{"id":48523,"date":"2021-04-13T08:02:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T12:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=48523"},"modified":"2021-04-13T08:02:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T12:02:52","slug":"would-a-sony-icf-sw07-outperform-a-modern-dsp-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/would-a-sony-icf-sw07-outperform-a-modern-dsp-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Would a Sony ICF-SW07 outperform a modern DSP radio?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, William, who asks:<\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

Firstly thank you for the blog – I have been reading occasionally for several years – it’s really interesting.<\/p>\n

I live in the UK. I own (was given as a gift many years ago) a Sony ICF-SW07 and have been playing with it for the first time in the while.<\/p>\n

I’m wondering if you remember it or ever used it, and if you can give me a rough idea if a new radio, such as the latest Tecsun, have considerably better sensitivity – for SW and MW – or not?<\/p>\n

Many thanks.
\nWilliam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you for your question, William!<\/p>\n

To my knowledge, I’ve only used a Sony ICF-SW07 once and it was from a hotel room at a radio convention, so not ideal for really gauging anything other than economics and superficial qualities. I do know that my friend held it in high regard.\u00a0 My inclination would be to say that the ICF-SW07 should hold its own and potentially even outperform many modern (late-model) portable receivers.<\/p>\n

I do know this, William: in good condition, that ‘SW07 will fetch top dollar. I’m not sure I’d ever let go of it!<\/p>\n

Sony ICF-SW07 owner comments and feedback?<\/h1>\n

SWLing Post<\/em> readers: If you own the ‘SW07 and would like to share your thoughts with William, please comment<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William, who asks: Hello, Firstly thank you for the blog – I have been reading occasionally for several years – it’s really interesting. I live in the UK. I own (was given as a gift many years ago) a Sony ICF-SW07 and have been playing with it for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,305,43,4796],"tags":[9240,495,4408],"class_list":["post-48523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-icf-sw07","tag-sony","tag-sony-icf-sw07"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cCD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15554,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/dan-compares-the-sangean-ats-909x-with-two-classic-portables\/","url_meta":{"origin":48523,"position":0},"title":"Dan compares the Sangean ATS-909X with two classic portables","author":"Thomas","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who\u00a0shares a radio comparison he initially posted in the excellent Extreme Shortwave Listening Facebook group. 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