Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 - are we serious?

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello Saul,
 
     True Story:  When I bought the first SRF-59  in November to kick off 
this entire craze, it was a dubious attempt to introduce  my 8-year old son to 
the joys of AM DXing, which thrilled me when I was 8 (way  back in 1961). My 
son, who is already somewhat of an Internet expert,  showed absolutely no 
interest in the foolish attempt of his father  to motivate him to search for DX, 
however, the father suddenly forgot about  the original mission and noticed that 
this tiny radio was ridiculously sensitive  and selective... whereupon Danny 
quickly got a different present, as his father  proceeded to gasp in total 
amazement at the phenomenal performance  of this tiny terror.  
 
     Anybody who holds the SRF-59 in his hand for the  first time must think 
that the entire club has either gone nuts, or  hallucinating on something from 
the 60's.  Even now, when I pick up an  SRF-59, I find myself saying "No way 
can this little thing have received 3  TP's!"... but it has.  And for 15 
bucks?  What has Sony created?   Is this some secret way to turn the whole AM radio 
market upside down, and put  Sangean and Panasonic out of the analog AM radio 
business for good?
 
     Saul, I am just as amazed today as when this whole  thing started in 
November.  Nick and Steve are still combining their expert  technical talents to 
try to crack the code on this radio, but it gives up its  secrets very 
grudgingly.  Even the conversion scheme is still being  debated, but we are sure that 
it is not a regular superheterodyne.  Maybe  after a few more weeks, we will 
all know why this radio is shockingly  effective.
 
     In the meantime, why don't we all just sit back,  and be thrilled to DX 
with it?
 
                                                                              
                           73,  Gary DeBock
 
                                                                              
                  
 
       



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