Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception
Digital camera Review: A Great All Around SW AM-FM Radio
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had many short wave radios over the years. I recently bought a Grundig Satellite 800 which got a lot of hype. Unfortunately it got zapped with lightning. But I was not happy with it anyway.
But I am very happy with this Sony product.
Pros:
Very good front end. It picks up everything that's available (using the supplied long wire antenna). The AM reception is excellent. And I don't think I've ever had better FM reception.
For SSB it has a BFO which I much prefer over IM tuning.
I've fallen asleep with it on a few times and the batteries have not suffered much (the Grundig was a battery eater).
I think the speaker is perfectly designed for listening to short wave broadcasts. Everything is crisp and clear. It is not designed for listening to music. You may want to use headphones for better music quality.
The Sync Lock works well and can make it easier to hear weak stations.
Cons:
The tiny switches on the sides are not all that easy to use.
It's hard to fine tune the BFO with such a small dial (but it can be done).
Conclusion:
You will not find more bang for the buck. I doubt you will find anything as good a twice the cost.
Digital camera Review: classic radio has it all
Summary: 5 Stars
About as good as you can get for the money and very high quality. I got this for when I travel abroad, often to remote places, and have been very pleased with it. Back light, clock, alarm, just about anything you'd want to keep you company.
When not traveling I'm not a DXer or shortwave hobbiest, so some of its features are lost on me. However, I do listen to NPR hours a day and it makes for a great (albeit pricey) small radio- the reception is the best I've found (and I have a lot of radios!). The built in stand makes it easily rest on a table top.
While it does everything, it is darn complicated initially so read and keep the manual. Also, read one of the reviews below to get the appropriate AC power supply (www.universal-radio.com).
Wish list? Protective case (pretty standard in this class) and an aux input for mp3 playback.
Digital camera Review: Fantastic SW Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very sensitive and versatile, dual conversion, shortwave radio. The FM portion is stereo when used with earphones and sounds very good. The FM band starts below 88 MHz. This portion of the band can be used for emergency broadcasting and can receive the audio portion of some TV stations.
There is, also a longwave band, a standard broadcast band and 14 shortwave bands all of which can be scanned so that looking for a station is fast and easy. The 100 memory locations can also be scanned once the presets have been set. The compact wire antenna that comes with the radio is very helpful at bringing in distant stations. Single sideband stations can also be received.
There is also a clock that can show Universal Coordinated Time (or the time in any other part of the world) and local time. There is also an alarm feature with two preset memories.
The radio comes with a shortwave radio guide and a soft case for the radio.
Do not buy an AC power supply to be used with shortwave. They are very noisy and the program material is drowned out. I have tried various filters and regulators without any improvement in the noise. The AC power supply can be used with the FM portion, however. Using rechargeable batteries (4 type AA) is the best way to go for shortwave listening. Alkaline batteries last between 34 and 47 hours depending on which band is being used.
Digital camera Review: Sony SW7600 GR radio is very good
Summary: 4 Stars
The radio has great sensitivity and selectivity to bring in hard to reach shortwave radio stations. The digital tuning is very accurate, due to the Phase Lock Loop tuning capability. When the dial shows a certain frequency, you know that it is right. Since it can receive upper and lower Single Side Band frequecies, it can easily pick up ham radio operators.
The FM stereo side has good sound qualities too.
The only drawback to this radio is the method used to program the 100 presets. It really isn't that hard to do but, just don't lose the directions!!
Digital camera Review: LIstening to the world
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my 20 year-old grandson Mark for Christmas and he had no trouble getting it to work, the reception is great and he is using it every day. Great, useful and interesting present! I hit a home run with this one!