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Looking for SW receiver

Hello,
I currently own a Grundig Satellit 1400 sl but it is rather (more than
20 years) old and I hear too many crackles when I turn the nob to switch
to others frequency bands. Furthermore, it becomes very difficult to
stay tuned to exactly the same frequency, I always must adjust it by
turning the main nob. It's really a pain to listen to sw. So I wish to
buy a brand new one with the same performance in order to listen to
international stations. One of the purpose is for DXing, hearing weak
radio stations from all over the world. And cheap :) No more than 150 euros.
I am thinking to the Grundig yacht boy 80 wr 5408 or Sangean ats 505
since it seems to be the same receiver. A pocket sw radio is ok for me.
Its feature should be a range from 1600-30000 khz without
discontinuity, "no holes" if you prefer. I saw at this web site
(http://www.grundig.com/index.php?id=301&pid=291) an interesting one.
When searching the web, a few manufacturers state their radio is a full
range 1600-3000 khz but when looking at a vendor in France (I live in
this country), this is unfortunately no longer true since some
frequencies are missing, I wonder why.
If anyone has usefull links or informations for buying one in France he
is the welcome.

Looking for SW receiver

In article ,
jacques wrote:

Hello,
I currently own a Grundig Satellit 1400 sl but it is rather (more than
20 years) old and I hear too many crackles when I turn the nob to switch
to others frequency bands. Furthermore, it becomes very difficult to
stay tuned to exactly the same frequency, I always must adjust it by
turning the main nob. It's really a pain to listen to sw. So I wish to
buy a brand new one with the same performance in order to listen to
international stations. One of the purpose is for DXing, hearing weak
radio stations from all over the world. And cheap :) No more than 150 euros.
I am thinking to the Grundig yacht boy 80 wr 5408 or Sangean ats 505
since it seems to be the same receiver. A pocket sw radio is ok for me.
Its feature should be a range from 1600-30000 khz without
discontinuity, "no holes" if you prefer. I saw at this web site
(http://www.grundig.com/index.php?id=301&pid=291) an interesting one.
When searching the web, a few manufacturers state their radio is a full
range 1600-3000 khz but when looking at a vendor in France (I live in
this country), this is unfortunately no longer true since some
frequencies are missing, I wonder why.
If anyone has usefull links or informations for buying one in France he
is the welcome.

I ordered the degen 1103 and AM and sw antennas for 85euros shipping
included from tqu_china on eBay ...

there is eg Sony 7600GR 169 euros from www.thiecom.de or sangean 909 for
about same price..

sync is good on sony, 909 has narrow wide ...

Looking for SW receiver

In article ,
jacques wrote:

Hello,

where do you live ??

I near Ypres...

I have this digital sw stereo for sale

Sony, in the same plastic as the Sony 2010D/2001D

Sony Asian import Shortwave Stereo set
http://www.kapaza.be/detail/3528711/

Looking for SW receiver

(English version below)

Bonjour Jacques,

Mon conseil serait plutôt similaire à celui de Switcher, mais
évidemment, cela dépend de ton budget :

1) ATS 909 (j'en ai un, super radio !)
http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/ats909.php
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/797
http://www.sardif.com/store/product_...roducts_id=101

2) Sony 7600GR (perso j'ai un vieux SW-100, la synchro aide pas mal)
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1534
http://www.leguide.com/sb/leguide/re.../1/1061200.htm

3) Degen/Kaito 1103 (j'aurai à l'acheter je prendrai la version Kaito
qui doit être mieux contrôlé pour l'export). Pas cher.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5071
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/ra...kaito-1103.php
Il y a aussi le Degen/Kaito 1102, plus petit, qui marche pas mal
parait-il...

4)Eton E5 (un DE1103 repackagé et avec une ergonomie améliorée)
http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm
Plus cher que le De1103.

Je te recommande le site www.radiointel.com et en particulier les pages
"Reviews", comme celle-ci :
http://www.radiointel.com/portwars.htm

Personnellement j'ai quelques accessoires en plus :
- antenne SW Sony AL-LP1 (super antenne !)
- antenne SW Kaito KA31 (= Degen DE31, très bonnes perf mais délicate à
régler)
- antenne MW Degen TG33 (mouais....)
- antennes filaires 5 et 7 m reçues avec les radios ATS909 et SW100,
mais je ne les utilises presque plus depuis que j'ai les antennes actives
- antenne externe de 10m env. avec un "balun" 9:1 (le tout fait maison
avec du matériel de récupération : 0 €) : perf équivalentes aux antennes
actives, avec plus de bruit mais sans pile.

