I've been looking at this radio as sort of a larger version of a "daily
use carry around" radio to upgrade from my little J-Win JX-M14 pocket
set.

I'm not expecting any great things like I probably should/would from
Sony's top-of-the line radio (the ICF-SW7600GR ).

I just want something with a dial & needle in order to rapidly surf
around the dial for general listening but no hybrid digital radio with
an analog looking dial. But I do want something decent.

The dual-conversion feature it advertises seems to be nice. Would this
radio be all it's cracked up to be or is it a total dud?

By the way, what are people's opinions on the SONY ICF-SW7600GR ? I'm
looking to get that as my "quality portable".

I do collect radios, it seems.

Thanks for your help!!

Stephanie Weil
New York City
USA

Stephanie Weil wrote:
I've been looking at this radio as sort of a larger version of a "daily
use carry around" radio to upgrade from my little J-Win JX-M14 pocket
set.

I'm not expecting any great things like I probably should/would from
Sony's top-of-the line radio (the ICF-SW7600GR ).

I just want something with a dial & needle in order to rapidly surf
around the dial for general listening but no hybrid digital radio with
an analog looking dial. But I do want something decent.

The dual-conversion feature it advertises seems to be nice. Would this
radio be all it's cracked up to be or is it a total dud?

By the way, what are people's opinions on the SONY ICF-SW7600GR ? I'm
looking to get that as my "quality portable".

I do collect radios, it seems.

Thanks for your help!!

Stephanie Weil
New York City
USA

Here's a Yahoo group focused on that receiver. They should be able to
comment on performance. To be honest, unless you really want a true
analog receiver you might consider something with with a little more
advanced circuitry. I happen to like tuning with a rotary knob instead
of pushing a button, so the Degen DE1103 filled that bill very nicely
for me. And it has both digital and analog displays, dual filters, ssb
capability, etc. The DE1103 can be had for about $65.00 delivered so
the price is hard to beat.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DE1107/

Dear Ms. Weil,

I do not believe ANY currently-manufactured portable shortwave receiver
which is analog-tuned is truly decent.

Are you sure that the Degen DE-1107 is a dual-conversion receiver? I
should be quite surprised if this were to be the case as I haven't seen
any analog-tuned SW radio in years that has featured dual-conversion
circuitry.

I do not know why you would want another analog receiver but, if this
is really your desire, then this radio would probably be all right.
Degen's have established a good reputation regarding their quality of
construction. (I have never owned a Degen/Kaito product, however.) Also
Sony still manufactures a couple of analog-tuned receivers which can be
seen on Universal Radio's site and, of course, Eton makes a number of
them also, some of which have an analog tuner but a digital readout
(NOT a "fake" analog dial). Sangean does too but, from personal
experience, I won't recommend purchase of a Sangean-made radio, at
least at this time.

Personally, I "gave up" on analog-tuned SW radios a long time ago. The
advantages offered by digitally-tuned ones (PLL circuitry) are so
clear-cut as to render analog-tuned radios obsolete, in my opinion.

The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is, again in my opinion, the finest small
portable shortwave receiver being manufactured today. Both in terms of
quality of construction and quality of performance I feel there is no
other portable comparable. (I own five of them as well as two copies of
the predecessor model the ICF-SW7600G; the 'GR's feature set is much
improved over the 'G though performance, quality-of-construction, and
durability are the same.)

I also own two Sony ICF-SW35 SW receivers. These are kept in the glove
compartments of my two cars, winter and summer. This is a very
underrated and often overlooked receiver. While its digital tuning
system is not as convenient as most others (it has no direct input
keys, for example), and it does not have synchronous detection, its
dual-conversion circuitry and filtration is superb, offering very good
adjacent-channel rejection as well as excellent image rejection. And
its fifty memories plus the ability to "jump" to the bottom of a SW
band (giving, in effect, even more memories) are very helpful in tuning
this receiver. Sound quality is reasonable, memories never erase (even
with batteries removed for years), its scanning function is very good,
and its construction/durability is superb. It's a very light radio and
is very easy to use. The price is right too - if you shop carefully,
you should be able to buy it for less than $80.00 new.

