Hi there,

I'm finally decided to buy a SW receiver, just which one would you pick up
from those three Grundig YB-400; Sony ICF-SW7600G /R; Degen DE1103 ?

Sony ICF-SW7600GR.
cuhulin

TB - My Choice would be the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio

If you find a good working Sony 2010,Go for it.
cuhulin

Dear "Teddy Bear,"

The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is my recommendation to you. It is a more
up-to-date design than the others and features, as I'm sure you know,
synchronous selectable sideband circuitry which functions very well on
both shortwave and medium-wave (the AM band). There are a number of
other advantages to this radio as well, though the two others you
mention are certainly not bad radios.

The Sony radio is a superb performer on shortwave, including
single-sideband reception, and is one of the best medium wave receivers
around, being especially good for nighttime DXing. Its synchronous
circuit eliminates the fading distortion common to long-distance AM
reception. Neither of the other two receivers can do that.

Its FM performance is also quite good.

While Universal and AES do not sell the '7600 on-line (as per Sony's
requirements - silly, isn't it? Plenty of other dealers sell it
on-line), you can telephone either of them toll-free and order the
radio.

Universal and AES also carry the AN-LP1 shortwave antenna, an excellent
option for use with the '7600. (AES has the antenna more consistently
than does Universal.)

If, however, for some reason, you don't wish to use the telephone, an
on-line source is J&R Music World. When they have the radio in stock,
they generally sell it for less than most others.

I would also not be afraid of a Yahoo!-certified store. I have
purchased products from a number of those stores and have never had a
problem.

I hope this is of some use to you. You will never regret the purchase
of a Sony ICF-SW7600GR.

Best,

Joe

Either the Sony ICF-SW7600G or ICF-SW7600GR would definitely be the way
to go. The synchronous detector feature can make all the difference
under certain conditions of adjacent channel interference.
It seems that J & R is out of stock with the '7600GR at the moment.
Try calling Universal Radio to see if they have the '7600GR in stock.
If it's in stock, you can order by phone, despite the fact that they
don't allow online sales of Sony models.

The YB-400 (now sold as the Grundig G4000A) is supposed to offer worthy
performance, as well, and is supposed to be a good radio for program
listening with its above average audio quality. If you're finding that
the '7600GR is simply not available and you're impatient to wait it
out, then you might consider the deal that one online merchant has on
refurb units of the Grundig model ($80 + a hefty $14 shipping charge +
a $2 "order processing" charge).
http://www.heartlandamerica.com/brow...001013&DL=SCH6

Best,

ja.mulc.