Pour acheter les radios, les sites Internet sont le plus pratique,
surtout pour les Kaito/Degen/Eton :
- Degen : les vendeurs chinois sur eBay (tiens ! je ne trouve plus le
1103 ?????)
- Kaito : perso je suis passé par www.radios4you.com mais il te faut un
relais aux USA pour t'apporter ta radio
- Eton : assez dur à trouver. Aux USA, sinon en GB ici :
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=180038382767

Le Sony 7600GR est dispo à la FNAC et DARTY (cher !!!).

Pour les Sangean : si tu es en région parisienne Nord (ou que tu peux
t'y déplacer), un excellent magasin est Sarcelles Diffusion (en face de
la gare RER), qui vend aussi par Internet
(http://www.sardif.com/store/index.php?cPath=8_55_134)

Les sources françaises sont intéressantes si tu souhaites avoir un SAV
accessible.

Bonne recherche,

Charly

------- English version ----------------

My advice will like Siwtcher's but obviously it will depends on your
budget :

1) ATS 909 (I got one, super radio !)
http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/ats909.php
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/797
http://www.sardif.com/store/product_...roducts_id=101

2) Sony 7600GR (I have a SW100 and can tell the sync detect can help)
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1534
http://www.leguide.com/sb/leguide/re.../1/1061200.htm

3) Degen/Kaito 1103 (I would advice the Kaito version since it might
have been better controled for exportation). Cheaper.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5071
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/ra...kaito-1103.php
Il y a aussi le Degen/Kaito 1102, plus petit, qui marche pas mal
parait-il...

4)Eton E5 (a relooked 1103 with a better interface)
http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm
More expensive thant the De1103.

I do recommand you the www.radiointel.com web site and in particular
this web page :
http://www.radiointel.com/portwars.htm

I own some more accesories :
- SW Sony AL-LP1 anteann (super antenna !)
- SW Kaito KA31 antenna (= Degen DE31, good performer but difficult to
adjust)
- MW Degen TG33 antenna (not that good, but helps)
- reel anteenas of 5 and 7 m bundled with Sangean and Sony radios, but I
rarely use them since I have the active antennas
- home made external 10m long-wire antenna with a 9:1 "balun" : performs
like the active antenna, with more noise but less baterries.

Internet sites are more convenients to buy these radios, mainly for
Degen/Kaito/Eton :
- Degen : Chinese eBay reseller (ooops ! I can't find the 1103 anymore
?????)
- Kaito : I used www.radios4you.com but you need a contact located in
the USA to bring the radio in Europe
- Eton : Difficult to find in Europe. English reseller here :
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=180038382767

The Sony 7600GR is available in FNAC and DARTY shops (expensive !!!).

For the Sangean : if you live in North of Paris or can go there, a good
shop is Sarcelles Diffusion (located in front of the railway station),
that is also selling on line
(http://www.sardif.com/store/index.php?cPath=8_55_134)

French shops are adviced if you wish to have a local waranty.

Charly

Looking for SW receiver

Jacques,

Peux tu me donner une vraie adresse email (si cela ne t'ennuies pas)
pour t'envoyer un petit fichier Excel avec un comparatif de quelques
radios que j'avais fait il y a quelques mois ?

A+

Charly

(calpublic chez free point fr)

Looking for SW receiver - Sorry for double posting...

due to a technical issue....

Looking for SW receiver

Charly a écrit :

Jacques,

Peux tu me donner une vraie adresse email (si cela ne t'ennuies pas)
pour t'envoyer un petit fichier Excel avec un comparatif de quelques
radios que j'avais fait il y a quelques mois ?

A+

Charly

(calpublic chez free point fr)
[English]
I have seen a Sangean 505 ATS for 159 euros at Conrad web site. What do
you think of it and of its price ?
I'm going to check all the websites you kindly mentionned in the
previous posts.
[French]
Merci mais je n'ai rien pour lire les fichiers EXcel, je n'ai que ù$oft
works 4.5 (1995).

Looking for SW receiver

jacques a écrit :
[French]
Merci mais je n'ai rien pour lire les fichiers EXcel, je n'ai que ù$oft
works 4.5 (1995).

Perso j'utilise OpenOffice. Cependant je peux en faire un PDF, HTML, ou
autre...

A+

Charly

Looking for SW receiver

jacques a écrit :
[English]
I have seen a Sangean 505 ATS for 159 euros at Conrad web site. What do
you think of it and of its price ?

You can get a cheaper one from the SarDif French shop here (119 €) :
http://www.sardif.com/store/product_...products_id=99

If you can add 30 € to your budget, then I would advice the 909 for 189
€ in the same shop (see link in the previous post).

