I can give you my own opinion since I had all three of them.
Sensitivity...Do you want to use just the whip antenna?
The Sony 7600 and the YB-400 about equal.
Not so sensitive with the whip is the 909.
Now if you want to stretch a piece of wire out the window, say 30-40
feet...the 909 performed better.
For me, I'm fine with the wire antenna, so the 909 was a keeper, since it
was able to handle a "longer" antenna much better without overloading .
If I wanted to carry a radio with me in my travels, my choice would be the
7600, but since my most of my listening is done either in the shack or while
laying in bed, the 909 with the outdoor wire antenna is the one for me.

Gil


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"Al Arduengo" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever done an actual side by side comparison of the
sensitivity capabilities of the more popular portables? I would like
to see actual quantified data concerning the condition of signals for
the ICF-SW7600GR, YB400PE, ATS-909, and any other "player" in the
portable group. It seems that reviews written on a particular model
never seem consistent. One chap will say the 909 has no sensitivity
compared to a Yachtboy 400 while another says the opposite. One
person says the 7600GR has the best tuner while another....well, you
get the picture. It makes it terribly difficult for us newbies to
decide on what route to go. As it is now, I will have to buy a 7600
and re-purchase a YB400 to go along with my 909 just so I can make
sure I am not using marginal equipment. :-]

Anyone know of reviews of this nature?

Best,
-Al
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