Hello, I bought a new one in 1995 and I was very happy with this radio. One day I sold it after having it for more than 15 years and today I bought another one in very good aesthetic and operating condition and I am very happy to use it again on all because of the magnificent sound it has and the great quality of reception of the radio stations and above all because of the red and green synchronization tuning leds that nobody was able to replicate in other brands, I use it with the external Sony antenna an- 1 which is the best active antenna ever made by Sony and which I had kept since that year 1995, greetings and thanks for the video.
Thanks for taking the time to make 5his video. Just picked up this at a garage sale for $10 bucks in original box with $145.00 Sears price tag. Only missing an external antenna.
The SW7600G uses a pretty aggressive low-pass filter to reduce the AF bandwidth even in the MUSIC tone switch position, which makes for noticeably better channel separation at the cost of fidelity. (A 3 kHz lowpass is already built into the CXA1376 IC used.) Compare to a modern DSP radio and you will see the difference. I compared the Digitech AR-1780 and SW 7600G side by side and Digitech beat it hands down. The LW/MW sound on the Digitech is comparable to FM while the Sony is muffled and ear straining. What you would expect for a BW of 3KHZ.
Thank you for sharing about the Tone switch, I've always thought that the News/Music settings were just Sony's fancy terms for "bass" and "treble". Had no idea that the tone switch circuitry also worked in conjunction with the audio filter bandwidth. My own SW7600G is sadly non functional (won't power on), probably due to corrosion from leaked AA alkaline batteries. Evidently I had stored the radio for a long time but had totally forgotten to remove the batteries first. ☹️
Everyone wants a knob 😆 I personally prefer the tuning mechanism that's on this for mobile use less things to get damaged, I have the 7600 before this one great reception with the PLL and SSB just has the capacitor issue a little hiss still use it regularly though tough old thing 👍
Just picked up one and has the pouch, looks brand new, nice heavy feel. The speaker sounds great to me considering the size of it. It's going to be my travel radio also.
Very crisp audio on SSB.Excellent sensitivity on all AM & SW stations compared to alot of newer SW portable receivers,Only thing thats missing is the Tuning dial,of which would be alot better to use than the up & down tuning buttons.
I own one of these from way back... but for the life of me I cannot now see the point with the advent of the internet, TH-cam and Digital Radio.... but thanks for the review. I will keep mine for who know's what is ahead!
Thx for the review and opinion. It was interesting to watch especially because I've got the same model and I am also totally satisfied with its sound and quality.
You didnt tune to any SSB HF stations.I was hopeing you would.Also world time on 5mg,10mgs and 15mgs.I live down in New Zealand and have owned this radio for more than 20 years.Still performs like new !
Thank you for this. I recently bought one for around £22. I t was described as "having problems". These happened to be that there was no FM when you pressed the FM select. The other was numbers 4, 5 and 6 on the keypad do not work. I work around this by using the SW band selector and presets. Its a really good on SW, MW and LW. 73s
Sincronous Tuning is one thing........Single Side Band is Another !!! This Radio has Both Features but one feature does one thing and the other does something different
To make sure that this radio does not make sense to be bought, you need to watch this video. If there are a lot of very many words and not a single real radio station is received, this is just the case.
Only a red led light comes on when you are right on a station,no strenght meter.This radio lacks a Tuning dial and signal strenght meter,otherwise Sony did a fine job produceing this radio,Great entry radio for the first time SW listener.
Hello, I bought a new one in 1995 and I was very happy with this radio. One day I sold it after having it for more than 15 years and today I bought another one in very good aesthetic and operating condition and I am very happy to use it again on all because of the magnificent sound it has and the great quality of reception of the radio stations and above all because of the red and green synchronization tuning leds that nobody was able to replicate in other brands, I use it with the external Sony antenna an- 1 which is the best active antenna ever made by Sony and which I had kept since that year 1995, greetings and thanks for the video.
