I prefer the performance of the 7600G. I generally prefered running a length of wire to improve the sensitivity of the '909, whereas I didn't always find this to be required for the 7600G. I tended to run both off of batteries, rather than off AC. The '909 is something of a battery hog, whereas the 7600G is not. As for selectivity, while I liked having two bandwidths w/the '909, the 7600G's synchronous selectable sideband can be a real life-saver in dealing w/adjacent channel interference (as well as fading). Given a choice between either dual bandwidth filters or synchronous selectable sideband (in conjunction w/one well chosen bandwidth filter) in a compact portable, I guess I'd go (as I have) with the latter. Sold the '909 and haven't regretted having done so.

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Junius wrote:

I prefer the performance of the 7600G. I generally prefered running
a length of wire to improve the sensitivity of the '909, whereas I
didn't always find this to be required for the 7600G. I tended to
run both off of batteries, rather than off AC. The '909 is something
of a battery hog, whereas the 7600G is not. As for selectivity,
while I liked having two bandwidths w/the '909, the 7600G's
synchronous selectable sideband can be a real life-saver in dealing
w/adjacent channel interference (as well as fading). Given a choice
between either dual bandwidth filters or synchronous selectable
sideband (in conjunction w/one well chosen bandwidth filter) in a
compact portable, I guess I'd go (as I have) with the latter. Sold
the '909 and haven't regretted having done so.

The batteries seem to last well for me also. I attribute some of this
longevity to the fact that I use earphones a lot and they don't take as
much power to drive as the built in speaker.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:
The batteries seem to last well for me also. I attribute some of this
longevity to the fact that I use earphones a lot and they don't take as
much power to drive as the built in speaker.

So do I, I'm running on ni-mh 1700 mAh rechargeable batteries and it last 2 to 4
weeks depending on how often/long I listen to the radio.

I can't speak for the 7600 I never had, but I have also the Sony SW100 and
sensitivity of the 909 is above the Sony. The Sync of the Sony does help
sometimes, but often the 909 has a better signal anyway.

I'll stay with the 909 for the DX with an external antenna... And yes, the
tuning knob is quite compfortable...

Charly