{"id":24471,"date":"2017-03-01T20:53:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24471"},"modified":"2017-03-01T21:35:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T01:35:02","slug":"an-edc-bag-for-the-classic-sony-icf-sw100-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/an-edc-bag-for-the-classic-sony-icf-sw100-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"An EDC Bag for the Classic Sony ICF-SW100 Receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24498\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-800x1024.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-624x799.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>In a 2014 article, this site&#8217;s administrator Thomas Witherspoon introduced readers to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/include-in-the-cias-survival-kit-the-sony-icf-sw100\/\">CIA&#8217;s Survival Kit<\/a><\/strong> which is housed in a superbly sturdy waistpack, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxpedition.com\/store\/pc\/M-2-Waistpack-11p152.htm\"><strong>Maxpedition M-2<\/strong><\/a>. Thomas observed that the M-2 pouch is perfectly suited to holding the diminutive Sony ICF-SW100 receiver.<\/p>\n<p>I was intrigued by that possibility, but only recently tried to combine the two after I resurrected another ICF-SW100 that fell silent to the <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/a-repair-story-vlados-fix-for-the-classic-sony-icf-sw100\/\"><strong>chronic broken ribbon cable problem<\/strong><\/a>. Indeed, the radio is a perfect fit and the M-2 is impressively solid and well designed. I was not aware of the Maxpedition firm prior to learning of the M-2 bag, but I see in various forums they are a major player in well-made gear for the survivalist and outdoor enthusiast crowds.\u00a0The M-2 is a very popular item, and one or more of the four available colors are sometimes out of stock at the manufacturer. Fortunately there are many sellers on Amazon and Ebay who have these waistpacks available.<\/p>\n<p>What is <strong>EDC<\/strong> you may ask? It refers to &#8220;Every Day Carry&#8221;, the essentials that an individual deems necessary for their lifestyle or a particular activity. For me, an EDC bag is taken along on hikes or other outings to the countryside and typically contains a compact shortwave radio and related accessories. It&#8217;s always fun to stop for lunch or a break in a remote location and be able to search for interesting stations whenever the mood strikes.<\/p>\n<p>This photo shows what I&#8217;m able to carry in the Maxpedition M-2 bag; a coffee mug is shown for size comparison. Contents of the &#8220;kit&#8221; include: <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24476 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/groupM-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sony ICF-SW100 receiver<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AUDIO-ear-stereo-headphone-Tenore-ZH-DX200-CT\/dp\/B0093VVP0Q\/ref=lp_13105660011_1_1?srs=13105660011&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1488412373&amp;sr=8-1\">Zero Audio Carbo Tenore In-Ear Monitors<\/a><\/strong> &amp; soft pouch<\/li>\n<li>Sony AN-71 reel-up antenna<\/li>\n<li>Panasonic RR-XS400 Digital Voice Recorder<\/li>\n<li>Short\u00a03.5mm male-to-male stereo audio patch cable<\/li>\n<li>Two extra AA batteries for the Sony receiver<\/li>\n<li>An extra AAA battery for the Panasonic Digital Voice Recorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A few comments on the contents.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Zero Audio Carbo Tenore<\/strong> In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) provide excellent audio quality for their price. They are among a handful of IEMs regularly recommended by budget-minded audiophiles on the popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.head-fi.org\"><strong>Head-fi.org<\/strong><\/a> site. I like these IEMs not only for the audio quality, but also their small size (in the cloth bag) which <em>barely<\/em> fits into the M-2&#8217;s main compartment along with the ICF-SW100. Larger earbuds or IEMs might not fit the M-2 without being mangled by the hefty YKK zippers. One caution: the similar Carbo Basso model by Zero Audio is deemed by many to be overly heavy on the bass frequencies. I find the Carbo Tenore to be more than sufficient for bass heavy genres like Electronica.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Panasonic RR-XS400 digital voice recorder<\/strong> has been out of production a few years, but is <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-24477\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RR-XS400.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>a highly capable and compact recorder. It contains a hidden USB plug for charging and data transfer, has a fully featured and backlit LCD display, built-in stereo microphones, switchable LINE\/MIC inputs, and other useful features. In excellent used condition the RR-XS400 is worth about $50 USD in 2017, despite some Amazon sellers trying to move them at the original $280 price.<\/p>\n<p>The extra AAA battery for the recorder slips into the front pouch of the M-2 bag along with the Sony AN-71 antenna. The additional AA batteries for the radio, however, are held in the two &#8220;pen loops&#8221; on the left and right of the M-2. Despite these loops being open-bottomed tubes, the fit is tight enough to hold the batteries securely.<\/p>\n<p>Like every portion of the Maxpedition M-2 bag, the belt loop is proportioned perfectly and sewn with precision. With the Sony ICF-SW100 EDC &#8220;kit&#8221; secured to my belt on a hike, I&#8217;m assured of quick access to a DXing opportunity, such as when hiking the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wta.org\/go-hiking\/hikes\/naches-peak-loop\"><strong>Naches Loop Trail<\/strong><\/a> near beautiful Mt. Rainier:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24491\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier-300x225.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mtrainier.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Guy Atkins is a Sr. Graphic Designer for T-Mobile and lives near Seattle, Washington. \u00a0He\u2019s a regular contributor to the SWLing Post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a 2014 article, this site&#8217;s administrator Thomas Witherspoon introduced readers to the CIA&#8217;s Survival Kit which is housed in a superbly sturdy waistpack, the Maxpedition M-2. Thomas observed that the M-2 pouch is perfectly suited to holding the diminutive Sony ICF-SW100 receiver. I was intrigued by that possibility, but only recently tried to combine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"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":true,"_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":[3607,5935,399,4200,627,3196,553,26,43,1154,4796],"tags":[4423,3446,3369,6015,6014,4518,34,495,4115],"class_list":["post-24471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antennas","category-dx","category-dxpeditions","category-edc","category-how-to","category-portable-radio","category-preparedness","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","category-travel","category-vintage-radio","tag-edc","tag-guy-atkins","tag-icf-sw100","tag-m-2","tag-maxpedition","tag-portable","tag-shortwave","tag-sony","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6mH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11208,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/include-in-the-cias-survival-kit-the-sony-icf-sw100\/","url_meta":{"origin":24471,"position":0},"title":"Include in the CIA&#8217;s Survival Kit: the Sony ICF-SW100","author":"Thomas","date":"November 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently discovered an article on the excellent blog, LifeHacker, which describes the contents of the\u00a0CIA's Escape and Evasion Survival Kit. The kit's contents currently include: Leatherman Squirt PS4 Slim Line Lock Pick 13 Tension Wrench Short Twist Flex Omni-Glow Mini Type A Glow Sticks Suunto Clipper Photon X-Light Micro\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15717,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/video-shortwave-listening-and-radio-astronomy\/","url_meta":{"origin":24471,"position":1},"title":"Video: Shortwave listening and radio astronomy","author":"Thomas","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On Thursday I attended an event at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)--location of the 2015 SWLing Post DXPedition. 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It's more than a fair bit of money for a shortwave receiver. 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