The Panasonic RF-1600 is a vintage, six-band radio with many premium features. It delivers great sound.
I found it easy to tune into stations on the FM and AM bands, but had trouble at first finding stations on the other bands. I thought this might be due to a defect in the equipment. Alas, that was not the case. The defect was in the operator, not the equipment. I consulted with a friend, who is an experienced radio operator. He experienced good reception on all of the bands. As is often the case, it is not sufficient to just own good equipment. One must also become proficient in using it.
The Backstory
My mother passed away recently. She is a follower of Jesus Christ who is now safely rejoicing in the presence of the Lord. My family and I miss her a lot, but we don’t feel sorry for her. She is doing well.
No one heads for heaven with a U-Haul full of stuff trailing behind. The stuff all gets left behind here on earth. My wife and my siblings and I were busy for a while getting Mom’s condo ready for the market. That involved sorting through her things and deciding what to keep, what to sell, what to donate, and what to trash.
One of the things I decided to keep was Dad and Mom’s Panasonic RF-1600 radio.
Description
The Panasonic RF-1600 has six bands (AM, MB, SW, FM, Air, and VHF). It tunes to the following frequencies:
- From 525 to 1605 kHz on AM.
- From 1.6 to 4.5 MHz on MB.
- From 5.9 to 18 MHz on SW.
- From 87 to 108 MHz on FM.
- From 108 to 136 MHz on Air.
- From 136 to 174 MHz on VHF.