@@swlistening I did! This episode also prompted me to unbox the S-8800 which I received almost a month ago. It's nearly half as tall as my old Toshiba RP-2000F and about half the weight too. 😀 I didn't want to be an eager kid on Christmas morning and patiently waited for weeks to open up the package from Anon-Co. 🙂 The S-8800's speaker blows my PL-990's sound quality any time and is a huge difference from my D-808's tinny speaker. I've still to finalize calibrating its SSB though; it's undocumented and I had to Google for the procedure.
@@StratmanII That's good to hear 🙂 Congratulations on the S-8800, I think you will have a lot of good DXing with it. What an incredible receiver to get as a Christmas present!
@@swlistening LOL, it was actually my own birthday present for last month, Andre. I decided to buy an S-8800 as I knew that Hammarlund of yours isn't going anywhere! 📻☺
I have a somy 7600gr among many other portables. The main complaint, and a valid one by many, is the lack of a tuning knob. With this understood, I still can say that it pulls in the signals the cleanest out of most any other radio. The dsp radios are simply noisy by nature. The Sony is not a fun radio to scan stations with. But it's a great one to listen with. So, if you have a a radio to do a scan and can find signals, you can then listen on the Sony. You can also pre program stations etc. The sync can't really be beat by most newer radios in this price class.
Thanks for your comment and I agree with this complaint. The lack of a tuning knob is a serious let-down. A real tuning knob with no muting (like on the Tecsun PL-680) would have made this radio so much better. But it is still a great radio, the mere fact that it is real analogue makes it so much nice to use and listen to than many DSP radios. I do like some DSP radios, but, in the end, I think I still prefer full analogue. The Sony definitely pulls in signals more cleanly, with less noise, than many other radios. And the sync works very well.
@ It doesn't bother me (lack of tuning knob) as much as others. It's one of my favorite radios to listen on. I have many little portables too. 660, 880, 9700dx, s350dl, etc and more. The 660 is the closest in sound to the song but still not quite there. If the timing knob really bugs you, use a dsp to find the station and listen on the Sony. Sounds much better.
@@herrkrickmeyer9718 The lack of a tuning knob bothers me, but I can live with it, just because the radio is so good otherwise 😀 I think I will use it a lot for SSB listening in particular.
Well, on the Bangkok VOLMET I think the contrary of what you wrote in the description: I find the PL-680 less noisy. Just like on my PL-660, the BFO seems a bit difficult to tune and has this wobbling sound effect when not perfectly tuned. On the HK VOLMET however, I do agree that the Sony wins.
There is an alternate frequency for the Bangkok Metereological Radio which I often find to be less noisy, it's on 8743 kHz. The 6765.1 kHz one is tricky to tune unless your receiver can tune to the nearest 0.1 kHz. 📻🤔
Hi Alain, the BFO on the 680 is definitely a bit difficult to tune, the Sony is easier. There are times when I am using the 680 and I know I am not tuned in perfectly. Often some signals, especially the Volmets, don't last for a very long time, so by the time I manage to tune in perfectly the transmission ends! I still think I prefer the Sony for Bangkok 🙂
Hello André. You'll get used to the PL-680's BFO. I did 😁 Sometimes you have to go up/down 1 or 2 kHz to obtain a perfect tune with the BFO. Let's agree to disagree on the BKK VOLMET reception then 😄
Is your ICF-7600G still working to this day? Mine went dead after those Duracell alkalines leaked. I had always assumed that it was only manganese-zinc carbon batteries leaked and not an expensive brand like Duracell. I purchased mine in 1999 and had no idea the model came out in 1994.
@@swlistening Yes, mine still works very well both on SW, FM and local AM. Never had an issue. Same with the 2010, still works great. I enjoy your channel and content ... 👍
@@StratmanII Yes it is still working like new. I don't leave batteries in my radios and just put them in when not using an AC adapter. Any alkaline battery is capable of leakage so it's best to take them out when not in use. I don't worry about losing memories if the batteries or out. I hope you can find a good condition model again ... 👍
@@Patriot-American That's awesome, good for you! 🙂 Back in the day, battery manufacturers like Energizer and Duracell often boasted that their alkaline products were leak proof and even guaranteed customers to repair or replace their items damaged by the use of their batteries. Like many consumers I was led into believing that alkaline batteries wouldn't leak (they did) and I left a new set of alkalines in my 7600G and forgetting about them. I haven't found a electronics repair shop in my area to this day but I remember the Sony service center refusing to repair a model that it considered obsolete when I took my radio to them. 😥
@@swlistening No, if you got clear voice in SSB by fine tuning and than you go to another frequency with SSB signal on another band, and you don't need use fine tuning again - that means receiver remembers BFO fine tuning settings.
