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Sony icf 2010 Review Manual

Sony icf 2010 Review Manual

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Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List: Sony ICF-2001D / ICF-2010
Sony
Year Introduced/discontinued: 1985/2003
Power: 4.5 Volts DC for the radio (D size, plus 3 penlights to back-up
computer and clock). AC Mains adaptor often included in the price
Size: 290 x 160 x 50 mm
Weight: 1800 g
Price: US$350, CAN$500
Coverage: FM, LW, MW, SW (150 - 29999 kHz) & 116-136 MHz
Value Rating
SSB. PLL dual conversion. Excellent follow up to the older ICF2001
released in 1980 (i.e. without the letter "D" at the end of the type
number), but completely different. Economical battery consumption.
Front end circuitry prone to damage by static on the antenna (e.g. from
nearby lightening strikes) causing dramatic loss in sensitivity - be careful
if using an outdoor antenna. Two bandwidths with fair/good selectivity
and sensitivity. WIDE bandwidth filter perhaps too wide. Unique
automatic ECSS "sync" tuning system is very effective. Clock/ Timer.
Carefully matched 120 cm telescopic antenna. LED tuning meter. Dial
light. Very versatile 32 channel memory and SCAN functions. Keyboard
entry or manual tuning knob. Models with a serial number higher than
45000 have a redesigned battery holder to prevent memory batteries
working loose, leading to loss of stored frequencies. In the market for
longer than most models, the heir apparent is ICF-SW-77.
This review was compiled independently. Radio Netherlands has no
financial connection with Sony, the manufacturer of this receiver.
http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/icf2001d.html
Full Review
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English
2003-01-27

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  • Page 1 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List: Sony ICF-2001D / ICF-2010 Sony Year Introduced/discontinued: 1985/2003 Power: 4.5 Volts DC for the radio (D size, plus 3 penlights to back-up computer and clock). AC Mains adaptor often included in the price Size: 290 x 160 x 50 mm...
  • Page 2 USA. It has disappeared in other markets, but it still offers good value. The radio has been replaced by the Sony ICF- SW-77, although there is no air-band coverage on the SW -77. The set was tested in our own laboratories.
  • Page 3 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List: Sony ICF-2001D / ICF-2010 computers, and gadgets, this is a very flexible set. You can also opt for manual tuning, with a conventional recognisable knob. It allows you to move in steps up and down the bands. You move in 50 kHz steps on FM, 25 kilohertz on the airband, and either 1 kHz or 100 Hertz on short, medium and longwave, depending on what you select.
  • Page 4 The ICF2001D has a considerably more audio power than the ICF-SW7600G. An active antenna, the SONY AN-1, is still advertised as being suitable for the 2001 series. Under normal signal level conditions in Europe we did not find it made any improvement on shortwave signals.
  • Page 5 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List: Sony ICF-2001D / ICF-2010 Prices More than a decade ago, in 1985, the recommended retail price of the ICF-2001D in the UK was £366 including VAT, but "normal" shop prices were between 10 and 15% lower than that figure. In North America, the set is (was) called the ICF2010 to distinguish it from so-called "grey...

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