In article .com,
"Joe Analssandrini" wrote:

P.S. Some people here have "complained" that Eton advertises heavily
in PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO and this somehow makes pASSPORT's
reviews "suspect." One need only READ many of the reviews of
Eton/Grundig radios in PASSPORT to see that this "suspicion" is
absolutely groundless. PASSPORT "calls 'em as they see 'em." PASSPORT
is DEFINITELY the best SW review source we have and should be
supported by all of us here, at least in my opinion. No one else
tests SW radios in their own laboratories and prints their findings
(and, as readers know, they often differ from manufacturers' own
published specifications). And if Eton is a big advertiser, I say
MORE POWER TO THEM! What OTHER company supports the shortwave
listener the way Eton does?

mike maghakian wrote:
one of the disadvantages of the internet is that any asshole can
post an opinion on the E1 even though he has no qualifications for
making such assertions. In addition to people who are intelligent
like Guy Atkins, there is another source who people should not
argue with in this case. Dave Z and Larry Magne both assert the E1
is outstanding !

read this: http://passband.com/pages/receivernews.htm

Dear Mike,

You are quite correct in your assertions. I myself have been
impressed by the specifications of the Eton E1. However, I have not
bought one and do not plan to buy one in the near future for the
following reasons:

It has no MW Ferrite antenna. This, I understand, is due to digital
"hash" that cannot be corrected and would be picked up by such an
antenna.

It has no handle nor is there any easy or convenient way of adding
one to the radio.

Those two points are significant to me but relatively minor. The
major problem I have is:

It does not feature DRM, DAB (Canadian or European), or IBOC. (I
personally have no interest in any form of "pay" radio. In my opinion
it is only a matter of time before advertisements become common on
virtually all "satellite" radio channels and the listener will STILL
be paying month after month for this "service!" After all, look at
the cable-TV model where this has already happened.)

But I digress. In other words, in my opinion, the Eton E1 actually
breaks no new ground. Its specifications, extremely good,
nevertheless appear to show that the radio will peform just about the
same as the Grundig Satellit 800. (And regardless of what anyone
tells you, the Satellit 800, again extremely good, is not at all in
the same league as, say, the Drake R8B, the JRC NRD545, or the AOR
AR7030 Plus. This, by inference, would also apply to the E1 which
does, however, offer far better performance VALUE for money than do
the tabletops mentioned.)

I am waiting to see if Degen introduces their rumored new model the
DE-1108 and if it does feature the newer modes of reception as well
as offering superb performance.

However, I do understand, from owners, that the E1 is a good and
satisfying set and that, if one does not already own a radio of this
caliber, the E1, with all its "faults," is a good one to buy. After
all, there has never been nor is there ever likely to be a "perfect"
shortwave radio. And Eton has always been a very customer-centric
company, offering superb service before and after the sale.

Should Degen's proposed new radio not live up to expectations, there
may be a new Eton E1 in my future, after all.

The other radios you mention do not have built in antennas of any sort.

The E1 is designed as a portable radio.

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Telamon
Ventura, California