"ben" writes:

"Neil Bell" wrote in message
...
Anyone with both of these radios care to share veiws on the relative
AM/FM performance??
Neil Bell

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully
as when they do it from religious conviction."
-- Blaise Pascal

For e-mail replies remove the "notreally."

No contest, the Sony 7600GR blows the 909 away on EVERYTHING!



---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 06/08/2004

Man, you must have some sort of past with the 909 that is really
horrible.

-Al

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:53:15 GMT, Al Arduengo
wrote:

"ben" writes:

"Neil Bell" wrote in message
...
Anyone with both of these radios care to share veiws on the relative
AM/FM performance??
Neil Bell

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully
as when they do it from religious conviction."
-- Blaise Pascal

For e-mail replies remove the "notreally."

No contest, the Sony 7600GR blows the 909 away on EVERYTHING!



---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 06/08/2004

Man, you must have some sort of past with the 909 that is really
horrible.

-Al
Well, I have both (actually the DX398) and on the same antenna for
most cases the only difference is the fact that they have different
audio characteristics. I say most because there have been some cases
where the Sony has been able to more clearly pick out some tough
stations that could not be intelligibly heard on the 398/909 .... and
the difference wasn't the synch as it wasn't used on those weaker
signals. For SSB I like the finer tuning offered on the 398/909 vs
the rotary pot adjustment on the Sony and for travel I prefer the Sony
as it's lighter and easier on batteries. Overall, I'd say they are on
par with each other....though if I could keep only one it'd be the
Sony. In the end ........ well, there will never be an end to this
debate/discussion so just get whichever one pleases you the most based
on contrasting features cost.
Howard

"Al Arduengo" wrote in message
...
"ben" writes:

"Neil Bell" wrote in message
...
Anyone with both of these radios care to share veiws on the relative
AM/FM performance??
Neil Bell

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully
as when they do it from religious conviction."
-- Blaise Pascal

For e-mail replies remove the "notreally."

No contest, the Sony 7600GR blows the 909 away on EVERYTHING!



---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 06/08/2004

Man, you must have some sort of past with the 909 that is really
horrible.

-Al

No not at all, I own the 7600gr and the new version of the super 909 as
well as the regular 909. I find the 7600 so much better in all aspects that
I hardly ever even bother to use the 909's at all, wish I had not bothered
buying them. I just got drawn in by all the advertising on *how good they
are* I live in the UK mind, and shortwave over here is very good in general,
I can hear things on my 7600gr on its telescopic whip that both the 909's
can't even pick up on a 100' longwire.
Ben

ben wrote:

I can hear things on my 7600gr on its telescopic whip that both the 909's
can't even pick up on a 100' longwire.

I think you've mistaken nylon fishing line for METAL wire. If not, your
assessment far exceeds the normally accepted limits of credibility.



mike

Agreed. Maybe hearing voices in his head?

"m II" wrote in message
news:%iWTc.30395$fz2.552@edtnps89...
ben wrote:

I can hear things on my 7600gr on its telescopic whip that both the
909's
can't even pick up on a 100' longwire.

I think you've mistaken nylon fishing line for METAL wire. If not, your
assessment far exceeds the normally accepted limits of credibility.



mike

m II schrieb:

I think you've mistaken nylon fishing line for METAL wire. If not, your
assessment far exceeds the normally accepted limits of credibility.


For sure you know NOTHING about european situation for receiving SW BC.
This is NO WAY comparable with situation in US/ northern America.
There are MUCH more local/ european stations over here than in America.
So in Europe selectivity is the main arguement for a SW-RX -not
fidelity- as there is no space left on the spectrum. At least there is
one or more stations on every 5khz spacing in SW-BCB. Even MW is 9khz
spacing here and not 10 as in the US.
And one thing is proven: Every Sony 7600 (even an outdated 'D'-model)
runs circles around a 909 in selectivity perfomance in conjunction with
sensitivity on crowded bands.

So what's about YOUR credibility, LOSER.