{"id":22249,"date":"2016-11-17T13:39:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T17:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=22249"},"modified":"2018-08-28T06:39:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:39:57","slug":"sony-icf-2001d2010-vs-icf-sw77-the-final-result-next-contender-the-eton-e1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/sony-icf-2001d2010-vs-icf-sw77-the-final-result-next-contender-the-eton-e1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony ICF-2001D\/2010 vs ICF-SW77: The final result &amp; next contender ~ The Eton E1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7MPaTFAQKE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hi there, after conducting a total of 14 reception tests comparing these two vintage &#8211; but excellent\u00a0portable shortwave radios, there was a clear winner &#8211; the ICF-2001D. Interestingly, the second half of the\u00a0testing identified yet another example of synchronous detection lock dropping out on\u00a0the ICF-SW77 (during reception of Radio CANDIP, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 5066.4 kHz). Generally, however, and despite a fairly narrow performance margin, the ICF-2001D managed to deliver clearer audio across 5 of the remaining 6 reception tests, giving a final score of 9 to 3 in it&#8217;s favour. However, despite the clear win, there is no doubt in my mind at all that the ICF-SW77 is still a great portable receiver and in my\u00a0humble opinion, remains one of the best ever made.<\/p>\n<p>I believe\u00a0this comparison test reveals the only likely remaining contender to the top-spot in portable shortwave receivers to be\u00a0the Eton E1\/E1XM. Originally to be marketed as the &#8216;Satellit 900&#8217; (that never happened) and following a decade of development, involving\u00a0RL Drake, it was finally introduced in 1995 &#8211; and then out of production\u00a0within a few years. Fortunately, a couple of months ago, I managed to snag one in excellent condition on eBay, for a reasonable price. Now, these radios are not without issues, including, but not limited to; sticky rubber exterior casing, malfunctioning\u00a0display, failing function keys and general all-round fragility. Not exactly what I would be looking for in a rugged, well-performing portable for my DXpeditions. However, as someone who is always exploring ways to &#8216;push the performance envelope&#8217; and the obvious potential benefits of passband tuning, an allegedly superior synchronous detection circuit, 4 audio bandwidth filters and tuning resolution down to 10 Hz, the E1\u00a0was impossible for me to ignore. Thus, at some point in the near future, I will perform a similar comparison test with the Sony ICF-2001D and the Eton E1.<em> Whichever camp you might be in, I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy the reception videos and find the results\/conclusions informative.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For now, wishing you all excellent DX.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eton-e1L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22263 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eton-e1L.jpg\" alt=\"eton-e1l\" width=\"465\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eton-e1L.jpg 465w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eton-e1L-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Eton E1; possibly the best portable shortwave receiver of all time?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Clint Gouveia\u00a0is the author of this post and a regular contributor to the SWLing Post. Clint actively publishes videos of his shortwave radio excursions on his YouTube channel:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChtXnzopFIr6wTIA6QwIeLw\" target=\"_blank\">Oxford Shortwave Log<\/a>. Clint is based in Oxfordshire, England.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there, after conducting a total of 14 reception tests comparing these two vintage &#8211; but excellent\u00a0portable shortwave radios, there was a clear winner &#8211; the ICF-2001D. Interestingly, the second half of the\u00a0testing identified yet another example of synchronous detection lock dropping out on\u00a0the ICF-SW77 (during reception of Radio CANDIP, Democratic Republic of the Congo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"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":[399,3194,960,305,3196,746,43,154,304],"tags":[2224,24,5337,5630,2748,5626,495,4453,1247,5611],"class_list":["post-22249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dxpeditions","category-guest-posts","category-international-broadcasting","category-nostalgia","category-portable-radio","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-reviews","category-videos","tag-dxpedition","tag-eton","tag-eton-e1","tag-eton-e1xm","tag-radio-comparison","tag-radio-tests","tag-sony","tag-sony-icf-2001d","tag-sony-icf-2010","tag-sony-icf-sw77"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5MR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22222,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/which-is-the-best-sony-icf-2001d2010-or-icf-sw77-the-halfway-score\/","url_meta":{"origin":22249,"position":0},"title":"Which is the best? 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The synchronous detection circuit on the ICF-2001D allows the user to effectively tune through\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"sony-test","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sony-test.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sony-test.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sony-test.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sony-test.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23130,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77-recent-dx-comparing-performance-with-the-icf-sw55-tecsun-pl-310et\/","url_meta":{"origin":22249,"position":3},"title":"Sony ICF-SW77: recent DX &amp; comparing performance with the ICF-SW55 &amp; Tecsun PL-310ET","author":"Clint Gouveia","date":"January 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Some of you might remember the extensive tests I conducted last August, comparing this great portable receiver against the model it was introduced to replace - and arguably one of the best-ever portables - the Sony ICF-2001D\/ICF-2010.\u00a0I conducted\u00a0a back-to-back series of comparison tests at the very quiet wood in Oxfordshire\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","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\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sony-icf-sw77.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24151,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/the-eton-satellit-my-thoughts-after-3-weeks-of-dxing-and-some-recent-catches\/","url_meta":{"origin":22249,"position":4},"title":"The Eton Satellit: my thoughts after 3 weeks of DXing and some recent catches&#8230;","author":"Clint Gouveia","date":"February 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi there, it's been about three weeks now since I started DXing with the Eton Satellit and I thought it time to post an updated review, based on my experiences thus far, along with some recent catches. 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