Charly

Looking for SW receiver

In article ,
jacques wrote:

Hello,
I currently own a Grundig Satellit 1400 sl but it is rather (more than
20 years) old and I hear too many crackles when I turn the nob to switch
to others frequency bands. Furthermore, it becomes very difficult to
stay tuned to exactly the same frequency, I always must adjust it by
turning the main nob. It's really a pain to listen to sw. So I wish to
buy a brand new one with the same performance in order to listen to
international stations. One of the purpose is for DXing, hearing weak
radio stations from all over the world. And cheap :) No more than 150 euros.
I am thinking to the Grundig yacht boy 80 wr 5408 or Sangean ats 505
since it seems to be the same receiver. A pocket sw radio is ok for me.
Its feature should be a range from 1600-30000 khz without
discontinuity, "no holes" if you prefer. I saw at this web site
(http://www.grundig.com/index.php?id=301&pid=291) an interesting one.
When searching the web, a few manufacturers state their radio is a full
range 1600-3000 khz but when looking at a vendor in France (I live in
this country), this is unfortunately no longer true since some
frequencies are missing, I wonder why.
If anyone has usefull links or informations for buying one in France he
is the welcome.

http://www.thiecom.de/shop1/index.ht...engerSONY.html

sony 165 euro ...

Looking for SW receiver

Charly a écrit :
jacques a écrit :
[English]
I have seen a Sangean 505 ATS for 159 euros at Conrad web site. What
do you think of it and of its price ?

You can get a cheaper one from the SarDif French shop here (119 €) :
http://www.sardif.com/store/product_...products_id=99

If you can add 30 € to your budget, then I would advice the 909 for 189
€ in the same shop (see link in the previous post).

Charly
I am reading the specifications in pdf of each of them and hesitate.
If don't know if there is more sensitivity for the 909 model. There are
no advanced technical specifications.Sardif does not provide the ant-60
nor the adapter.

Has anyone already bought anything for Germany, THIECOM for instance ?
In fact, it is not so easy to find a reliable reseller.

Looking for SW receiver

jacques wrote :
I am reading the specifications in pdf of each of them and hesitate. If
don't know if there is more sensitivity for the 909 model. There are no
advanced technical specifications. Sardif does not provide the ant-60 nor
the adapter.

Really ?????? I thought it was ALWAYS included in the box. Perhaps this
is why it is not explicitely written ? Did you call them or email them ?
(I got a reply within a few days after an email).

I see on the 909 Sardif web page :

"Alimentation piles et secteur."
(Battery and AC powered)

"Livré avec antenne ondes courtes et housse de protection."
(Delivered with short-wave antenna and carrying pouch)

So I suspect it is included... I just used the "Contact Us" web page of
their site to ask the question. We will see...

Has anyone already bought anything for Germany, THIECOM for instance ?
In fact, it is not so easy to find a reliable reseller.

Not me.... Got mine from Darty five years ago, and the Sony was bought
used via eBay.

Charly

Looking for SW receiver

jacques wrote :
I am reading the specifications in pdf of each of them and hesitate. If
don't know if there is more sensitivity for the 909 model. There are no
advanced technical specifications.Sardif does not provide the ant-60 nor
the adapter.

I just check with them today : both the AC adapter and the ANT-60
antenna are included in the box.

Charly

Looking for SW receiver

jacques wrote in
:

Hello,
I currently own a Grundig Satellit 1400 sl but it is rather (more than
20 years) old and I hear too many crackles when I turn the nob to switch
to others frequency bands. Furthermore, it becomes very difficult to
stay tuned to exactly the same frequency, I always must adjust it by
turning the main nob. It's really a pain to listen to sw. So I wish to
buy a brand new one with the same performance in order to listen to
international stations. One of the purpose is for DXing, hearing weak
radio stations from all over the world. And cheap :) No more than 150
euros. I am thinking to the Grundig yacht boy 80 wr 5408 or Sangean ats
505 since it seems to be the same receiver. A pocket sw radio is ok for
me. Its feature should be a range from 1600-30000 khz without
discontinuity, "no holes" if you prefer. I saw at this web site
(http://www.grundig.com/index.php?id=301&pid=291) an interesting one.
When searching the web, a few manufacturers state their radio is a full
range 1600-3000 khz but when looking at a vendor in France (I live in
this country), this is unfortunately no longer true since some
frequencies are missing, I wonder why.
If anyone has usefull links or informations for buying one in France he
is the welcome.

Try to stay away from plastic.