What Gary said is the reason I bought my first one. I think I purchased 8 of them over time. Mostly for under $10 a piece. <SIGH>I found a guy that recommended swapping a few caps for better audio

My original one is still going strong too. Jay

Hi Mark, The SRF-59 was the Ultralight radio that kicked off the Ultralight radio craze in late 2007. A full review of the model is posted on the DXer.Ca website at Sony SRF-59 Reviewed (dxer.ca) My

Yes it is a good am dx toy for at night I had one and think I may still have a new one they came blister packed playing with a new 368👍

I use mine for many hours every day and often at night. I superglued a better clip onto the back as it kept coming off the belt. It out-performs anything of

I keep a Sony SRF-59 in the bedstead with a small pair of earbuds. While the tuning is tricky, the radio has several advantages. Super share nulls by rotating the until slowly both in a circle, and

Hi Bob, Thanks for this, I'm happy to hear that you still like to switch your one on from time to time - I've read great reports about these online. Looking forward to the darker hours tonight. All

That is the little guy that pulled a number of us into ULR DXing years ago. The tuning is a little touchy, but the SRF-59 definitely punches way above it's weight. I still have my first one and

Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with the above pocket radio as an ultralight MW DX machine? I picked one of these up on ebay, on a recommendation and it's arrived this afternoon.

Over the past few months I have been looking at improving the way I carry my ultralight DXing kit. I started a new job in September which sees me more office bound at our CBD office and also working

It's been somewhat meager transpolar openings but what I've had, has been good. All recorded in McGrath, Alaska 250 miles NW of Anchorage with a CC Skywave (non SSB model), 5" DeBock tunable FSL

It's certainly possible to push the boundaries as you guys have demonstrated. I've modified a PL-310ET to accept an external MW or LW antenna using a shielded transformer in place of the ferrite that

From Koji Shimotori on dxing.info facbeook group: According to the website of KBS World Radio Japanese language broadcast in South Korea, 1170kHz will be suspended from December 1 to 31 due to

Another thanks for posting this, Paul. Hope the new V-115 works better for you. My main radio project for 2022 is putting together a show for shortwave radio, Postcard Panorama, a listener mailbag

Nick and All, Steve has certainly exceeded the expectations of the wacky designer of the modified PL-380, for which a full construction article is posted at the following link

Hi Nick Last winter I managed what I thought I’d never do at my home location. That was reception of KBRW on Tecsun PL380 boosted by a Gary DeBock outrigger ferrite rod at my location just east of

Hi Steve, I realise from this part of the East Midlands with urban noise I'm being rather optimistic with an ultralight. Around 6100km from here on the great circle route on a bearing of 351

Agreed...they are built like a tank.

That shows just how well these are made :)-- Paul

Thanks for the information Ken, it sounds like you have found what length works best for you. Paul -- Paul