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Any radio that works.
cuhulin


Sony are usually reliable.

Ray O Vac is the Best.Just take it from me.I have been useing Ray O Vac
Batteries since the 1940's. www.rayovac.com
I dont mess with that other sissy greasy kidstuff.
cuhulin

"m II" wrote in message news:ZLj0g.31538$4S.402@edtnps82...
SeeingEyeDogg wrote:

Sony made AC adapters ARE available that work very well with ALL their
shortwave radios. I know because I have Sony AC adapters for the 7600GR,
SW100, SW-07 & SW-55. They all work exceptional well and are very quite.
Except that their price is prohibitive for most people in this
newsgroup.


Care to expand on that? How is it possible for the fine denizens of this
group to buy expensive radios (1) and yet not be able to finance an
adapter?


http://www.partsolver.com/
https://www.partstore.com

Sony Part# 147612111 $94
ADAPTOR, AC (AC-E600)
Input AC 110-120V or 220-240V ~50/60Hz 7 Watts
Output DC6V ~ 300mA
Requires "World Traveler" type AC "Conversion adapter" available at Radio
Shack or Sony part# 156900821 "Conversion adaptor". Ref:
http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

Sony's U.S. version 6V AC Adapter (110-120V input only) for a 7600GR is
"AC-E604". But that model is difficult if not impossible to find. The
"World Traveler" version is above is still available and can be used with
any Sony shortwave radio requiring 6V (Ex: SW-55).

"running dogg"
The only problem I've had with sideband on Sonys (I had a 2010 for a
couple years) is that they're not tunable. You press a button and hope
that the transmission will be tuned correctly for the radio, if not
you're SOL.

There should be an adjustment "pot." on the circuit board to Zero Beat SSB.

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:33:16 -0700, running dogg wrote:

David wrote:

On 15 Apr 2006 11:26:58 -0700, "Joe Analssandrini"
wrote:

Dear Mr. Brown,

The Sony ICF-SW7600GR receiver is not only a superb performer for a
small portable, it is very ruggedly-built as well. I have five of them
(the oldest dating to 2001) and two of the predecessor model, the
ICF-SW7600G (purchased in 1998 and 2000). None has ever given less than
perfect performance and I take at least one of them wherever and
whenever I go on trips/vacations.

I had a G model. One sideband was louder than the other. (i.e poor
QA). I'll never buy another Sony product.


The only problem I've had with sideband on Sonys (I had a 2010 for a
couple years) is that they're not tunable. You press a button and hope
that the transmission will be tuned correctly for the radio, if not
you're SOL.

??? ??? I recently picked up a used 2010, and it tunes SSB (on the ham
bands, certainly) just fine. I go to a frequency, punch in USB or LSB,
and the signal is there -- adjust the manual tuning up or down if
necessary, but it's there.

bob
k5qwg

As I was using my 2010 to chase pirates, and most US pirates
broadcast in SSB (because they use ham equipment) this was quite
frustrating. I finally traded it to somebody in Maine in exchange for my
Yaesu FRG-8800. (This was before Ebay.) Even the Degen 1102 has tunable
SSB. The Realistic DX-440 (Sangean 803A) had tunable SSB. If you're
trying to listen to SSB transmissions (such as US pirates or hams) the
lack of tunable SSB on Sonys will drive you nuts. OTOH, they're
excellent for listening to regular broadcasts. Sadly, they're all
discontinued now from what I know. Search Ebay, or settle for something
Chinese, probably the Degen 1102 or 1103.

Apostle Keith Brown wrote:

What brand is the most reliable short wave radio?



My FRG-7. With a load of eight 'D' cells it also keeps me from getting
removed by a tornado while I'm out 'toting' it.




mike

David wrote in
:

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:15:27 GMT, "Apostle Keith Brown"
wrote:

What brand is the most reliable short wave radio?


My $50 Panasonic RF-B45 is built like a tank.




My most favorite was my Panasonic RF-2200.

It's been dying a slow death for many years thought.

I have owned the Sangean ATS 803A (rebranded as the RadioShack DX-440)
since 1989 and it has played all night, every night, for at least 10
hours, for the last 17 years. I also take it virtually everywhere I go:
in my small boat, on car trips, on the porch every weekend, on planes,
in both carry-on and checked luggage, duffel bags, car trunks, etc., and
have never had a single problem with it in all this time. I often use
simple wire antennas for portable use, and it sets within a home-built
triangular MW tunable loop antenna, and both of these atop a 69¢
turntable from the grocery store at my bedside table. The antenna input
transistors have never fried even with the hundreds of T-storms and
other static events it has withstood. It has also been used as a FM
tuner on an amplifier and had a good-sized Yagi array for FM, all to no
bad effect. I have several other radios to compare it to: Lowe HF-225,
Yaesu FRG-8800 and FRG-100, and also owned a Kenwood R-5000 for a couple
years, and various other decent VHF and UHF receivers and FM equipment,
so this is an informed opinion. I am not saying the DX-440 is as fine a
reciever in all ways, but it compares favorably in the portable category
for which it was intended, and using only a reasonable measure of care,
its record of reliability and durability speaks for itself. I would not
hesitate for one single second to buy another Sangean product.

"reliable short wave radio" - isn't that an oxymoron?

Tom Holden wrote:
"reliable short wave radio" - isn't that an oxymoron?

What is the definition of reliable.