I do wish you the very best of luck in whatever decision you make and I
hope your radios afford you "good listening."

Joe

Hey Joe, the Sony 5900W is such a beast. Now, I see you said CURRENT
models. The TECSUN R-9700DX is dual conversion...



"Joe Analssandrini" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dear Ms. Weil,

I do not believe ANY currently-manufactured portable shortwave receiver
which is analog-tuned is truly decent.

Are you sure that the Degen DE-1107 is a dual-conversion receiver? I
should be quite surprised if this were to be the case as I haven't seen
any analog-tuned SW radio in years that has featured dual-conversion
circuitry.

I do not know why you would want another analog receiver but, if this
is really your desire, then this radio would probably be all right.
Degen's have established a good reputation regarding their quality of
construction. (I have never owned a Degen/Kaito product, however.) Also
Sony still manufactures a couple of analog-tuned receivers which can be
seen on Universal Radio's site and, of course, Eton makes a number of
them also, some of which have an analog tuner but a digital readout
(NOT a "fake" analog dial). Sangean does too but, from personal
experience, I won't recommend purchase of a Sangean-made radio, at
least at this time.

Personally, I "gave up" on analog-tuned SW radios a long time ago. The
advantages offered by digitally-tuned ones (PLL circuitry) are so
clear-cut as to render analog-tuned radios obsolete, in my opinion.

The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is, again in my opinion, the finest small
portable shortwave receiver being manufactured today. Both in terms of
quality of construction and quality of performance I feel there is no
other portable comparable. (I own five of them as well as two copies of
the predecessor model the ICF-SW7600G; the 'GR's feature set is much
improved over the 'G though performance, quality-of-construction, and
durability are the same.)

I also own two Sony ICF-SW35 SW receivers. These are kept in the glove
compartments of my two cars, winter and summer. This is a very
underrated and often overlooked receiver. While its digital tuning
system is not as convenient as most others (it has no direct input
keys, for example), and it does not have synchronous detection, its
dual-conversion circuitry and filtration is superb, offering very good
adjacent-channel rejection as well as excellent image rejection. And
its fifty memories plus the ability to "jump" to the bottom of a SW
band (giving, in effect, even more memories) are very helpful in tuning
this receiver. Sound quality is reasonable, memories never erase (even
with batteries removed for years), its scanning function is very good,
and its construction/durability is superb. It's a very light radio and
is very easy to use. The price is right too - if you shop carefully,
you should be able to buy it for less than $80.00 new.

I do wish you the very best of luck in whatever decision you make and I
hope your radios afford you "good listening."

Joe

I have heard very good things about the Degen and Sony receivers -
check out the reviews on eham.net
and amazon.com... Greg

You are right, for giving up on analog receivers, especially, the cheap
piece of junk, the
Grundig S350 ! The Sony is an excellent radio, with Sync Detc, to
boot !

Dear Jim,

"Jim Hackett" wrote:

Hey Joe, ... I see you said CURRENT models. The TECSUN R-9700DX is
dual conversion..

I was unaware of this radio which is, indeed, analog-tuned and
dual-conversion. I wonder, however, if it is any good. Did you notice
that the review, at RadioIntel.com, is practically word-for-word as the
blurbs ("exquisite case") on Lipyn's E-bay Store description? There
don't seem to be any other reviews - not on eHam nor (of course) in
PASSPORT and I definitely have my "doubts" about RadioIntel's review.

In any case, and I don't care how inexpensive (or expensive!) an
analog-tuned radio is - I'll NEVER go back. I "paid my dues" using @%#&
analog tuning, with its inaccuracies - "what frequency am I on?,"
drifting, other aggravations, etc., for more years than I want to
admit.

