https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0646b4b0-d6a1-4706-abfd-3720f381765d This is a demonstration of the AM reception capabilities of the Sony SRF-59 Walkman receiver. Despite being a small set it delivers impressive reception. Sensitivity is above average. Selectivity is a good compromise between fidelity and adjacent channel rejection and was superior to the Optimus 12-603A (normal bandwidth) and similar to the National Panasonic GX-3. The ferrite rod is of good quality and delivers sharp nulls. The local signal being nulled was 3CR (855 kHz). The distant signal was not identified but is likely to be from Queensland. AM sensitivity 8/10 AM selectivity 9/10 AM tonal quality 8/10 FM sensitivity 7/10 FM selectivity 7/10 FM tonal quality 9/10 Ease of tuning 5/10 Dial 5/10 Overall - Big radio performance in a tiny package 9/10 Background reading: http://www.dxer.ca/latest/55-sony-srf-59-reviewed http://www.fixup.net/tips/srf49/srf49.htm PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing on YouTube,, Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com, Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or, Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) Sat, 09 May 2026 05:24:11 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0646b4b0-d6a1-4706-abfd-3720f381765d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.