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Don Breda <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi Mike. You said in your message that you have a software radio that you can take with you I'm wondering what you meant by that. Do you really have an SDR radio you can use? I know you were a white to the Sony 7600. It's a very good portable receiver. Take care. Sorry I didn't get up to see Tony

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> On Dec 13, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Mike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for all the advice.  I want the radio for sometimes monitering 
> when I go to  the field such as demonstrations, wit the Ts2000, 
> sometimes I hit the wrong buttens, and am not transmiting where I am 
> receiving, and it will be a radio I can take, on a vacation.  I do have 
> awin radio.  A software radio I can take if I really want a good rqadio.
> I have ordered it, and like you said for the price, it can't be that bad.
> Thanks for the advice.
> Mike
> KD2CDU
>> On 12/7/2014 12:12 PM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>> Mike,
>> 
>> You can't expect the same performance from a portable that you get from a
>> high-end receiver.  That said, however, I think this Sony is about as good a
>> portable radio as you can find.  It's small, easy to use, and as others have
>> said, has good selectivity and dynamic range for a portable radio.  As far
>> as I know, it's the only portable in it's price range that has synchronous
>> detection, and said synchronous detection works quite well.  I've found that
>> mine works better if you use the wire antenna that comes with the radio
>> instead of the internal whip, although this might not be as much of a
>> problem if I were operating the radio in a less noisy environment, such as
>> outdoors.  I'll test that when the weather warms up, but I have no desire to
>> take the radio outside in the middle of a New England winter.
>> 
>> If you really want this radio, you'd better move fairly quickly since Sony
>> is discontinuing it according to the sales people at HRO.  On the other
>> hand, if you're willing to wait, you might be able to pick up a used one for
>> less than the $131 Amazon price which, by the way, is substantially cheaper
>> than the original price of $189.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: December 06, 2014 16:42
>> Subject: Re: Sony icfsw7600gr questions befor buying:
>> 
>> 
>>>     I have been thinking about a portable radio, what are your
>>> recomendations of this one.  Are there any others you might recomend.  I
>>> have used the sycrones detector on AM.  on other radios, and I like it.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Mike
>>> KD2CDU
>>>> On 12/2/2014 6:11 AM, Don Breda wrote:
>>>> Hi Jim.
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry! Forgot about your message  and just realized I never replied.
>>>> 
>>>> It is a portable AM FM shortwave radio that covers 150khz to 30mhz plus
>>>> the fm broadcast band.
>>>> 
>>>> It also receives sideband and has a syncronus detector for AM reception.
>>>> 
>>>> Its quite a good portable for the money $131 on amazon.
>>>> 
>>>> Don
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11/26/2014 1:33 PM, Jim Gammon wrote:
>>>>> Don, just curious what this radio does? Is it one of those old
>>>>> large tabletop radios like the Zenith that picks up everything
>>>>> from 200 KHZ up to 30 MHZ? Too bad there's so little to be heard
>>>>> on the shortwave broadcast bands these days.  I did listen too,
>>>>> and enjoy the ham DX program from Radio Havana the other night.
>>>>> Even looked up the host on QRZ.  Happy Thanksgiving! Jim WA6EKS
>>>>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Don Breda <[log in to unmask]
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Date sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:32:06 -0500
>>>>> Subject: Sony icfsw7600gr layout:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wondering if anyone has a verbal description of the controls etc.
>>>>> for
>>>>> the radio.
>>>>>    Couldn't find one on I can work this thing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>> w a 2 i w c
>>>>> 
>>>>> Don
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Don Breda <[log in to unmask]

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