Is there a receiver (sub 150$us) that is, far and a way, the best one
out there? I would really like to start playing around with shortwave
radio, but I can't seem to find a radio that doesn't have several
negative reviews...

JShorr wrote:
Is there a receiver (sub 150$us) that is, far and a way, the best one
out there? I would really like to start playing around with
shortwave
radio, but I can't seem to find a radio that doesn't have several
negative reviews...

Check out the Sony ICF-7600GR. I think it's probably just what you're
looking for.

Steve

Are there any drawbacks to this model? I don't know what I'm talking
about here, but I've read about a problem on some receivers with drift
and also some receivers not being able to pick up certain broadcasts.
Does this have either of these problems?

On 31 Jan 2005 06:23:14 -0800, wrote:


JShorr wrote:
Is there a receiver (sub 150$us) that is, far and a way, the best one
out there? I would really like to start playing around with
shortwave
radio, but I can't seem to find a radio that doesn't have several
negative reviews...

Check out the Sony ICF-7600GR. I think it's probably just what you're
looking for.

I agree. That's what I have and am very happy with it. Got it for
$127 plus tax and free shipping direct from Sony a year ago.

"=2E..but I can't seem to find a radio that doesn't have se=ADveral
negative reviews..."

As far as reading negtive comments on receivers, I would be aware of
them, but at the same time try to read the positive points about a
receiver as well. I don't know about you, but I tend to focus on
negatives when reading a review and sometimes have to force myself to
read and possibly infer the good stuff too. The Sony ICF7600, Degen
(Kaito) DE1103, and Grundig YB all will catch a lot of radio signals.

If I didn't already own a DE1103 I would probably consider the Sony
7600.


JShorr wrote:
Is there a receiver (sub 150$us) that is, far and a way, the best one
out there? I would really like to start playing around with
shortwave
radio, but I can't seem to find a radio that doesn't have several
negative reviews...

I know that its quite a bit more, but any feelings on the Sony
ICF-SW07? I've been in the market for a nice travel alarm clock,/radio
and could perhaps justify this radio if it has the same quality SW
reception as the 7600.

What would be the benefit of the DE1103 over the 7600?
If none, I'll probably order the 7600.

Definitely ICF-SW07 has the better reception performance than 7600GR,
As for DE1103, at least the DE1103 has a rotate tuning knob, 7600GR
hasn't it

On 31 Jan 2005 08:58:35 -0800, wrote:

Definitely ICF-SW07 has the better reception performance than 7600GR,
As for DE1103, at least the DE1103 has a rotate tuning knob, 7600GR
hasn't it

I hesitated on buying the 7600GR because it lacked a tuning knob. Now
that I have it, not only do I not miss the tuning knob, I wouldn't
want a radio with one. I like how I can just scan across the channels
with the touch of the button.

B.R. Smith wrote in
:

On 31 Jan 2005 08:58:35 -0800, wrote:

Definitely ICF-SW07 has the better reception performance than 7600GR,
As for DE1103, at least the DE1103 has a rotate tuning knob, 7600GR
hasn't it

I hesitated on buying the 7600GR because it lacked a tuning knob. Now
that I have it, not only do I not miss the tuning knob, I wouldn't
want a radio with one. I like how I can just scan across the channels
with the touch of the button.

You also can scan the channels with a touch of the button on any radio that
has PLL ("digital") tuning and a tuning knob. I like the tuning knob
because you can hear weak stations that the auto-search won't pick up.

I'm not familiar with the SW07. As Leowood indicated the tuning knob
is a definite plus on the DE1103. I find that tuning a knob is much
easier than punching up/down buttons for casual bandscanning. It just
seems easier to move through a band and reverse directions with one
thumb on a wheel.

I used and completely wore out a Sony ICF-2002 (7600D) which was the
original version of the current 7600. My only complaint was all the
button pushing to tune through a band.

I also used and partly wore out a Sony ICF-7700 which used a
digital/analog display similar to the DE1103. While the 7700 had some
performance limitations, it did use a tuning wheel and that made tuning
the bands a breeze. It was fine for listening to major broadcasters
and MW and FM stations.