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Comrades! I thank you in advance for any advice you give me.

Never draw to a straight!

My drawing talents suck so bad, it would never occur to me to try.


I would like to purchase a s/w radio that can be powered by a crank.
There are at least 3, maybe 4-5 of them out there. I am most
interested in the s/w strengths of the radio: sensitivity and then
selectivity. AM broadcast is a 2nd interest. Next would come audio
quality from the radio's own speaker. FM doesn't matter at all;
doesn't even have to be there.

From what I have read - here and elsewhere - the Grundig is the hands
down winner. Does anyone have any different experience/recommendation?

I've got a Grundig FR-200 emergency radio. The sensitivity and
selectivity are quite good, and the audio quality is good enough.
It has AM/FM; main problem is it only covers the SW bands from
3.2 to 7.6 MHz, and 9.2 to 22.0 MHz. It's also got a VERY solid
plastic case, and is suprisingly light.

Actually, between 7600 and 9200 there isn't much I'd miss. Not that I
think it might be so, but does it cover the lower TV freqs on FM?

The light weight is good too. I'm looking to make gifts of some of
these to friends/family. As emergency radios, they will have a
uniqueness that the B& Howell and other crappy s/w's don't. (I hope.)



At $40, it's an EXCELLENT emergency and secondary radio.

FW

Would you -- or anyone else -- have any idea where I might get a
discount on 3 or 4 of these? Ebay sometimes has discounts for
Superadios and some cheap Chinese portables.

Probably I'm just being too cheap. maybe I should call J&R and see if
they can save me a few bucks. Last I looked they carried this item.

Thanks, comrade!

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Col. I.P. Yurin
Commissariat of Internal Security

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