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Sony Sony's ICF-2001 was a milestone among travel shortwave receivers, the first microprocessor-controlled portable shortwave receiver that not only featured digital frequency display but also a direct frequency input keypad and could store 6 frequencies! This receiver was not only „portable“ by two handles, but with the dimensions of a larger pocketbook, it could also easily be carried in the handluggage. The sales argument „can be conveniently stowed under the aeroplane seat“ became obsolete. In terms of reception performance, this receiver was outperformed by many analogue sets, but the breakthrough was Sony's ICF-2001D. This next generation portable receiver with its frequency display resolution of 100 Hz and it's excellend synchronous detector with selectable sidebands is even in 2020 considered the travel receiver with the best performance on shortwaves. The successor ICF-SW77, which appeared later, had extended alphanumeric memory functions and world time clock functions, but could not keep up with the 2001D in terms of intelligibility of weak signals.

The Sony ICF-7600D was the first real SSB-capable travel radio with digital display & memory functions and was produced for years in the same format, with the same arrangement of controls & apart from the newly added sync detector, the same range of functions. However, Sony's model designation policy has always caused some troubles, the radios carry different type designations in the USA and in the rest of the world, and the combinations of 7600 & the letters D, A, W, G designate completely different radios with also different specifications (but at least similar dimensions).

In the nineties, Sony turned to extremely miniaturised travel radios, hardly bigger than an audio cassette, even though the ICF-SW1000T comes with an integrated cassette recorder. Sophisticated alphanumeric memory & world clock functions are designed to simplify shortwave listening even further. Sony continues to offer affordable travel radios that provide acceptable shortwave reception without disappointment.

Travel portables from Sony

ICF-20011980Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 30 MHzDigital display, 1 kHz steps, 6 memories, direct frequency input
ICF-2001D / ICF-20101985Double ConversionAIR band, VHF, AM 150 kHz - 29.999 MHzDigital display, 100 Hz steps, 32 memories, scan functions, clock/timer

ICR-48001981Single ConversionMW, 5 x SW (49-16m)Analogue display with spread BC bands
ICF-4900 / ICF-49101985Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-4900 MARK II / ICF-49201988
ICF-51001987Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13 m)Analogue display with band spread: cosmetic changes to the ICF-4900
ICF-SW101994Single ConversionVHF, MW, 9 x SW (60 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-SW121997Double ConversionUKW, MW, 9 x SW (60 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread, world time clock with alarm
ICF-SW151988Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-SW201989Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-SW221995Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-SW301996Double ConversionVHF, MW, 10 x SWDigital display 1 kHz, 15 memories
ICF-SW331993Double ConversionVHF, MW, 11 x SWDigital display 1 kHz, 18 memories, digital clock
ICF-SW401997Double ConversionVHF, LW, MW, SW 3,85 - 26,1 MHzDigital display 1 kHz and pseudo analogue LCD bar display, 15 memories
ICF-SW551992Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 29.999 MHzDigital display 1 kHz, 125 memories (alphanumeric), search, clock/timer
ICF-SW771992Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 29.999 MHzDigital display 100 Hz, 162 memories (alphanumeric), search, clock/timer

Sony 7600 series travel radios

ICF-7600 (W)1978Single ConversionVHF, MW, 5 x SW (75 - 19m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-7600A (W)1983Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13m)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-7600D / ICF-20021983Double ConversionVHF, AM 153 kHz - 29,995 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, 10 memories, fine tuning, clock with alarm functions
ICF-7600DS / ICF-20031987Double ConversionVHF, AM 153 kHz - 29,995 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, fine tuning, 10 memories, clock, different colour scheme
ICF-7600DA / ICF-77001987Double ConversionVHF, LW, MW, 12 x SW (90 - 11 mb)Digital display 5 kHz & digital analogue bar display, 15 memories
ICF-7601L1988Double ConversionVHF, LW, MW, 9 x SW (60 - 13 mb)Analogue display with band spread
ICF-76011988Double ConversionVHF, MW, 10 x SW (120 - 13 mb)Analogue display with band spread, international version with tropical band range 120 - 75 m
ICF-SW76001990Double ConversionVHF, AM 153 kHz - 29.995 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, fine tuning, 10 memories, clock
ICF-SW7600G1994Double ConversionVHF, AM 153 kHz - 29,995 MHzDigital display 1 kHz, fine tuning, 20 memories, clock
ICF-SW7600GR2001Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 29.995 MHzDigital display 1 kHz, fine tuning, 100 memories, clock

AIR-7 AIR-81985Double ConversionFM, AIR, VHF 144 - 174 MHz, LW, MW, SW - 2194 kHz40 memories, squelch
ICF-PRO701990Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 108 MHz (PRO-70/2 150 kHz - 30 MHz 87,6 - 108 MHz)Digital display 5 kHz, 40 memories, scan functions
ICF-PRO801990Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 108 MHz (115 - 223 MHz with converter)Digital display 5 kHz, 40 memories, scan functions

ICF-78001978Travel radio, Single ConversionVHF, MW, SW 3.9 - 12 MHz
ICF-SW8001989Double ConversionVHF, SW 3.7 - 17.9 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, „cheque cards“ with station memories
ICF-SW6001996„Kitchen radio“, Single ConversionVHF, MW, 9 x SW (49 - 13 mb)Analogue display with band spread

Miniature receivers by Sony

ICF-SW11988Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 30 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, 10 memories, clock/timer
ICF-SW1001994„Laptop“-design, Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 30 MHzDigital display 1 kHz, 50 memories alphanumeric, clock/timer

World receivers with cassette recorder by Sony

CF-950S1976 Receiver based on the ICF-5900 with mono cassette recorder
CRF-330K1978 Receiver based on the CRF-320 with mono cassette recorder
WA-50001984Single ConversionVHF, MW, 5 x SW (49 - 16 mb)mono cassette recorder
WA-80001986Double ConversionVHF, MW, 7 x SW (49 - 13 mb)stereo cassette recorder
WA-60001987Single ConversionVHF, MW, 5 x SW (49 - 16 mb)mono cassette recorder
WA-88001987Double ConversionVHF, MW, 8 x SW (49 - 13 mb)stereo cassette recorder
ICF-SW1000T1995Double ConversionVHF, AM 150 kHz - 30 MHz30 memory, stereo cassette recorder (similar to ICF-SW7600G)
CFS-50IL1988Single Conversion & double stereo cassette recorder in „ghetto blaster“ formatVHF, LW, MW, SW 5.9-17.8 MHzDigital display 5 kHz, 20 memories
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