{"id":66397,"date":"2026-06-19T01:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66397"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:55:40","slug":"carlos-mini-review-of-the-sony-srf-s84-am-fm-portable-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/carlos-mini-review-of-the-sony-srf-s84-am-fm-portable-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos’ Mini Review of the Sony SRF-S84 AM\/FM Portable Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I recently purchased a Sony SRF-S84 radio, which, despite its diminutive size, has excellent sensitivity. From what I’ve researched, this model began production by the Japanese company in 2001 and was discontinued around 2010. Below are the radio’s specifications, taken from its instruction manual.<\/p>\n

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The radio is an analog AM\/FM model with a small tuning dial that requires a deft touch. It operates on a single AAA battery (excellent battery life), has no built-in speaker, and features a stereo headphone output (P2). Despite its tiny internal ferrite antenna (approximately 3 cm long) and the typical oscillations of medium waves, I was able to receive stations from neighboring countries very well here in Porto Alegre, Brazil.<\/p>\n

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Here is some audio from this little marvel. I focused only on the medium waves. All listening sessions were conducted outdoors, at night, and without the aid of a MW loop antenna.<\/p>\n

Audio 1<\/h3>\n

Radio 10, AM 710 kHz, Argentina, June 17, 22h30 (local time)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Audio-1-Radio-10-AM-710-kHz-Argentina-June-17-22h30.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Audio 2<\/h3>\n

Radio Universo, AM 970 kHz, Paraguay, June 17, 22h33 (local time)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Audio-2-Universo-AM-970-kHz-Paraguay-June-17-22h33.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Audio 3<\/h3>\n

Radio Atlantica, AM 760 kHz, Argentina, June 17, 22h45 (local time)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Audio-3-Radio-Atlantica-AM-760-kHz-Argentina-June-17-22h45.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Audio 4<\/h3>\n

Radio Super Rede Boa Vontade, AM 1300 kHz, Brazil, June 17, 23h43 (local time)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Audio-4-Radio-Super-Rede-Boa-Vontade-AM-1300-kHz-Brazil-June-17-23h43.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes I recently purchased a Sony SRF-S84 radio, which, despite its diminutive size, has excellent sensitivity. From what I’ve researched, this model began production by the Japanese company in 2001 and was discontinued around 2010. Below are the radio’s specifications, taken from its instruction manual. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[373,3781,433,3,129],"tags":[8043,4085,4336,11137],"class_list":["post-66397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-reviews","tag-carlos-latuff","tag-reviews","tag-sony-srf-s84","tag-sony-srf-s84-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hgV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15252,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/peter-recommends-the-sony-srf-s84-and-srf-18-ultralights\/","url_meta":{"origin":66397,"position":0},"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. 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