I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. Asking $400 plus
postage. Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:


http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html



thanks,
JM

On Apr 11, 10:31*pm, LukeP wrote:
I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. *All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. *Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. *Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. *There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. *Asking $400 plus
postage. *Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

On Apr 11, 8:32*pm, Gregg wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31*pm, LukeP wrote:





I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. *All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. *Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. *Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. *There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. *Asking $400 plus
postage. *Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce

On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
wrote:

On Apr 11, 8:32*pm, Gregg wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31*pm, LukeP wrote:





I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. *All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. *Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. *Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. *There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. *Asking $400 plus
postage. *Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce

Performance wise, I would buy the used R-75 that Universal is selling
for 419.00.

Jim

On Apr 12, 7:26*am, wrote:
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen





wrote:
On Apr 11, 8:32*pm, Gregg wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31*pm, LukeP wrote:

I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. *All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. *Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. *Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. *There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. *Asking $400 plus
postage. *Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. *My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? *It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce

Performance wise, I would buy the used R-75 that Universal is selling
for 419.00.

Jim- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I won't argue there - my R-75 is a peach!

Bruce

On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
wrote:

On Apr 11, 8:32 pm, wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31 pm, wrote:





I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. Asking $400 plus
postage. Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce



I think you've hit the real issue. Sony has always made some
interesting, if not particularly grand, radios. Performance is good
in their class, but there are usually better radios in those
classes. What Sony is good at is selling the cachet. Lots of eye
appeal, large feature set, decent audio,...some much better than
others..., even the Sony name, but in the end you have to look at
the class the radio performs in.

You can get much better performance...sensitivity, selectivity,
overload immunity, noise floor, or even audio performance...in other
radios, for the same money. Not as flashy. Not as recognizable, but
solid performers, for the same money you'd spend on the veneer of Sony.

There are those here who've lauded and magnified the name of
Grundig to the high peaks of Olympus by their experience with Sat
800. "The Finest Shortwave Radio in the World."

Ahem. Yes, well....

Put them in front of an R75 and, first, they'll question it's
lineage. Some who've lauded Grundig have never worked a radio out of
the consumer portatop class. They don't have an antenna capable of
getting the most out of R75. So, they don't see the intrinsic value
of a radio in the R75 class. And for them, R75 has nowhere near the
cachet of a Grundig. Or a Sony. So, what they buy is the cachet. And
in that mindset, not knowing what better performance in a radio can
be, 6800 Orange is a pinnacle receiver. While you, yourself, work
your R75, with better results and greater satisfaction, based in a
broader understanding of the fundaments of radio.

Or to frame it differently, you define acceptable performance
and select a receiver that meets your needs, regardless of the
veneer, while they buy a receiver from a brand they know, with the
veneer they like, and let the manufacturer define acceptable
performance.

Someone will definitely pay the $400 for the radio. But the
knowledgeable ones will spend that same money on a better, or higher
performance, receiver.

On Apr 12, 8:05*am, "D. Peter Maus" wrote:
* On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen





*wrote:
On Apr 11, 8:32 pm, *wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31 pm, *wrote:

I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. *All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. *Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. *Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. *There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. *Asking $400 plus
postage. *Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. *My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? *It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?
Bruce

* * I think you've hit the real issue. Sony has always made some
interesting, if not particularly grand, radios. Performance is good
in their class, but there are usually better radios in those
classes. What Sony is good at is selling the cachet. Lots of eye
appeal, large feature set, decent audio,...some much better than
others..., even the Sony name, but in the end you have to look at
the class the radio performs in.

* * You can get much better performance...sensitivity, selectivity,
overload immunity, noise floor, or even audio performance...in other
radios, for the same money. Not as flashy. Not as recognizable, but
solid performers, for the same money you'd spend on the veneer of Sony.

* * There are those here who've lauded and magnified the name of
Grundig to the high peaks of Olympus by their experience with Sat
800. "The Finest Shortwave Radio in the World."

* * Ahem. Yes, well....

* * Put them in front of an R75 and, first, they'll question it's
lineage. Some who've lauded Grundig have never worked a radio out of
the consumer portatop class. They don't have an antenna capable of
getting the most out of R75. So, they don't see the intrinsic value
of a radio in the R75 class. And for them, R75 has nowhere near the
cachet of a Grundig. Or a Sony. So, what they buy is the cachet. And
in that mindset, not knowing what better performance in a radio can
be, 6800 Orange is a pinnacle receiver. While you, yourself, work
your R75, with better results and greater satisfaction, based in a
broader understanding of the fundaments of radio.

* * Or to frame it differently, you define acceptable performance
and select a receiver that meets your needs, regardless of the
veneer, while they buy a receiver from a brand they know, with the
veneer they like, and let the manufacturer define acceptable
performance.

