Dear Telamon and Everyone Else Reading This:

I know that many people are anxiously awaiting the release of this
radio and, for those who are just radio "collectors" the following
advisory may not apply.

But for the rest of you - the ones who use their radios on a daily
basis and expect them to function properly - given Eton's poor track
record with sophisticated communications receivers (for example, the
Grundig Satellit 800 and, most especially, the Eton E1), it may
behoove you to temper your enthusiasm and wait until some sort of
track record RELIABLY REPORTED BY USERS is established for this radio.

I'm sure many of you have seen the "horror stories" concerning those
two Eton-marketed radios mentioned above (for example, my own personal
Satellit 800 had to be sent back to Drake THREE [3] times - at a total
cost of well-over $350.00 in repair and shipping costs [this is, in my
opinion, unconscionable for a $500.00 radio that was less than six
years old at the time] before they got it right) and I would STRONGLY
recommend that you carefully consider this before purchasing what
might become a very good radio OR "COULD" become just another in a
line of Eton-marketed "disasters." Their track record indicates that
the latter is at least a pretty fair possibility! Also, thus far, Eton
has demonstrated a somewhat cold indifference to those purchasers who
are dissatisfied with their expensive radios, at least based on the
many reports you and I have read here and on other groups.

Thus, I believe caution and patience are the watchwords in this
situation. After all, the Grundig Satellit 750 is certainly not some
major breakthrough; it does not, at least in its so far published
specifications, advance the art of radio reception in ANY way. Waiting
a year or two to see its established track record would not deprive
anyone of anything he/she does not already have! (And, yes, I very
much like its styling too!!)

Frankly, unless I had an unlimited "deep pocket," or were an
aforementioned "collector," I wouldn't be "the first kid on my block
to own one."

As always, the above is strictly my own opinion and nothing more.

Best,

Joe

On Apr 27, 11:53 pm, Telamon
wrote:
Might as well start a new thread on this radio. I believe it was
supposed to be released in April but now it looks like June. The on line
information still does not tell that much. Depending on what you read
the radio is supposed to have some kind of DSP but the PDF on the radio
does not indicate it.

Here we have DSP
http://www.etoncorp.com/pressrelease/?p_NewsId=381436

And here there is no mention of DSP
http://www.etoncorp.com/product_card/?p_ProductDbId=351064

So what's up with that?

DSP or not this could be a decent portable SW boom box for $300.

I noticed MII posted about Mike Maghakian's audio, power, and weight
improvement project on the E1. It would be nice if Mike Maghakian would
post about it in this news group.

http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,...id,9/PageNo,1/



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Telamon
Ventura, California