I just got my 7600gr, I was thinking of getting the Sony mains adapter for
it, but have read a few posts stating that these cause a hum/buzz on
SW,lw,mw, is this the case?, do you think I would be better off just using
batteries.
thanks
Alan

Alan wrote:

I just got my 7600gr, I was thinking of getting the Sony mains adapter for
it, but have read a few posts stating that these cause a hum/buzz on
SW,lw,mw, is this the case?, do you think I would be better off just using
batteries.
thanks
Alan

I use batteries in mine in spite of having the adapter. NiMH has gotten so good
that it's pointless to fuss with the adapter. Get 8 NiMH AA's and a good charger
and they're useful for other things too; use one set and then swap.

I like the Maha MH-C401FS which does 4 AA's or AAA's at a time, any mix, each
cell individually. I charge 8 batteries a day with mine on the average for other
purposes and the Sony contribution is only occasional.

You may find that a capacitive ground (like holding your hand on the radio)
improves sensitivity though if you don't use an adapter. It's the same problem
there used to be in constructing an artificial hand hovering near TV rabbit ears
antennas.
--
Ron Hardin


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

When I had mine, the biggest problem I had with it (the AC adapter) was that
on shortwave, it made the automatic band scanner stop at every single step
interval. You can imagine how frustrating it would be to scan the bands like
that. I don't know if there was something special about the lines in my
house, but, for SW, I always used the radio just on batteries.
Pierre

"Alan" wrote in message
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I just got my 7600gr, I was thinking of getting the Sony mains adapter
for
it, but have read a few posts stating that these cause a hum/buzz on
SW,lw,mw, is this the case?, do you think I would be better off just using
batteries.
thanks
Alan

"Alan" wrote in message
news:l2ECc.77$oU6.47@newsfe3-gui...
I just got my 7600gr, I was thinking of getting the Sony mains adapter
for
it, but have read a few posts stating that these cause a hum/buzz on
SW,lw,mw, is this the case?, do you think I would be better off just using
batteries.
thanks
Alan





Hi All
Batteries it is then :-))
thanks for your replies, it is appreciated
cheers
Alan