{"id":15771,"date":"2015-11-24T08:26:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T12:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15771"},"modified":"2015-11-24T08:29:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T12:29:08","slug":"james-restored-sony-icf-5800h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/james-restored-sony-icf-5800h\/","title":{"rendered":"James&#8217; restored Sony ICF-5800H"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15770\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-001.jpg\" alt=\"Sony Vintage radio ICF 5800H 001\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-001-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/james-patterson\">James Patterson<\/a>, has recently restored a <strong>Sony ICF-5800H<\/strong>. James sent me a few photos and I\u00a0decided to\u00a0post them here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15769\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-003.jpg\" alt=\"Sony Vintage radio ICF 5800H 003\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-003-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I absolutely love the design of Japanese analog radios from this era. They have signal meters, large backlit dials, carry straps, and proper large controls&#8211;buttons, switches and knobs&#8211;that can even be operated when\u00a0wearing gloves in the winter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15768\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sony Vintage radio ICF 5800H 002 (1)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Great receiver you have there, James!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWLing Post contributor, James Patterson, has recently restored a Sony ICF-5800H. James sent me a few photos and I\u00a0decided to\u00a0post them here. I absolutely love the design of Japanese analog radios from this era. They have signal meters, large backlit dials, carry straps, and proper large controls&#8211;buttons, switches and knobs&#8211;that can even be operated when\u00a0wearing [&hellip;]<\/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":[373,3,1936,26,43],"tags":[4437,3769,495,4436],"class_list":["post-15771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-news","category-photos","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-icf-5800h","tag-james-patterson","tag-sony","tag-sony-icf-5800h"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-46n","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30942,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/portable-ssb-radios-for-people-who-are-visually-impaired\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":0},"title":"Portable SSB radios for people who are visually impaired","author":"Thomas","date":"February 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Svein Tore, who writes: I'm blind. The type of shortwave radio I like best, is the analogue type with a tuning wheel, because I don't need sight to use it, and I have full control over the receiver. I would like to buy a radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-Vintage-radio-ICF-5800H-002-1-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16505,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/james-put-his-ailing-sony-icf-sw55-on-ice-literally\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":1},"title":"James put his ailing Sony ICF-SW55 on ice. Literally.","author":"Thomas","date":"January 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, James Patterson, who writes: I have owned the Sony ICF-SW55 for around 15 years or more. I like to change my listening pleasure from radio to radio, giving each one a rest, as they are all different to a degree.\u00a0So I put the SW55\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"sony-icf-sw55c","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sony-icf-sw55c.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sony-icf-sw55c.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sony-icf-sw55c.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sony-icf-sw55c.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15836,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/brittle-ribbon-cables-james-cautions-sony-icf-2001d-and-icf-2010-owners\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":2},"title":"Brittle ribbon cables: James cautions Sony ICF-2001D and ICF-2010 owners","author":"Thomas","date":"November 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding the Sony ICF-2001D (or ICF-2010 in North America), SWLing Post contributor James Patterson writes: I have a comment on the Sony ICF-2010. In New Zealand it is called the ICF-2001D, as labeled on it. I bought the ICF 2001D at a sale. Brought it home and it seemed to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-ICF2010","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sony-ICF2010.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sony-ICF2010.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sony-ICF2010.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sony-ICF2010.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5372,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/vlados-thrift-store-find-a-sony-icf-2010\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":3},"title":"Vlado&#8217;s thrift store find: A Sony ICF-2010","author":"Thomas","date":"January 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"While visiting my friend, Vlado, this weekend, he showed me his thrift store find: a Sony ICF-2010 in very good condition`. The '2010 is a well-known portable amongst serious DXers, and is highly sought-after. Since this radio has not been in production for many years, used models routinely sell for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Sony ICF-2010","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sony2010-300x169.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15509,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/sunrise-and-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":4},"title":"Sunrise and shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"November 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It doesn't matter that propagation is rather poor this morning: I have a Sony ICF-SW100, a good cup of coffee, a beautiful sunrise and Radio Australia is loud and clear on 9,580 kHz. All is well.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony ICF-SW100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21222,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/dave-repairs-a-sony-icf-6500w\/","url_meta":{"origin":15771,"position":5},"title":"Dave repairs a Sony ICF-6500W","author":"Thomas","date":"September 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow, who noticed my comments about the Sony ICF-6500W in the Shelby Hamfest photos\u00a0and replies: Speaking of the Sony ICF-6500W, I just brought one back from the dead. Have a few comments I just added to the bottom of my Sony page. http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/sony.html\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"IMG_20160903_093608493","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_093608493.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_093608493.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_093608493.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_093608493.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}