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SW portable recommendations?

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Posted on October 19, 2009 at 07:25:29

SamA
Audiophile

Posts: 954
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Joined: February 12, 2004

Son is about to deploy. He'll be away for Christmas and his birthday and I want to get him a sturdy portable SW radio (with AM and FM) before he leaves. Any recommendations so he can listen to BBC and VOA broadcasts?

Size and weight are a factor. Sturdy, too. He'll be in rough conditions.

Any and all help appreciated.

RE: SW portable recommendations?

leon

13:53:33 10/21/09

RE: SW portable recommendations?

Marantzguy

11:32:36 10/20/09

RE: SW portable recommendations?

paulb

13:56:47 10/19/09

RE: SW portable recommendations?, posted on October 21, 2009 at 13:53:33
Leon	i, too, have a Sony ICF2010 and though it is an amazing radio, I can't recommend it for 'rough' duty. If used on batteries, you will find the holder for the 3 'D' cells which power it to be inadequate and fragile. Also, check out the size of this one and you may find it too large for a guy going on deployment. Sound out of the speaker is only so-so but can be fixed with earphones.

RE: SW portable recommendations?, posted on October 20, 2009 at 11:32:36

Marantzguy
Audiophile

Posts: 2411
Joined: June 21, 2002

Hi, Sam:

I rely upon my trusty ICF-2010 whenever I travel places.

You may find a used one somewhere.

I paid $5 for the one I own and found the proper power supply "Wall Wart" to operate it (sourced from Sony for about $20).

Unfortunately, IMHO, there is not much on SW that is very interesting these days, certainly NOT like it once was about twenty years ago!

Happy Listening, anyway!

Richard Links
Berkeley, CA

RE: SW portable recommendations?, posted on October 19, 2009 at 13:56:47
paulb Audiophile Posts: 86 Location: Wisconsin Joined: November 17, 2000	the sony icf-sw7600gr is probably the best portable sw radio around. you can find it for under $140.

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