Sony ICF-SW7600GR
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| Frequency | RX: 0.15–30 MHz (LW/MW/SW), FM 76–108 MHz |
| Bands | general coverage + FM |
| Power | Receiver only |
| Modes | AM, USB, LSB, CW, FM, Synchronous AM |
| Weight | 615 g (21.7 oz) |
| Connector | external antenna jack |
| Year | 2001 |
| antenna | external antenna jack |
Sony's compact world-band portable - a dual-conversion, synthesized receiver covering 150 kHz to 30 MHz plus FM, with direct keypad entry. Crucially for its size it offers genuine SSB and CW reception and synchronous detection, features usually found in larger sets, along with 100 memory presets, a proper line-out jack and a variable attenuator. It was the smaller, lighter alternative to the ICF-2010 for travelers who wanted serious shortwave capability in a pocketable package.
It lacks the ICF-2010's VHF air band and larger speaker, and its single small speaker limits audio. Performance on the telescopic whip is good but benefits from an external antenna for weak-signal work. It is receive-only and, after a long production run, was finally discontinued around 2016.
The ICF-SW7600GR was one of the best compact shortwave portables of its era - small enough for a carry-on yet offering SSB and synchronous detection that put bigger radios to shame. Introduced in 2001 and sold until about 2016, it was a frequent recommendation for travelers and world-band listeners who wanted real capability on the move, and a clean one remains an excellent, practical receiver.
The Sony ICF-SW7600GR was the last and most refined of Sony's long-running 7600 series of compact shortwave receivers, introduced in April 2001 and sold for about fifteen years as a go-to traveler's radio. It is a dual-conversion, synthesized portable covering 150 kHz to 30 MHz across longwave, mediumwave and shortwave, plus the FM broadcast band, with a multifunction LCD reading frequency to 1 kHz and 100 memory presets.
Crucially for a pocketable radio, it offers genuine single-sideband and CW reception with selectable sidebands, plus synchronous detection to reduce fading and adjacent-channel interference - features usually found only in larger sets - along with a proper line-out recording jack and a variable attenuator. Sensitive, well-built and easy to travel with, it earned a strong reputation as one of the best compact shortwave portables of its era and a frequent recommendation for listeners who wanted SSB on the move.
Discontinued around 2016 - an 'end of an era' for Sony shortwave - it remains a sought-after travel set. Compare it with the legendary ICF-2010 and the feature-rich ICF-SW77.