In other words, who really needs an analog-tuned shortwave receiver for
everyday use? (This, of course, does not apply to "collectibles" and
other such radios.)

Give me digital tuning any day, especially as nowadays there is no real
price "premium" charged for it.

So I do hope that, since Ms. Weil already has an inexpensive
analog-tuned SW radio, she will consider making her next purchase a
digitally-tuned one. I'll bet that, after using it for a while, she too
will "never go back to analog."

Best,

Joe

Stephanie; You'll probably like the 1107 a lot. It sounds good, works
well, runs forever on batteries, and has a cool dial light. It reminds me a
lot of the old Sony analog 7600 series, and I believe it works just as well
as they did.
I've had the other Degens, and understand why you like analog tuning.
They're all great sets for the money, but when you want to just tune around,
the 1107 is the most fun.

John


"Stephanie Weil" wrote in message
oups.com...
I've been looking at this radio as sort of a larger version of a "daily
use carry around" radio to upgrade from my little J-Win JX-M14 pocket
set.

I'm not expecting any great things like I probably should/would from
Sony's top-of-the line radio (the ICF-SW7600GR ).

I just want something with a dial & needle in order to rapidly surf
around the dial for general listening but no hybrid digital radio with
an analog looking dial. But I do want something decent.

The dual-conversion feature it advertises seems to be nice. Would this
radio be all it's cracked up to be or is it a total dud?

By the way, what are people's opinions on the SONY ICF-SW7600GR ? I'm
looking to get that as my "quality portable".

I do collect radios, it seems.

Thanks for your help!!

Stephanie Weil
New York City
USA

Consider the Degen DE1105..

i t has a dial to shuffle through the frequencies

Double reduction
and is shirt pocket size..

- Also have the Jwin JX-m-14

This is way above it in quality. .

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1105.htm




Stephanie Weil wrote:
I've been looking at this radio as sort of a larger version of a "daily
use carry around" radio to upgrade from my little J-Win JX-M14 pocket
set.

I just want something with a dial & needle in order to rapidly surf
around the dial for general listening but no hybrid digital radio with
an analog looking dial. But I do want something decent.

The dual-conversion feature it advertises seems to be nice. Would this
radio be all it's cracked up to be or is it a total dud?



Thanks for your help!!

Stephanie Weil
New York City
USA

Well Joe, I could give you a review but it's been soooo long since I put
mine back in the box and buried it somewhere in my closet that I probably
wouldn't remember whether or not it was any good. From what I just told
you, I think you could do the math



"Joe Analssandrini" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dear Jim,

"Jim Hackett" wrote:

Hey Joe, ... I see you said CURRENT models. The TECSUN R-9700DX is
dual conversion..

I was unaware of this radio which is, indeed, analog-tuned and
dual-conversion. I wonder, however, if it is any good. Did you notice
that the review, at RadioIntel.com, is practically word-for-word as the
blurbs ("exquisite case") on Lipyn's E-bay Store description? There
don't seem to be any other reviews - not on eHam nor (of course) in
PASSPORT and I definitely have my "doubts" about RadioIntel's review.

In any case, and I don't care how inexpensive (or expensive!) an
analog-tuned radio is - I'll NEVER go back. I "paid my dues" using @%#&
analog tuning, with its inaccuracies - "what frequency am I on?,"
drifting, other aggravations, etc., for more years than I want to
admit.

In other words, who really needs an analog-tuned shortwave receiver for
everyday use? (This, of course, does not apply to "collectibles" and
other such radios.)

Give me digital tuning any day, especially as nowadays there is no real
price "premium" charged for it.

So I do hope that, since Ms. Weil already has an inexpensive
analog-tuned SW radio, she will consider making her next purchase a
digitally-tuned one. I'll bet that, after using it for a while, she too
will "never go back to analog."

Best,

Joe