In article g40vCXBzNU8x-pn2-Q82zQcWLtrec@localhost,
"Count Floyd" CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote:

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:55:29 UTC, weatherall
wrote:


Wrote:
DE11 kinda pricey . .

http://tinyurl.com/rl6n2

I think the price of the DE11 is too high based on what it gives you.
The Tecsun PL200 is full-featured, receiving all of the 3-30 mhz
shortwave spectrum, but it is a single-conversion radio.
Damn, you would think in 2006 that single-conversion radios were not
even being made! I have an old S-38 and an HE-10, both single
conversions, but they were made in the '40's and '50's! They still
pull in great DX on the BCB though and the tubes keep my room warm in
the winter!

Snip

That's because the age of the design has nothing to do with whether it
is 1, 2, or 3 conversion. There were double and triple conversion
receivers back then.

What determines the number of conversions is cost.

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Telamon
Ventura, California