{"id":17092,"date":"2016-01-27T09:57:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T13:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=17092"},"modified":"2016-01-27T10:17:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T14:17:01","slug":"sony-srf-59-information-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/sony-srf-59-information-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony SRF-59 information page"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Mike Ladd, who shares a link to this incredibly informative page about the vulnerable<\/del>\u00a0(oops!) venerable<\/em>\u00a0Sony SRF-59 ultralight radio:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/earmark.net\/gesr\/srf59.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike Ladd, who shares a link to this incredibly informative page about the vulnerable\u00a0(oops!) venerable\u00a0Sony SRF-59 ultralight radio: http:\/\/earmark.net\/gesr\/srf59.htm<\/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":[373,3,3727],"tags":[4713,495,493,494],"class_list":["post-17092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-news","category-ultralight-dx","tag-mike-ladd","tag-sony","tag-sony-srf-59","tag-srf-59"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4rG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14878,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/pocket-dx-finding-the-sony-srf-59-and-srf-39fp\/","url_meta":{"origin":17092,"position":0},"title":"Pocket DX: Finding the Sony SRF-59 and SRF-39FP","author":"Thomas","date":"October 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I have two of the Sony SRF\u00a0series pocket AM\/FM radios: the grey SRF-59 and the clear SRF-39FP. The venerable\u00a0SRF-59 has long been one of the least expensive, quality analog AM\/FM receivers on the market. I originally purchased one new for $14.95\u00a0US including shipping. 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[The] Sony SRF-39FR is an excellent receiver made special for Federal Prison in US. It is an incredibly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-SRF-59-and-Sony-SRF-39FP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-and-Sony-SRF-39FP-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-and-Sony-SRF-39FP-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-and-Sony-SRF-39FP-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15310,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/bills-simple-sony-srf-59-passive-loop-antenna-modification\/","url_meta":{"origin":17092,"position":2},"title":"Bill’s simple Sony SRF-59 passive loop antenna modification","author":"Thomas","date":"October 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In reference to our previous posts about the Sony SRF-59 ultralight receiver, SWLing Post reader, Bill Mead, writes: \"As someone who doesn't normally open the backs of radios, this is my mod on my ultralight. All it takes is a bit of electrical tape to hold the belt clip on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15252,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/peter-recommends-the-sony-srf-s84-and-srf-18-ultralights\/","url_meta":{"origin":17092,"position":3},"title":"Peter recommends the Sony SRF-S84 and SRF-18 ultralights","author":"Thomas","date":"October 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In reference to our post about the Sony SRF-39FP and SRF-59, SWLing Post reader, Peter, writes: As usual a very interesting post. I sold most of my collection of receivers some years ago but I'm still interested in AM DXing and especially ultralight DXing (thats why I have three SRF59).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-SRF-18","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-18.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-18.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-18.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1440,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/a-review-of-the-sony-srf-59-cheap-fun-mediumwave-dx-thrills\/","url_meta":{"origin":17092,"position":4},"title":"A review of the Sony SRF-59 — cheap, fun Mediumwave DX thrills","author":"Thomas","date":"August 8, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"A few years ago, I heard a lot of buzz in AM\/Mediumwave radio circles about a small, inexpensive radio called the Sony SRF-59. Discussions were focused on the incredible performance of this diminutive low-cost radio and how it held it own against some real benchmark receivers. Out of curiosity, I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SonySRF-59.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15239,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/roberts-modified-version-of-the-sony-srf-39fp\/","url_meta":{"origin":17092,"position":5},"title":"Robert’s modified version of the Sony SRF-39FP","author":"Thomas","date":"October 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Robert who comments on our post about the Sony SRF-39FP: Here's a Suped-up Version of the SRF-39FP made for me by Gary DeBock. [see above] As if the Prison Radio wasn't already good enough\u2026this 7 Inch loopstick gives it even more bang four the Buck!! I call\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mediumwave"","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"srf-39fp","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/srf-39fp1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17092","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=17092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}