15Jan/102
Sony SRF-M37 Personal Compact FM-AM Digital Radio Walkman with 18 Memory presets
Rating: 4.5 / 5
Price: $99.95
- Compact Personal Walkman receives AM/FM with 18 preset stations.
- Display offers digital clock and battery indicator.
- Single AAA battery provides lightweight, long-lasting use.
- Local/distant switch ensures optimal reception.
- Includes Sony Stereo MDR Earbud and belt clip.
Product Description
The SRF-M37 is lightweight, simple-to-use radio, Weighing only 3.3 ounces (94 grams), this compact player is a perfect companion for the track, bike trail or work area. The Walkman gives you many choices of listening pleasure. You will receive FM and AM radio, Whatever your passion, whether it be talk radio, hit radio, The FM antenna is part of the headphone cord, so you are sure to receive a strong signal. The AM antenna is a ferrite bar type. The local/distant swi... More >>
Sony SRF-M37 Personal Compact FM-AM Digital Radio Walkman with 18 Memory presets
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January 15th, 2010 - 20:55
The Sony SRF-M37V is a palm-sized Walkman type radio that requires headphones. It uses one AAA battery providing reasonable battery life. It is quite superior for AM listening and has become a favorite with hobby DXers. If you are trying to hear a distant talk show, this radio is a great choice. The FM section is average in both selectivity and sensitivity. Your headphone cord doubles as its FM antenna. You’ll hear local stations but don’t expect miracles. Weather band reception was an afterthought. Sony’s engineers did not add narrowband circuitry appropriate for receiving weather band stations. By using the same broadband circuitry used for broadcast FM, you’ll hear nearly all seven weather frequencies at once regardless of which channel you have chosen. Unless you are fairly close to a weather band transmitter, do not expect to hear anything on this band. The radio does include a time-of-day clock, but it can only be read when the unit is off. Finally, all the pushbuttons on the unit are quite sensitive and can be accidentally pressed especially the power on/off button. Learn to use the button lock-out switch on the top of the set. It will cure your aggravation. Instead of the SRF-M37V, I would highly recommend the very basic Sony SRF-59 all-analog Walkman radio. It’s half the price, works just as well on AM and sounds better. The only thing you will lose is the convenient pushbutton presets offered on the SRF-M37V. Either way, you can’t go wrong. Both Sony models are good values.
Rating: 4 / 5
January 15th, 2010 - 22:48
This radio strikes the best balance between selectivity and sensitivity of any radio that I know of. The sound is clear. The battery life is long! You can listen and keep a low profile. I own about a half dozen of them! Really! Why so many?
Well, one of them I listen to every night. AM stations from all over the US and Canada come in clearly. Cuban stations are also heard, and sometimes Mexico. Not bad for something that you can hold in your hand in Central Ohio! You have the ability to offset this radio to 9khz for travel elsewhere. So one of these should be in your suitcase. One resides in the glove box of each car for any emergency. I had one of these radios when hurricane Charley hit Florida. We were stranded for days in a hotel with no power or running water. Boy did that radio come in handy, giving us not only AM and FM, but having the National Weather Service up to the minute reports! I could monitor the situation without disturbing the kiddies. That is what I mean about the radio being discrete….low profile listening is a definite plus in some settings!
The radio can also be used for DIRECTION FINDING! When all of the signs were blown out (the plastic fluorescent lit signs that you find in front of every business and restaurant, etc,) we suddenly found that we had lost our landmarks. So, this is what we did….this works quite well on AM: Turning the radio to null out signals to a couple of known cities and locations helped us find our direction. You may not think that you could get so easily lost, but in an unfamiliar location after a major storm it is not as easy as you think! No,it’s not GPS, but think of it as your backup “compass” of sorts besides being a radio.It might save you in a pinch!
In my opinion, EVERY home and business should have a dependable battery powered “discrete” radio such as this one, in addition to a “wind up” radio. This is just as important as the First Aid kit. Considering the price, there is NO EXCUSE to not always have these at the ready for an emergency.
Finally, Do you know of a kid who you would like to interest in radio DX (long distance) hobby listening? I can’t think of a better gift for listening and really learning HOW to listen for distant signals. Teach a kid how they can null out a signal by turning the radio to find direction (Hint: when the sound is the WEAKEST you are at “null” and then you are pointed DIRECTLY at the station)… Let a kid “discover” how several different stations can be heard on the same frequency (especially at night) by turning the radio. Finding distant stations helps children to learn how to focus and concentrate. It also increases their geography skills. Help pass the DX hobby to the next generation!
Rating: 5 / 5