Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna
Digital camera Review: Great Radio for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
As a licensed ham operator I have a number of desk top receivers available to me that certainly perform much better than the Sony 7600GR but the initial price was quite a bit more too.
I wanted a really portable radio for SWL and one that I could use for traveling and emergency type use. This radio performed well above my initial expectations.
There are many great reviews and I agree with most of them, but here is one thing that you may want to consider if you purchase this radio. Sony doesn't make the proper battery eliminator for this radio. Without proper filtering RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) becomes a critical problem.
No problem you might say I will just use a proper wall wart 6vdc@300ma and it will be fine. Yes you can, your radio will probably work well on the FM portion, but you will have so much noise on the general coverage bands that you will just use batteries and wonder why they put a plug to use a wall wart...... BUT WAIT there is a solution. Universal Radio sells an adapter just for this radio. They have added the extra filtering to a regular wall wart and it works great. You can find it at [...]
and is priced at $[...] and well worth it if you want the AC adaptability.
Digital camera Review: Great Radio!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had mine now for about 18 months. It performs as a radio quite well so I won't delve into that. Other reviewers have already done a fine job of that.
Mine has survived a few considerable drops and still works great. The case shows some damage. So this is a sturdy radio.
My biggest pet peeve is with the darn Timer Standby feature. Something I will never need. The problem with it is that it is far too easy to turn it on by accident. And the default power-on time is 1:00 a.m. I have been woken up many times at 1:00 a.m. because of this. One can change the power-on time, but every time the batteries needs changing it reverts to 1:00 a.m.
Digital camera Review: Great SW radio that could be better
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the best SW radio you can buy for under $150 but it does lack a few features that would have made it the best radio ever. Since this radio picks up shortwave it would be nice to know what meter band you are on. This radio does not display the band, only the frequency. Tuning the radio is another problem since it doesn't have a knob, only buttons. The Kaito 1103 is a superior radio because of these features and matches the performance of the Sony except maybe for bringing in distant AM stations. It also costs less. I have both radios but I use the Kaito much more.Digital camera Review: Great little radio
Summary: 4 Stars
Pros:
Solid Construction
Good Selectivity
Good Sensitivity
Easy to use controls
Cons:
Slightly wobbly whip antenna mount
No memory labeling
Scan is only in band, not continuous
Digital camera Review: Great little radio!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first opened up the box with the little Sony 7600GR, I was a little dismayed at its small size. Wow has that little rig surprised me! Once mastering the tuning technique as so instructed in the manual, the radio has surpising performance. Once proper tuning is learned, the reception is good and even the audio is improved. I am able to tune in even faint stations with acceptable audio from the little speaker. Of course the booming powerhouse shortwave stations sound great. It took me awhile to get used to the digital tuning but I prefer it now to the old dial method; it's faster. I use a clip on long wire antenna to improve reception. All in all for such a small portable radio, one couldn't do better!