It's been a while since I added to my Sony shortwave radio collection. This time, I eyed up the Sony ICF-SW7600; and won it via eBay on January 12th for a mere $52.00. This is one fine looking radio, and considering its age, it is virtually in mint condition; it doesn't look like this radio was used very much at all. The previous owner of this radio definitely took great care of it. Although this model lacks the famous synchronous detection as found in the next two models of this series (the next two models are the ICF-SW7600G and the ICF-SW7600GR, which I currently own), reception on this set is very good. This radio is a definite welcome member to my Sony shortwave radio collection; and it will be well taken care of.
Here's a photo of it for your viewing enjoyment (click to enlarge):
Specifications:
- 153kHz - 30 MHz (dual conversion)
- 5 KHz steps on SW; LW: 3 kHz, MW: 9/10 kHz, FM: 50/100 kHz depends on frequency range
- 10 presets
- SSB reception
- Fine tuning for AM and SSB
- External antenna jack
- Battery life on 4 AA Sony SUM-3 (NS) "heavy duty" (zinc chloride) batteries = 10 hours
(I get the feeling I'll get a whole lot more on the rechargeable 2650 mAh AA batteries I installed)
- Produced: 1990-1993