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Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-M97 Ultralight Radio.. Not for Serious AM DX!
Hi Gary:
Sorry about the M97 - it sure looks good, though! Like a cub reporter on
the lookout for information, would it be possible to get a full rating on
this tiny guy? My guess is:
C Sensitivity
B Selectivity
B Nulling
B AGC
B Audio
C Defects (lotsa images?)
B Tuning noise (tuning muting and/or delay?)
A Quality control
Could you correct me where I'm wrong???
Thanks!
Kevin
> Hello All,
>
> In the never-ending quest to separate the contenders from the
> pretenders, a digital Sony SRF-M97 was recently purchased from a Hong
> Kong vendor on
> eBay, at the rather inflated price of $68.49 including shipping (but not
> nearly as inflated as Amazon's price of $158.33 plus $8.38 shipping, from
> Wall
> Street Photo). Unfortunately, high prices don't always indicate high
> performance.
>
> The SRF-M97's big problem on AM is its microscopic antenna.. less
> than
> 1 inch in length. It just doesn't have the RF circuitry to compensate
> for
> its tiny (3.25 x 1.3 x .6 inches) cabinet. Sensitivity is well off from
> the
> $15 SRF-59, and to make matters worse, the SRF-M97 only tunes up to 1610
> kHz.
> This radio has fairly decent selectivity and nulling ability, but that
> won't
> get you very far without better sensitivity.
>
> FM stereo performance seems to have been the primary objective of
> Sony
> in this "Ultralighter" model, which actually does look exactly the same
> size,
> shape and color of a cigarette lighter. It has decent FM sensitivity and
> audio quality for its size, making it the digital equivalent of the
> SRF-S84, a
> similar-sized analog portable with the same CXA1129 IC chip as the SRF-59
> (but nowhere near the SRF-59's performance).
>
> In summary, unless you absolutely must have one of the smallest FM
> stereo receivers around, it is recommended that you pass on this "Made in
> China"
> model, and go for the superbly designed, Made in Japan SRF-T615 instead.
>
>
> 73, Gary DeBock
>
>
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