I replaced the 7600D with an ICF 100, which was just as impressive (but for other reasons), but which got stolen shortly after. My then-girl friend (who had the accident) decided to keep it for FM reception, and live went on. Time went on, and almost 10 years later the radio suffered severe damage at a car accident. A truly impressive radio, which only Sony could produce. I was very fond of my 7600D, and remember nights listening to BC DX and amateur radio. I bought the export model in 1985, because I wanted the citizen band included, and being a student without a budget, it cost me dearly. I vividly recall the day when the original model, the 7600D, came out in 1983. I cannot review the ICF-7600 without some nostalgia. Note 4: The sensitivity on this receiver is somewhere between that of the Kaito KA1103 and the Sangean ATS 909xĪ true classic, the last of the great Sony SW radios Note 3: Although I have never had the chance to test this (I live in North America), longwave stations supposedly come in very well on this radio. Note 2: The built in telescopic antenna is very fragile and great precaution should be taken in extending it. Note 1: Shortwave sensitivity seems to be better above 15 megahertz than on the lower bands. However, if you are a regular FM listener or an AM shortwave DXer you might prefer Tecsun's more sensitive 660/680/880 receivers. Verdict: is a simplistic receiver with an excellent synchronous detector that performs well in most aspects. Pros: Simplistic design, 100 easy to use presets with memory scan (see cons), contains the most functional synchronous selectable sideband of any modern portable, provides excellent single sideband reception with a LSB/USB switch located on the side panel (see cons), Japanese FM, sleep timer that can be turned off, tone switch (see cons), adjustable attenuator.Ĭons: Images appear 900khz above any strong signal (even though it supposedly has 'dual conversion'), mediocre audio through internal speaker, single sideband fine tune wheel difficult to use with precision, keys wear out over time, no automatic tuning storage, pricier than some more sensitive Tecsun radios, only one bandwidth (almost completely remedied by synchronous detector). Overview: Having owned this radio for over seven years, the Sony ICF SW-7600gr has proven itself to be a solid overall performer on all the bands with its SSB reception that outperforms all of my radios (except for the Tecsun PL880).

Simple Radio With a great synchronous detector

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