Please advise about Sony ICF-SW7600GR
 

I am new to shortwave and want to buy Sony ICF-SW7600GR. I would be
grateful if you give your valuable views on ICF-SW7600GR.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Riz schrieb:

I am new to shortwave and want to buy Sony ICF-SW7600GR. I would be
grateful if you give your valuable views on ICF-SW7600GR.

Well, what do you want to know? It's hard to go wrong with one as an
entry level set, I'd say. (And, unlike the predecessor, it encourages
the use of presets for SW.) It's the most inexpensive full-featured SW
receiver (including truly sideband selective SSB and synch), has good
ergonomics (it's a Sony after all), and performance isn't bad at all. Of
course it does have its weaknesses (like 2nd IF imaging problems and not
as good strong signal handling as more expensive receivers), but all in
all it's certainly not a bad deal in its class.

Stephan

PS: As DRM mods have shown, the venerable 7600G/GR has lower 1st LO
phase noise than the AKD Target HF3 entry-level tabletop...
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I am new to shortwave and want to buy Sony ICF-SW7600GR. I would be
grateful if you give your valuable views on ICF-SW7600GR.

Thanking you in anticipation.

There is a good review here that will help you make up your mind:
http://www.radiointel.com/portwars.htm

I have the Sony and I like it but I don't know if I would recomend it for
someone just starting with shortwave. The reason is that you have to use it
with the wave guide or you will have trouble moving around the bands. There
is no button to do this and no idicator of the Meter Band on the display.
If you don't care about SSB reception the Grundig is fine for SW and is the
cheapest of the 3. I must say though that the Kaito 1102 is probably a
better radio than the Grundig and is fine for a beginner. It is smaller
though and the sound isn't as good as the Grundig.

Stephan Grossklass wrote in message ...
Riz schrieb:

I am new to shortwave and want to buy Sony ICF-SW7600GR. I would be
grateful if you give your valuable views on ICF-SW7600GR.

Well, what do you want to know? It's hard to go wrong with one as an
entry level set, I'd say. (And, unlike the predecessor, it encourages
the use of presets for SW.) It's the most inexpensive full-featured SW
receiver (including truly sideband selective SSB and synch), has good
ergonomics (it's a Sony after all), and performance isn't bad at all. Of
course it does have its weaknesses (like 2nd IF imaging problems and not
as good strong signal handling as more expensive receivers), but all in
all it's certainly not a bad deal in its class.

Stephan

PS: As DRM mods have shown, the venerable 7600G/GR has lower 1st LO
phase noise than the AKD Target HF3 entry-level tabletop...

Thanks Stephan. But if I have to choose among ICF-7600GR and ICF 2010,
what would be your recommendations

Thanks Stephan. But if I have to choose among ICF-7600GR and ICF 2010,
what would be your recommendations

The 2010, obviously.


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A,
Degen 1102, Degen 1103, GE SRll,
Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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Riz schrieb:

Thanks Stephan. But if I have to choose among ICF-7600GR and ICF 2010,
what would be your recommendations

For BC DX use, definitely the 2010. SSB clarification may, however, not
be sufficient to you because of its 100 Hz steps and inavailability of
fine tuning; the 7600GR with its analog fine tuning is at an advantage
there. Do note that these receivers are very different in size, the 2010
is not extremely compact by today's standards while it's rather easy to
lug around the 7600GR almost anywhere. Something with performance equal
to or better than the former (plus fine tuning) in the format of the
latter would be nice. (It would be possible, as the ICF-SW07 has shown.)

Stephan
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ospam (Michael Bryant) wrote:

Thanks Stephan. But if I have to choose among ICF-7600GR and ICF 2010,
what would be your recommendations

The 2010, obviously.

The only thing obvious is your lying.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

The Radio Netherlands review of this model pretty much says it all
(http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/html/icf-sw7600gr.html).

It's the best radio in it's class, in my opinion. Very sensitive, with
a good sync detector that's far more useful than I expected it to be.
It has attenuation and a fine tuning wheel that works very nicely when
listening in SSB.

Go for it! It's a great value.

Steve
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I am new to shortwave and want to buy Sony ICF-SW7600GR. I would be
grateful if you give your valuable views on ICF-SW7600GR.

Thanking you in anticipation.