* * Someone will definitely pay the $400 for the radio. But the
knowledgeable ones will spend that same money on a better, or higher
performance, receiver.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

After all of this, I am sure poor Luke wishes he had never posted
here! :-D

On 4/12/10 10:21 , bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 12, 8:05 am, "D. Peter wrote:
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen





wrote:
On Apr 11, 8:32 pm, wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31 pm, wrote:

I have a real "time capsule" condition Sony ICF-6800W (orange version)
SW radio. All lights working and not a scratch on front give or take
a couple of very small nicks that are only visible upon very, very,
close inspection. Includes power cord. Reception is excellent and I
was able to pull in numerous stations with just the rod antenna even
though I had the switch set to external. Once I switched it over I
was pulling in stations left and right. There are markings on back
where the original owner etched his license number. Asking $400 plus
postage. Picture is below and also I have included a link to
Universal Radio for info on this model:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqxqj4.jpg

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../icf6800w.html

thanks,
JM

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?
Bruce

I think you've hit the real issue. Sony has always made some
interesting, if not particularly grand, radios. Performance is good
in their class, but there are usually better radios in those
classes. What Sony is good at is selling the cachet. Lots of eye
appeal, large feature set, decent audio,...some much better than
others..., even the Sony name, but in the end you have to look at
the class the radio performs in.

You can get much better performance...sensitivity, selectivity,
overload immunity, noise floor, or even audio performance...in other
radios, for the same money. Not as flashy. Not as recognizable, but
solid performers, for the same money you'd spend on the veneer of Sony.

There are those here who've lauded and magnified the name of
Grundig to the high peaks of Olympus by their experience with Sat
800. "The Finest Shortwave Radio in the World."

Ahem. Yes, well....

Put them in front of an R75 and, first, they'll question it's
lineage. Some who've lauded Grundig have never worked a radio out of
the consumer portatop class. They don't have an antenna capable of
getting the most out of R75. So, they don't see the intrinsic value
of a radio in the R75 class. And for them, R75 has nowhere near the
cachet of a Grundig. Or a Sony. So, what they buy is the cachet. And
in that mindset, not knowing what better performance in a radio can
be, 6800 Orange is a pinnacle receiver. While you, yourself, work
your R75, with better results and greater satisfaction, based in a
broader understanding of the fundaments of radio.

Or to frame it differently, you define acceptable performance
and select a receiver that meets your needs, regardless of the
veneer, while they buy a receiver from a brand they know, with the
veneer they like, and let the manufacturer define acceptable
performance.

Someone will definitely pay the $400 for the radio. But the
knowledgeable ones will spend that same money on a better, or higher
performance, receiver.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

After all of this, I am sure poor Luke wishes he had never posted
here! :-D


I'm sure it won't make any difference, either way.

On 4/12/2010 11:05 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote:
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
wrote:

On Apr 11, 8:32 pm, wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31 pm, wrote:


That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce



I think you've hit the real issue. Sony has always made some
interesting, if not particularly grand, radios. Performance is good in
their class, but there are usually better radios in those classes. What
Sony is good at is selling the cachet. Lots of eye appeal, large feature
set, decent audio,...some much better than others..., even the Sony
name, but in the end you have to look at the class the radio performs in.

You can get much better performance...sensitivity, selectivity, overload
immunity, noise floor, or even audio performance...in other radios, for
the same money. Not as flashy. Not as recognizable, but solid
performers, for the same money you'd spend on the veneer of Sony.

There are those here who've lauded and magnified the name of Grundig to
the high peaks of Olympus by their experience with Sat 800. "The Finest
Shortwave Radio in the World."

Ahem. Yes, well....

Put them in front of an R75 and, first, they'll question it's lineage.
Some who've lauded Grundig have never worked a radio out of the consumer
portatop class. They don't have an antenna capable of getting the most
out of R75. So, they don't see the intrinsic value of a radio in the R75
class. And for them, R75 has nowhere near the cachet of a Grundig. Or a
Sony. So, what they buy is the cachet. And in that mindset, not knowing
what better performance in a radio can be, 6800 Orange is a pinnacle
receiver. While you, yourself, work your R75, with better results and
greater satisfaction, based in a broader understanding of the fundaments
of radio.

Or to frame it differently, you define acceptable performance and select
a receiver that meets your needs, regardless of the veneer, while they
buy a receiver from a brand they know, with the veneer they like, and
let the manufacturer define acceptable performance.

Someone will definitely pay the $400 for the radio. But the
knowledgeable ones will spend that same money on a better, or higher
performance, receiver.


Peter hit it right on the money. it's a nice receiver, fair performer.
it's a classic, and very collectible. i have an "orange", in my
collection. i wouldn't want to even try to DX with it. but it is a
keeper. if i remember right, Mike, the radio expert, or what ever
he calls himself now, had 4 of these. vary nice to look at. some one
will snap that up at that price, and show it off at the office, den,
whatever. i hope he sells it fast, if i think about it too much,
i'll want it.

Drifter...

On Apr 12, 10:11*am, Drifter wrote:
On 4/12/2010 11:05 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote:





On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:38:47 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
wrote:

On Apr 11, 8:32 pm, wrote:
On Apr 11, 10:31 pm, wrote:

That is one sharp looking radio, if it receives as well as it looks -
I would wonder why someone would sell it.

I think the short answer is, He's not a Radio Buff - or else he has
too many or needs the money. My big question is, Is the price tag
(which somebody will probably pay) for actual performance or just for
cachet? It's real pretty, and it's a SONY, but is it as good as other
$400 radios?

Bruce

I think you've hit the real issue. Sony has always made some
interesting, if not particularly grand, radios. Performance is good in
their class, but there are usually better radios in those classes. What
Sony is good at is selling the cachet. Lots of eye appeal, large feature
set, decent audio,...some much better than others..., even the Sony
name, but in the end you have to look at the class the radio performs in.