Re: [IRCA] SRF-59 AM test and First Impressions

[bill kral <jwkral@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello all and Merry Christmas plus 2 & 3. The new Sony
59 arrived today and sat on a table waiting to be
demonstrating its capabilities until after work
tonight,and after cutting and prying open a stubborn
plastic adult proof package I put a AA cell into the
unit and plugged in the headset and turned it on.The
band switch was on FM so I tried it first,with the
headphone wire still tied up and short.Audio from the
phones is not bad with some bass response.Reception at
an altitude of 150 feet in downtown Victoria was
pretty good.Will try at 4 feet tomorrow to see if it
still gets as many FMs.Switched to AM and tuned up and
down.AM is good but can't be tested at max performance
due to apartment electrical noise,even near a
window.From bottom to top signals were good with
reasonable seperation on distant signals.Detected
tuning audio whistles at 780 and 790 with highest
pitch in between.Next at 880 with Seattle butting up
to 900 Victoria and no way to seperate them for
890.Further up distants sounded stable and clear but
again no sign of 1050 or 60 with local 1070 too strong
on adjacents and touching 1090.Rotating sperically for
nulling did not allow next door signals in.Locals did
not produce tuning whistles.Higher up signals were not
as strong compared to bigger portable.For a more
reliable test I'll have to take the 59 out for a walk
or take it to work a few miles north of the city away
from the two locals.Tuning indicator not set totally
on channel received and is too wide to read
accurately.A black vertical pencil line would be a
better freq locater.More tests will have to be done
for a better review of performance plusses and
minuses.Bill in BC.


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