On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:52:17 -0700, AllenMcB wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:01*am, geek wrote:

Another fellow mentioned a G5 from Grundig he got at RS. AFAIK, they are
the same rig inside.

I just read reviews on the E5/G5 at http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6815.
I think I'm looking for something that's not designed to be portable,
that will accept an external antenna, and that doesn't use batteries.

Thanks for the suggestion, though. I learned a good bit reading about
these.

No problem! :-)

Eton also has the E1, which is the non-portable version.

Cheers!

On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:39:59 -0700, AllenMcB wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:01*am, geek wrote:
Hi,

Eton E5. Spectacular sensitivity and wicked selectivity in a portable.
$150.


The Etons I've seen are wind-up chargers, made mostly for emergency
use. Is this the same Eton setup?

They have a whole line. IIRC, they absorbed Grundig, so inherited the
goodies and lemons ;-)

Cheers!

I purchased an ICOM R-75 after using an Eton EXM1. It would suit your needs much better because it has many features, including not overloading with your longwire. Mine is used for all SW monitoring. They are great receivers. Go to eham.net for the reviews. Hope this helps. It is also a triple conversion which reduces overlaoding and images. Best, KE5LDO

KE5LDO wrote:
I purchased an ICOM R-75 after using an Eton EXM1. It would suit your
needs much better because it has many features, including not
overloading with your longwire. Mine is used for all SW monitoring.
They are great receivers. Go to eham.net for the reviews. Hope this
helps. It is also a triple conversion which reduces overlaoding and
images. Best, KE5LDO




I'm with LDO on this. the icom is a sweet receiver.
Universal has 4 on their used list right now.

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