A massive THANKS to you all for helping us out with your kind comments regarding my radio. Graham you are legend and you have my respect for all you that you do. I am lucky to have met you . THANK YOU!!!

I would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU!! To Radiocruncher and all of you whose comment's are very much appreciated. I have my 2001D back with me and she sounds amazing. I have not heard classical music sound so clear on any radio. Yet this one that Graham has repaired, recapped, re crystaled and over all made to sound the way it does is mind blowing. I cannot emphasise how happy i am with it. All your helpful hints and advice are testament to the result i have in front of me,. No person deserves more credit than you Graham as you certainly crunched your way through this one with help from overseas Spanish influences, Manuel. I am one lucky subscriber of you channel mate. May all your radio crunching digest well and energise you forever more. Best wishes, Lee near Liverpool, 73's!

Great presentation Graham. ...

In the meanwhile , before you find a replacement, you could try to heat the crystal terminal slightly with your soldering iron , like if you were soldering the crystal pins from the factory. It might fix the temporary contact inside by melting the solder and making continuity without having to tear it apart. Good luck !

Hello Graham. There's a Sony parts dealer called Encompass Parts. As a last resort you can get one from them but they really hold you hostage. They want $29 US which is around 22 pounds UK. plus shipping. Hope you can find one elsewhere for a lot less but their stuff is original Sony NOS as I say a last resort. Good luck with it. ATB Doug.

I have never seen a sony radio repairer like you on this site. the fault finding is excellent. sony icf 55 or sony icf sw77 or grundig satellite 750 or 500 radio repair videosu series are waiting for you. your subscriber count will both increase and people benefit from your information. Best regards

Don't hold your breath on spares. I have three of these unfortunately all working. God luck Graham. They are sods to work on but Sync detector with selectable side bands is great.

I have got my eye on a set on ebay Graham, fingers crossed we dont bid against each other lol. Thanks for the work you have done my friend i really appreciate it.

Wow, that's a bit much isn't it. They aren't a very customer friendly bunch to deal with and they charge what they want because they are the only show in town if you want original Sony parts. . That radio is certainly worth fixing particularly now that you have re-capped it. The synch detection tuning makes it one of the best shortwave portables ever made in my opinion. I'll keep my eyes open for you. There will be a few Ham Radio swap meets upcoming in my area, You never know if a suitable parts donor will show up. ATB Doug.

It's looks like your having quite a battle. Nice to hear the chickens in fine voice in the background. Regards Chris

HELLO . Greetings from Istanbul You are doing simple clean narration of your tutorial and tutorial videos. the perfect person, helped with the questions I asked, thank you 6.275MHZ Information on XTAL THANK YOU

Love the chicken's in the background Graham ha. ......

You got the original service manual that was good. ..

The crystal you're after is also used on one other radio, the ICF-SW55. Hope that gives you a better chance of repair, good luck.

You could try removing the crystal and putting it on longish temporary flexible flying leads. Tapping the board would show up pcb trace cracks, if any and would prove the crystal is defective by tapping it directly. Good luck and hope this helps

Interesting that crystal issue .. reminds me of same sort of problem with a ic735 wid drifting

Graham, will look in my parts box for said crystal. If I've got one, I'll give you the nod, then I'll send it on to you. I don't make any promises, but if I can help, I will. Warmest regards, Wayne and Nina.

They can be a nightmare for repairing.

It might not be any help, but there is an electronics company in Kasson, Minnesota, Kiwa Electronics; (Kiwa dot com) that sells different performance upgrade kits for the ICF 2010/2001D. I picked up an ICF-2010 in April for all of $4 I think and was considering sending it to them to do the upgrades since I got scared just trying to look inside - past my skill level. Maybe they have spare parts for you? I hope you get it fixed; it is a great radio.

I have sent an inquiry form to quartslab. Also I found an eBay seller in Spain call Manuel who repairs these . He says he may have one from an ICF-SW55 so fingers crossed

Could you have heated the terminals up with a soldering iron..to see if it stays...just a thought..

Hey mate, hope your well. Just want to let you know i can forward some well earned cash your way soon. Hopefully we will see some more footage of the dreaded Sony and it's full recap and that crystal replacement. I would also like a better light fitted if you can get time. If not no problem Speak soon and all the best 73's, Lee.

What about using a frequency synthesizer programmed to output 6.275MHZ using something like a MC145151 synthesizer chip not sure if you want to go that route using the 10.240MHZ as the synthesizer clock provided that there is enough room for a addin synthesizer board.

Can i fix the frequency without using the oscilloscope? Please i need help 🥺 How to do it

Seriously, I think it would be a lot easier, and far less grief, to source a used 2001D/2010, and keep the broken one for parts.

Thank you very much sir but i want this radio man bord

Good luck with your quest, I have a 2001D which needs some TLC, seems to have lost sensitivity, audio a bit muffled. I know there it a fet that can blow and that the capacitor on the audio c161? often needs changing out. Have you done any guides for this please?

Hello I've been looking on the net for suggestions with my ICF-2001D bought it in Fiji 1986. Perfect condition. Just sits on my night stand. The only problem is the volume nob doesn't slide smoothly. I wouldn't even removing the back. Who repairs these radios in america? Thanks Wayne

Hi Graham, can you put some more footage of the Sony up. Thank you!

Hi. So did you manage to get the other one from ebay?! Hope so

Any idea when the footage of the Sony is going to be on Graham?

Can you substitute a crystal oscillator for the plain crystal? Arrow Electronics has 6.275 Mhz oscillators. www.arrow.com/en/products/eph1300ettpd-6.275m/ecliptek

I have spares if you still need one.....

Any joy with the crystal mate?