A quick look at the Sony ICF-7600D

This Sony shortwave radio has been important to me becoming a ham. Let me tell you my shortwave story and show this fantastic Sony ICF-7600D to you.
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[@WECB640]

Nice trip down memory lane Morten. This is the bug that gave us all a rash when we were young. I still have that rash. Thanks for sharing. Your Grandfather is smiling.

[@LB0FI]

It was fun sharing this. And finding this radio brought back a lot of memories.

[@MikeN2MAK]

Very cool. I love the look of the old 80's tech we grew up with.

[@LB0FI]

It's an example of very good product design.

[@blomidon]

I have a 7600. It now sits in my wife’s sewing room and she uses it to listen the local CBC AM station. It still works. I used to take it with me on trips. The SSB worked fine on the ham bands. I went to Russia when it was still the USSR. I remember listening to 20 m when I heard a ham friend who was in the military stationed at Alert in the Canadian arctic. This was a listening post used as part of an early warning system. So here I was in Leningrad hearing a signal from a site that was set up to listen to the Soviets. If I could hear a ham radio station with my little Sony, his military buddies must have had a good radio path for what they listening to.

[@LB0FI]

Thanks for sharing this story. And that also says something about how old this radio actually is, even though it doesn’t feel that old when you use it. It’s actually a testament to good product design.

[@oceanspan6]

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[@LB0FI]

@oceanspan6 Yes?

[@45auto]

Nice radio back then. A little disappointed that you didn't Photoshop a beard into 11-year old Morten. 😉

[@LB0FI]

It’s actually still a really nice radio. Not as mind blowing as it was 35 years ago, but still a great design. The next step is to find a working Radio Shack DX-375 at a reasonable price.

[@riadhboulkroune9893]

What is the difference between the 7600D and 7600DS, please?

[@LB0FI]

I have honestly no idea.

[@djianh]

Per Passport to WBR and WRTH reviews from around that time, the only difference is in appearance. Parts, features, and performance across the 2002, 2003, 7600D, and 7600DS are identical.

[@DD0ULQTC]

Moin Morton,
the 7600 is such a good radio. I use mine (7600DS) fromt time to time.
vy73 de Micha, DD0UL

[@LB0FI]

Mine is coming along as a travel companion on future trips.