Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-T615 Ultraadvanced Ultralight-- First Impressions

[satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hey Gary:

Do let us know!  If it's a PLL version of the SRF-59, rather than a
re-packaged M-37V, Audio Cubes will be left reeling, wondering what hit
them...

Kevin


> Hello All,
>
>      My latest new toy, the $89 Made-in-Japan  cigarette-lighter sized
> SRF-T615 AM-FM stereo radio arrived today from the  Japanese-market export
> specialty
> company, Audio Cubes in Osaka, Japan.  Arriving by Express Mail after
> about
> 10 days, it appears that this Sony flagship  model may live up to the
> advertising hype.
>
>      Arriving already programmed with 9 kHz AM steps  sure to warm a TP
> DXer's heart, I can't wait to hear this super-sophisticated  Sony connect
> with the
> land of its birth!  The radio appears to have great  sensitivity and
> selectivity, although it is now well past dark on the west  coast, and
> daytime
> "shootouts" will have to wait until tomorrow.  It may be  difficult to
> sleep soundly
> tonight...
>
>      The FM sensitivity and selectivity are unsurpassed  by any Ultralight
> portable I have tested so far, and Sony very generously  included the
> entire
> North American FM band (total coverage 76-108 mHz),  something unusual for
> a
> Japanese market model.  Both English and Japanese  full instructions are
> included,
> and even a small vinyl carrying case comes in  the package.  If AM
> reception
> is anything like the FM performance, this  radio may be very intimidating
> in
> the 2008 Shootout!
>
>
>                73,  Gary
>
>
>
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