@@oz_dx The 7600G has a physical side switches under AM Mode. Within the AM Mode area there are physical slide buttons for "Normal, Sync (PLL) and then SSB (and a manual rotary dial knob for fine tune or bfo) in which there is your choice, via slide button, for LSB/USB. If you tune in to a different frequency band, how you left the physical buttons will still be in effect on the new frequency band. Fine tuning in SSB mode on a specific frequency is just for that one. If you switch to a different band and in SSB mode, you would need to fine tune again with the rotary side fine tune knob. The fine tune (bfo), is manual and as such, would probably need to be adjusted on your new frequency band.
Thank you for your question Mohammed. There is a very useful and easy guide written by Kevin, here: www.blogordie.com/2024/03/qodosen-sr-286-tuning-tutorial/ He explains everything in a nice and simple way.
@swlistening Dear, I found the method explained in the article unclear to me. I kindly request that a practical video tutorial be created to help better understand it. Additionally, it would be very helpful if you could create a video that clearly and directly explains how to store frequencies and radio stations in memory and how to retrieve them easily later. This should cover all modes: FM, AM, and SW, with clear and concise instructions. I hope you consider my request. With kind regards and many thanks in advance for your efforts.
I know I'm going to enjoy this episode. Ive always been fond of The SWL King's radio comparison videos! 📻👑🙇👍🏼❤️🐕
I hope you enjoyed it 🙂
@@swlistening I did! This episode also prompted me to unbox the S-8800 which I received almost a month ago. It's nearly half as tall as my old Toshiba RP-2000F and about half the weight too. 😀 I didn't want to be an eager kid on Christmas morning and patiently waited for weeks to open up the package from Anon-Co. 🙂
The S-8800's speaker blows my PL-990's sound quality any time and is a huge difference from my D-808's tinny speaker. I've still to finalize calibrating its SSB though; it's undocumented and I had to Google for the procedure.
@@StratmanII That's good to hear 🙂 Congratulations on the S-8800, I think you will have a lot of good DXing with it. What an incredible receiver to get as a Christmas present!
@@swlistening LOL, it was actually my own birthday present for last month, Andre. I decided to buy an S-8800 as I knew that Hammarlund of yours isn't going anywhere! 📻☺
@@StratmanII 🙂
When I had the Sony, I missed being able to turn a knob to tune in stations. I know, I always focus on the negative.
I do miss a tuning knob also, I prefer a tuning knob to the buttons on this Sony. But, apart from this, I like the radio very much.
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I have a somy 7600gr among many other portables. The main complaint, and a valid one by many, is the lack of a tuning knob. With this understood, I still can say that it pulls in the signals the cleanest out of most any other radio. The dsp radios are simply noisy by nature. The Sony is not a fun radio to scan stations with. But it's a great one to listen with. So, if you have a a radio to do a scan and can find signals, you can then listen on the Sony. You can also pre program stations etc. The sync can't really be beat by most newer radios in this price class.
Thanks for your comment and I agree with this complaint. The lack of a tuning knob is a serious let-down. A real tuning knob with no muting (like on the Tecsun PL-680) would have made this radio so much better. But it is still a great radio, the mere fact that it is real analogue makes it so much nice to use and listen to than many DSP radios. I do like some DSP radios, but, in the end, I think I still prefer full analogue. The Sony definitely pulls in signals more cleanly, with less noise, than many other radios. And the sync works very well.
@ It doesn't bother me (lack of tuning knob) as much as others. It's one of my favorite radios to listen on. I have many little portables too. 660, 880, 9700dx, s350dl, etc and more. The 660 is the closest in sound to the song but still not quite there. If the timing knob really bugs you, use a dsp to find the station and listen on the Sony. Sounds much better.
@@herrkrickmeyer9718 The lack of a tuning knob bothers me, but I can live with it, just because the radio is so good otherwise 😀 I think I will use it a lot for SSB listening in particular.
Well, on the Bangkok VOLMET I think the contrary of what you wrote in the description: I find the PL-680 less noisy. Just like on my PL-660, the BFO seems a bit difficult to tune and has this wobbling sound effect when not perfectly tuned.
On the HK VOLMET however, I do agree that the Sony wins.
