At 02:51 19/02/2007, you wrote: >As most medium-wave DXers know, after Sony discontinued the top-rated >ICF-S5W in 1981, it has never returned to the USA market with a >medium-wave DX >specialty portable. But a little-known fact is that the Japanese >market has had >a phenomenally successful medium-wave DX receiver sold continuously since >1985... the Sony ICF-EX5. > Since this radio was strictly designed for the Japanese market, to my >knowledge, it has never been offered for sale here, and the documentation on >the web is almost all in Japanese. Intrigued with the Japanese reports of >outstanding sensitivity and selectivity, I placed a couple of orders for the >radios, eager to test the ICF-EX5 against my ICF-S5W. > To my surprise, when properly aligned (a simple procedure), the >sensitivity of the ICF-EX5 was generally equal to the ICF-S5W, and >it has the added >benefits of a synchronous detector circuit, and double-conversion >circuitry. >That's not to say that all is perfect.. the dynamic range seems a little >worse than the ICF-S5W, and the Japanese written on the dial will not please >everybody. But, at a price of $175 delivered (from sources such as audio >cubes.com),
Thanks for mentioning this, Gary. I'd never heard of it, and its picture looks like an analog ICF-2010. What fun! Good price too, as the price in Japan seems to be pretty much the same. best wishes, Nick **************************************************************************** Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada **************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
