{"id":48957,"date":"2021-05-19T06:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=48957"},"modified":"2021-05-19T06:54:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:54:46","slug":"behold-the-epic-sony-crf-320","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/behold-the-epic-sony-crf-320\/","title":{"rendered":"Behold the epic Sony CRF-320!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Phil Ewing, who highlights this tweet from @Ea4Hng<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Testing the good old Sony CRF-320 after many years not in use. It works flawlessly in all bands”<\/strong><\/p>\n

EA4HGN’s photo, above, reminds me that the Sony CRF-320 sports one of the best designs I’ve ever seen in a portable radio. A proper Apollo era aesthetic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Phil Ewing, who highlights this tweet from @Ea4Hng: “Testing the good old Sony CRF-320 after many years not in use. It works flawlessly in all bands” EA4HGN’s photo, above, reminds me that the Sony CRF-320 sports one of the best designs I’ve ever seen in a portable radio. A […]<\/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":[3,43,4796],"tags":[4005,9279,6638,7948,4004,681],"class_list":["post-48957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-crf-320","tag-ea4hng","tag-holy-grail-radios","tag-phil-ewing","tag-sony-crf-320","tag-vintage-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cJD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20243,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/patrick-comments-on-his-newly-restored-sony-crf-320\/","url_meta":{"origin":48957,"position":0},"title":"Patrick comments on his newly-restored Sony CRF-320","author":"Thomas","date":"August 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Patrick Mason, who writes from Juneau, Alaska: I am the owner of the radio that Paul Carlson restored in the video. The serial number is 31358. I wanted to comment about a statement regarding the receiver\u2019s sensitivity. 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Make sure you check out Mr. Carlson's YouTube channel, Mr. Carlson's Lab\u00a0where you'll find repair videos ranging from solid state to tube\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "How To"","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-CRF-320","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sony-CRF-320.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sony-CRF-320.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sony-CRF-320.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sony-CRF-320.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48394,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/printed-circuit-board-information-for-sony-crf-320-panel-light-mod\/","url_meta":{"origin":48957,"position":2},"title":"Printed circuit board information for Sony CRF-320 panel light mod?","author":"Thomas","date":"April 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Brian, who writes with the following inquiry: I found a pic of a printed circuit board, based on Mr. Carlson\u2019s Sony CRF-320 panel light mod, on the Yahoo 320\/330 fan page but no board dimensions or component values. I plan to order a bunch\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-08.04.11.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-08.04.11.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-08.04.11.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14122,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/dans-advice-for-prospective-sony-crf-320crf-330-owners\/","url_meta":{"origin":48957,"position":3},"title":"Dan’s advice for prospective Sony CRF-320\/CRF-330 owners","author":"Thomas","date":"July 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to our Sony CRF-320 post, SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, comments: \"Thanks for posting this item. I'm the moderator of the Yahoo group for SONY 320 and 330s -- they are quite common these days on EBay. The key, however, is condition and many of them are often\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SonyCRF-320","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SonyCRF-320.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SonyCRF-320.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SonyCRF-320.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SonyCRF-320.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14118,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/sony-crf-320-sighting-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":48957,"position":4},"title":"Sony CRF-320 sighting on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"July 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 This morning, while scanning eBay, I ran across this serviced and restored Sony CRF-320. It's listed with a BuyItNow price of $1,795.00 plus $63.30 shipping. Though that price seems steep to me, it appears these trend for $1,880 on eBay. The CRF-320 is certainly a beautiful receiver and, aesthetically,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sony-1024x558.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sony-1024x558.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sony-1024x558.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52866,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/dave-spots-a-sony-crf-320-in-an-episode-of-taxi\/","url_meta":{"origin":48957,"position":5},"title":"Dave spots a Sony CRF-320 in an episode of Taxi","author":"Thomas","date":"May 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave (N9EWO), who writes: Hey Thomas, Interesting little tidbit. 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