The radio doesn't cut it as a serious receiver. It's AGC is too fast plus the adjacent selectivity is poor, and it's prone to intermod. The AM reception is good and the system tends to increase its selectivity when the signal fades. I'd dream on!

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014 1:42 pm
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]