There is an alternate frequency for the Bangkok Metereological Radio which I often find to be less noisy, it's on 8743 kHz. The 6765.1 kHz one is tricky to tune unless your receiver can tune to the nearest 0.1 kHz. 📻🤔
@StratmanII I don't think I've ever listened to 8743, I should try it.
Hi Alain, the BFO on the 680 is definitely a bit difficult to tune, the Sony is easier. There are times when I am using the 680 and I know I am not tuned in perfectly. Often some signals, especially the Volmets, don't last for a very long time, so by the time I manage to tune in perfectly the transmission ends!
I still think I prefer the Sony for Bangkok 🙂
Hello André. You'll get used to the PL-680's BFO. I did 😁
Sometimes you have to go up/down 1 or 2 kHz to obtain a perfect tune with the BFO.
Let's agree to disagree on the BKK VOLMET reception then 😄
@@F4LDT-Alain 😀
Hard to beat the little Sony for a portable SW radio. I've got the 7600G that I bought around 1995 and it has been a fun little radio...
Is yours still working? I really like mine, I hope it will keep on working for a while.
Is your ICF-7600G still working to this day? Mine went dead after those Duracell alkalines leaked. I had always assumed that it was only manganese-zinc carbon batteries leaked and not an expensive brand like Duracell. I purchased mine in 1999 and had no idea the model came out in 1994.
@@swlistening Yes, mine still works very well both on SW, FM and local AM. Never had an issue. Same with the 2010, still works great. I enjoy your channel and content ... 👍
@@StratmanII Yes it is still working like new. I don't leave batteries in my radios and just put them in when not using an AC adapter. Any alkaline battery is capable of leakage so it's best to take them out when not in use. I don't worry about losing memories if the batteries or out. I hope you can find a good condition model again ... 👍
@@Patriot-American That's awesome, good for you! 🙂 Back in the day, battery manufacturers like Energizer and Duracell often boasted that their alkaline products were leak proof and even guaranteed customers to repair or replace their items damaged by the use of their batteries. Like many consumers I was led into believing that alkaline batteries wouldn't leak (they did) and I left a new set of alkalines in my 7600G and forgetting about them.
I haven't found a electronics repair shop in my area to this day but I remember the Sony service center refusing to repair a model that it considered obsolete when I took my radio to them. 😥
Nice comparison! Does Sony ICF-SW7600GR remember BFO settings?
Do you mean like if I save a USB or LSB frequency in the memory?
@@swlistening No, if you got clear voice in SSB by fine tuning and than you go to another frequency with SSB signal on another band, and you don't need use fine tuning again - that means receiver remembers BFO fine tuning settings.
@@oz_dx The 7600G has a physical side switches under AM Mode. Within the AM Mode area there are physical slide buttons for "Normal, Sync (PLL) and then SSB (and a manual rotary dial knob for fine tune or bfo) in which there is your choice, via slide button, for LSB/USB. If you tune in to a different frequency band, how you left the physical buttons will still be in effect on the new frequency band. Fine tuning in SSB mode on a specific frequency is just for that one. If you switch to a different band and in SSB mode, you would need to fine tune again with the rotary side fine tune knob. The fine tune (bfo), is manual and as such, would probably need to be adjusted on your new frequency band.
@@Patriot-American Thank you for so detailed technical info.
Good comparison. I think the Sony just edged out the PL680.
The Sony one sounded much better on the ID. Also, why is the frequency much distorded? I don't remember being much distorded that much.
I agree, the Sony sounds best. I guess the distortion (or not) depends on the propagation conditions.
Definitely a better signal on the Sony Andre
Thanks John, I agree!
Dear, I want an explanation of how to store and save radio stations on the device’s memory, Qodoesn SR-286 radio
Thank you for your question Mohammed. There is a very useful and easy guide written by Kevin, here: www.blogordie.com/2024/03/qodosen-sr-286-tuning-tutorial/ He explains everything in a nice and simple way.
@swlistening Dear,
I found the method explained in the article unclear to me. I kindly request that a practical video tutorial be created to help better understand it. Additionally, it would be very helpful if you could create a video that clearly and directly explains how to store frequencies and radio stations in memory and how to retrieve them easily later. This should cover all modes: FM, AM, and SW, with clear and concise instructions.
I hope you consider my request. With kind regards and many thanks in advance for your efforts.
I do not hear meteorological radio stations.
I think you might be able to hear Bangkok, but do you have a radio with SSB? You need a radio with SSB for this.
@swlistening My radios do not have SSB.
@@gorankoilic6571 OK, then you will not be able to hear these meteorological stations, unfortunately.