Eton E1 (in some form or another) to be retained in Eton'sproduct line
On Jan 13, 3:10*am, RHF wrote:
On Jan 12, 10:20*pm, Steve wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:14*pm, junius wrote:
My guess is that there are many more people interested in owning a
radio like the 750 than the E1 and/or E1XM. If I want the sorts of
features sported by the E1, I'll buy a tabletop receiver. For a
portable, I want something lean and relatively simple.- Hide quoted text -
$300 is quite a bit for a radio that from all appearances seems not to
offer any performance-enhancing features beyond what you'd expect from
a DE1103, E5/G5 or a Kaito KA2100? *Sure, it has the rotatable MW
antenna, but what else is it offering besides an alternate means of
charging your cellphone (not generally considered a compelling reason
to purchase a shortwave rig).
As for the tabletop HF receiver market, it's an area that's drying up,
as well. *It's good that you enjoy your Ten-Tec RX-320D as you do. *My
guess is that going forward, SWLers wanting a performance upgrade from
the under-$150 portables (and who want to purchase new) are going to
increasingly be compelled toward considering such computer controlled
radio options, as the premium portable and under-$2000 HF tabletop
receiver markets continue to dry up. *Admittedly, there will be those
who will be drawn toward amateur rigs for SWLing.
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- Though, it's worth noting that Kneisner and Doering will soon
- come out with the KWZ 50...the first receiver they've produced
- in a long time.
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- It's also been rumored that AOR intends to produce a successor
- to the 7030+, which will again benefit from the design expertise
- of John Thorpe.
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Steve - Naturally these will not be $300 Radios
intended for the general consumer market. ~ RHF
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True, but that's arguably a good thing...
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