Thanks for taking the time to make 5his video. Just picked up this at a garage sale for $10 bucks in original box with $145.00 Sears price tag. Only missing an external antenna.
The SW7600G uses a pretty aggressive low-pass filter to reduce the AF bandwidth even in the MUSIC tone switch position, which makes for noticeably better channel separation at the cost of fidelity. (A 3 kHz lowpass is already built into the CXA1376 IC used.)
Compare to a modern DSP radio and you will see the difference. I compared the Digitech AR-1780 and SW 7600G side by side and Digitech beat it hands down. The LW/MW sound on the Digitech is comparable to FM while the Sony is muffled and ear straining. What you would expect for a BW of 3KHZ.
Thank you for sharing about the Tone switch, I've always thought that the News/Music settings were just Sony's fancy terms for "bass" and "treble". Had no idea that the tone switch circuitry also worked in conjunction with the audio filter bandwidth.
My own SW7600G is sadly non functional (won't power on), probably due to corrosion from leaked AA alkaline batteries. Evidently I had stored the radio for a long time but had totally forgotten to remove the batteries first. ☹️
I just bought one at an estate sale for $20. Excellent condition with manual. Now I just need to learn how to use it. Great Video.
Wow what a bargain price you get! I bought one when it came out around $200+
Everyone wants a knob 😆 I personally prefer the tuning mechanism that's on this for mobile use less things to get damaged, I have the 7600 before this one great reception with the PLL and SSB just has the capacitor issue a little hiss still use it regularly though tough old thing 👍
Just picked up one and has the pouch, looks brand new, nice heavy feel. The speaker sounds great to me considering the size of it. It's going to be my travel radio also.
Excellent review j just bought 1 will hav it nxt week look forward to using it .thanks again
Nice review !! Looks better than GR model. Can you do some SW tuning and post ?
I have one. It's a great little radio. I like that I can use it on SSB as well as CW since I am a ham.
Barry
Very crisp audio on SSB.Excellent sensitivity on all AM & SW stations compared to alot of newer SW portable receivers,Only thing thats missing is the Tuning dial,of which would be alot better to use than the up & down tuning buttons.
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I own one of these from way back... but for the life of me I cannot now see the point with the advent of the internet, TH-cam and Digital Radio.... but thanks for the review. I will keep mine for who know's what is ahead!
with the current affairs of the world, it may come handy.
don’t take the internet access for granted.
Thx for the review and opinion. It was interesting to watch especially because I've got the same model and I am also totally satisfied with its sound and quality.
You didnt tune to any SSB HF stations.I was hopeing you would.Also world time on 5mg,10mgs and 15mgs.I live down in New Zealand and have owned this radio for more than 20 years.Still performs like new !
Brian..excellent review. Thank you.
I would like a tuning wheel🤔
The telescopic antenna on my set is broken. Can anyone please tell me what is the impedance needed for a new one. Thanks
Thank you for this. I recently bought one for around £22. I t was described as "having problems". These happened to be that there was no FM when you pressed the FM select. The other was numbers 4, 5 and 6 on the keypad do not work. I work around this by using the SW band selector and presets. Its a really good on SW, MW and LW. 73s
I bought the 7600GR and was good until it died four years later because of a faulty volume knob..
Hoje does it compare to the sw 7600g?
Major difference between sw7600, sw7600g, sw7600gr
Sincronous Tuning is one thing........Single Side Band is Another !!! This Radio has Both Features but one feature does one thing and the other does something different
To make sure that this radio does not make sense to be bought, you need to watch this video. If there are a lot of very many words and not a single real radio station is received, this is just the case.
I have one from 2008.
Only a red led light comes on when you are right on a station,no strenght meter.This radio lacks a Tuning dial and signal strenght meter,otherwise Sony did a fine job produceing this radio,Great entry radio for the first time SW listener.
Radio in Air band Fecility
Great review my friend :) Thanks for sharing 73!
Radio in Air nand
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