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]