Thanks, Lawrence.
-- Stinger
"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
om...
Hi,
Can't help commenting: I think that overall the Sat 800 is the better
receiver, but be VERY CAREFUL during the purchasing process. Ask if
the dealer will test the unit out for you. If not, frankly, I'd go to
another dealer. The q.c. is poor on the Satellit and a few dollars in
savings won't compensate for a defective radio. But when you get a
good one, it's VERY good. (I understand that the ICOM is always
well-put-together.)
Lawrence
"Stinger" wrote in message
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GB,
I guess I fall into that category as well. I recently bought a Kaito
1102
from RadioLabs. It is a great little radio -- and unlike its similar
Degen
Chinese-market cousins, it doesn't need a 220 to 110 adapter, it's U.L.
listed, and it has an actual radio dealer standing behind the warranty.
If
you don't think the 220 adapter is a big deal, you didn't see the
picture of
the melted one that was on the Yahoo site. I don't like them.
Every summer I go to a couple of conventions that always involve an
extended
amount of time sitting on a sandy beach in Florida. There's no way I'd
subject my RadioLabs modded Super 909 to that environment (it's far too
precious to me) -- but the $80 Kaito -- perfect! I plan to build a
slinky
antenna to connect to the rental beach umbrella.
My next purchase is going to be either an Icom R-75 or a Grundig S800.
I'm
leaning toward the Grundig, because I like listening to "broadcast"
shortwave and MW, and the quality of the synch detector is important to
me.
-- Stinger
"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message
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I took a chance and ordered a new Chinese radio that I found on eBay.
It's a
Klonda K-939.
No meaning to flame Corbin or anyone else. But what has happened in
here?
What I'm talking about is everyone (it seems) jumping on all these
little
plastic toys of radios? If you add up the monet of the three of four
or
more
(in some posters in here) that purchase these, you can go out and get
you
a
real nice piece.
I hate to say "a real radio." But it kinda-sorta amounts to that. Or
is
it
that it's easier to justify spending 20/30/50 on a radio than spending
over
$185/200/300?
I'm just curious is all. I have a Bell+Howell that was traded/given
practically to me. I use it here and there when I'm out in someones
driveway
waiting on them or I take it to the Shoemaker Center at UC. But you
can't
do
'real' listening to it, not 'real' listening.
So, it's just a question, not a flame, just a question.:-)
~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~
*****GO BEARCATS*****
Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier
Hammarlund HQ140X
Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios)
RCA Victor *Strato- World*
RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain)
1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M
Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand
DX100/394/398/399/402
OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451
Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell
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Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft.
600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Sloper
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap)
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