{"id":12225,"date":"2015-02-07T09:32:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T13:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=12225"},"modified":"2015-02-07T09:35:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T13:35:54","slug":"video-dan-compares-the-sony-icf-6800w-with-several-benchmark-receivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/video-dan-compares-the-sony-icf-6800w-with-several-benchmark-receivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dan compares the Sony ICF-6800W with several benchmark receivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fullscreen-capture-272015-13405-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12230\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fullscreen-capture-272015-13405-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Fullscreen capture 272015 13405 PM\" width=\"645\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fullscreen-capture-272015-13405-PM.jpg 645w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Fullscreen-capture-272015-13405-PM-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xhh3w3Cqwug&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">this video<\/a> of Dan Robinson comparing his Sony ICF-6800 with the JRC NRD-301A, Eddystone 1650\/9, RFT EKD-515, Drake R7A, and the WJ8718A\/MFP:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xhh3w3Cqwug\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThanks for sharing, Dan! Impressive lineup!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this video of Dan Robinson comparing his Sony ICF-6800 with the JRC NRD-301A, Eddystone 1650\/9, RFT EKD-515, Drake R7A, and the WJ8718A\/MFP: Thanks for sharing, Dan! Impressive lineup!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,26,129,43,304],"tags":[2635,3601,3599,3598,3600,3603,3291,3602],"class_list":["post-12225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","category-videos","tag-dan-robinson","tag-drake-r7a","tag-eddystone-16509","tag-jrc-nrd-301a","tag-rft-ekd-515","tag-sony-icf-6800w","tag-video","tag-wj8718amfp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3bb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12992,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/dan-compares-the-mckay-dymek-dr33-c6-to-three-other-benchmark-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":12225,"position":0},"title":"Dan compares the McKay-Dymek DR33-C6 to three other benchmark receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this YouTube video comparing\u00a0four\u00a0of his receivers: the McKay Dymek DR33-C6, the East German made RFT EKD 515, Japan Radio Company NRD-301A,\u00a0and his Watkins Johnson 8718A\/MFPWJ WJ\u00a0.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DanRobinson-RadioComparison","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26887,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/photo-tour-of-dan-robinsons-receiver-collection\/","url_meta":{"origin":12225,"position":1},"title":"Photo tour of Dan Robinson&#8217;s receiver collection","author":"Thomas","date":"July 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this year--the day before the 2017 Winter SWL Fest, in fact--Dan Robinson and I joined forces at the National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland, and following a brilliant Thai lunch, visited Dan's place, where I surveyed his stunning receiver collection, several of which represent the Holy Grail of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JRC-NRD-630-Side-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JRC-NRD-630-Side-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JRC-NRD-630-Side-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JRC-NRD-630-Side-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JRC-NRD-630-Side-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17719,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/part-2-swling-post-shack-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":12225,"position":2},"title":"Part 2: SWLing Post shack photos","author":"Thomas","date":"March 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Several months ago, we conducted a shack photo contest sponsored by Universal Radio.\u00a0I'm posting\u00a0all of your excellent photos as time allows and putting them under the tag, shack photos. 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