"Dale Parfitt" wrote in message
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"wigg" wrote in message
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What the difference between the HF 125 and HF 225 receivers from
Lowe.
Are they significantly better than the Radio Shack 394 or SONY
2001D?
Thanks
Garry

The 225 featured speed sensitive tuning, a 200 Hz vs 400 Hz CW
audio
filter, finer VFO increments, more audio output power, and I believe
2 VFO's
( i.e. A/B).

Although I have never owned the 2001D, there is NO comparison
between the
R.S. and the lowe receivers- beginning with mechanical build quality
to VFO
cleanliness, filter selection, AM sync, ease of use, the list goes
on and
on.

I remember a fellow SW enthusiast once asking Universal
whether the Lowe 125 was better than the Sony 2010/2001D.
Universal said that if you've got the Sony, you really don't
need the Lowe, since the Lowe isn't that much better to
justify getting it if you've already got the 2010.

That said, compared to the Radio Shack/Sangean or the
Radio Shack tabletop, the performance of the Lowe
receivers were always better in the Passport reviews.
As for differences between the two Lowe models for
performance, I'll defer to someone who's used them both.

--Mike L.