"Alan J Giddings" wrote in message
om...
I too have a similar experience. I decided to sell the table top and
keep my Sony SW7600G. For what I want from a SW receiver (general
listening to over seas SW broadcasts) then a small portable will do. I
have "up-graded" to a Sony SW77 and that is all I'll ever need.
Coupled with Sony's AN-LP1 antenna I can hear most of the stations
listed in "Passport to World Radio" that come close to the UK. I
also own the ATS909/DX-398 and a brand new Degen/Kaito 1102 (a real
beaut). SSB is not of much use to me as I find little interest in
listening to a couple guys talk about co-ax cable etc (no offence
intended). I wouldn't mind having one of those huge Grundig Satelite
800 receivers to see what all the fuss is about but I'd never again
shell out nearly a £1000 on equipment that was wasted on a general
listener like myself. I own two old Russian (Soviet era) SW radios
that are better than any of my new stuff even though they are all over
30 years old. They do need re-tuning every 15 mins as they drift but
the sound quality is lovely. Keep the little Yachtboy, find the most
distant signal you can hear, sell the table top and go visit the far
off place with the money you make...
Regards,
Alan

I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet. Can anyone tell me how I KNOW when
my Yaesu FRG100 was manufactured. A few earlier posts suggested the Kiwa
filters IF I had an older model (pre 95). I'd like to find this out since I
bought it off of EBay. Thanks.