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What's the most reliable portable short wave radio?
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. 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. |
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What's the most reliable portable short wave radio?
"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. |
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What's the most reliable portable short wave radio?
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. |
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