricey for me on a
cost/benefit basis at normal retail.

What is your Current travel Radio ??

In article 1EVRb.798$ay1.424@okepread05, "JIAW" writes:

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.

fenwick

Just lookinig at it, and the 7600 GR, I didn't think it ( SW07 )
was worth the price.
I have a Sangan 606A and a AN-LP1 for travel;

(BTW I still pick up interference from Man made sources, even with the
electrical noise suppressor; may have to shield the entire radio )

I don't use sideband whilst travelling; more interested in Local MW DX, the
stronger staions
- so the SW07 lost it's appeal, especially at its high price,
Sangean 606A works fine.

Dan


In article , "T. Early"
writes:


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.

I have a SW77, but I find it to be a pain to take along on long trips
involving air travel.

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
What is your Current travel Radio ??

In article 1EVRb.798$ay1.424@okepread05, "JIAW"
writes:

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.

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.

Oddly enough, though I ordered mine quickly after the news
on the group about the super price, I never got it. I figured
I had fallen into a grey area resulting from some kind
of slop in their inventory accounting - early enough to get the
order accepted, but apparently after they'd all run out. Tuesday
I receive word that my order has just shipped, and sure enough
at the low price. I don't have it yet, but USPS's tracking site
says it arrived at my local post office this morning.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

Oz

that

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:14:13 -0500, T. Early wrote:

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.

How does the SW07 synch detection compare to the 2010?

My SW100's is markedly inferior to the 2010 though better than the 7600G[R].

The test is what happens on weak signals. The 7600G generates noise and
howls; the 2010's discreetly turns itself off and you don't notice it.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:14:13 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:

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.


Why would someone buy a SW07 on EBAY for 290 and then start a new
auction with a base price of 270? Seems a little risky to me just to
make what could only be a few dollars for a lot of trouble. Any
ideas?

"Ken Thomas" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:14:13 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:

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...205163&categor
y=15051

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.


Why would someone buy a SW07 on EBAY for 290 and then start a new
auction with a base price of 270? Seems a little risky to me just
to
make what could only be a few dollars for a lot of trouble. Any
ideas?


IMO, that just eBay. The person does sell quite a few radios, and my
guess is he expects to turn this one over for at least some profit.
If you read his blurb (the one that says there are 3,000 memories!),
he seems to be implying that there's some value added in him having
"checked out" the unit.(?) We'll see if he misjudged the demand, but
he can always sit on it for a better time I suppose.

I'll check it out when I receive it. I have
a 2010 but I'm not so crazy about it. The
sync detector is cool enough, but it seems to me
if the stock filters were better you wouldn't have
to depend on it as much. And the FM sucks,
at least on mine.

Oz

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:23:17 +0000, Ron Hardin wrote:

How does the SW07 synch detection compare to the 2010?

My SW100's is markedly inferior to the 2010 though better than the 7600G[R].

The test is what happens on weak signals. The 7600G generates noise and
howls; the 2010's discreetly turns itself off and you don't notice it.

"T. Early" wrote:

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.



I bought one of the SW07's.

The basic radio will fit the breast pocket of my car coat, and
it would fit the side pockets of a suit jacket, but I don't think Carson
would approve of the resulting radio bulge.

If you want to do more than casual listening to the major broadcasters, it's not as small as you might think because you'll want to take along the external loop antenna, and it's roughly twice as big as the radio itself.

The AC adapter is also larger than the radio.

Keeping the minimum system pocket sized resulted in compromises.

As others have noted, the speaker doesn't sound bad when you consider how small it is. It sounds nice if I feed it into my Tivoli Pal - but with it the ultra portable is becoming larger than some small tabletops.

It doesn't have a signal strength meter - presumably they could have put one on the LCD display.

The factory filters don't seem bad, but I'd rather have a choice.

The limited real estate for controls means you aren't likely to reach over and casually make changes - you need to look.

So it scores well as a gee whiz gadget, and performance seems pretty good with the Loop antenna, but if I was looking for something smaller than my 7030 system (about the size of a 5" attaché case with the custom cabinet that holds it's battery packs,
charger and the avantek preamp) I'd go for a Lowe HF-150 or a Palstar before I'd pay retail for this.

I'll probably use my sw07 for carry on because the 7030 system seems to be a little too interesting to the security folks at the airport. But I'll still be bringing the 7030 system on camping trips and most vacations -
even if it means shipping it ahead of time.

Regards,

Mark

KT,

It's Called Trying to Time the Market.
(Trying to Buy Low -&- Trying to Sell High -&- Trying to Make a Buck !)

A Few Can Make A Double DEAL and Claim Great Success !

Most simply 'lose-their-money' and "Profit Others".

Great Fun... If You Are A Gambler !

jm2cw ~ RHF
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= = = Ken Thomas
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:14:13 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:

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.


Why would someone buy a SW07 on EBAY for 290 and then start a new
auction with a base price of 270? Seems a little risky to me just to
make what could only be a few dollars for a lot of trouble. Any
ideas?

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:16:02 +0000, Larry Ozarow wrote:

I'll check it out when I receive it.

Sync works fine on the SW07. No howling. Doesn't shut
itself off, but it's not a nuisance. Works nicely
when lock is achieved.

It's a nice radio. A lot of digital hash so weak signals
seem to get lost, but very good when conditions are good
and signals are stronger.

Oz