Reader Looks at the Sony ICF-7600G and the GR

 

 

Thanks, "Kc7cyt":

I've got a Sony ICF-7600G (not "GR") so it lacks the extra memories and variable attenuator of the GR but is otherwise very similar.

The sync detect really doesn't improve weak AM reception much; it's more of a "gee whiz the LED lit up so the reception MUST be better". Sony would've done better to forgo the sync detect and instead allow saving of mode (AM or USB/LSB) in the memory rather than requiring the user to switch-select mode.

The frequency slew buttons are a pain to use for band scanning. I suppose the radio was intended for users to set a few favorite frequencies and call it good. A tuning knob would've been much nicer.

The insightful - and sadly departed - Harry Helms wrote a great comparison piece on the ICF-7600GR and Eton/Grundig E5/G5. It really captures the essential differences between the two; and as the user of both rigs I can attest to it's accuracy. Here's a link to the piece:

http://harryhelmsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/eton-e5-versus-sony-icf-7600gr.html