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Category Archives: Made In Japan
Shortwave Radio Index now has tags for country of origin
Several readers have written to ask where various shortwave radios are manufactured, and if there are models that are manufactured outside of China. By and large–with the exception of one Sony model–shortwave portables are manufactured in China, with a few possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Made in Australia, Made in Germany, Made in Italy, Made In Japan, Made in USA, Updates
Tagged Shortwave Radios Country of Origin, Shortwave Radios Made in Australia, Shortwave Radios Made in Europe, Shortwave Radios Made in Germany, Shortwave Radios MAde in Italy, Shortwave Radios Made in Japan, Shortwave Radios Made in USA, Where are shortwave radios made?, Where are shortwave radios manufactured?
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AOR Alpha
The AOR AR-Alpha is a new professional grade communications receiver which may be 19-inch rack mounted or used as a desk-top receiver. With continuous coverage from 10 kHz to 3.3 GHz (Cellular Blocked for US consumer version), using wide band … Continue reading
Posted in AOR, Made In Japan, Professional
Tagged Alpha, AOR, AOR Alpha, AOR AR-Alpha, AR-Alpha, Made In Japan
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Sony ICF-SW7600GR
The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is one of the best sub-$200US portable shortwave radios on the market. One of its outstanding features is its synchronous selectable sideband. We find that the sync detector on this Sony is the best in its class. … Continue reading
Posted in Made In Japan, Portables, Sony
Tagged ICF-SW7600GR, Made In Japan, Sony, Sony ICF-SW7600GR, Sony ICF-SW7600GR Reviews
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AOR AR5001D
The AOR AR5001D is a tabletop wideband receiver that could just as easily be classified as a “professional” receiver. It represents the some of the highest level of performance that a receiver can offer. We have included it as a … Continue reading
Posted in AOR, Made In Japan, Tabletops
Tagged AOR, AOR AR5001D, AR5001D, Made In Japan
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