Sorry, I should have said "overrated for the price". It's a fine-performing
portable, but these days you pay more than it's worth for one in mint
condition, when judged on the merits of performance alone. To a collector,
the value is whatever the market will bear, but for actual use the
price/performance is not so good. We've all seen these going for $500 and
sometimes a lot higher lately. No way it's worth that if you're looking for
the best performance for the money.


"Frank" wrote in message
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The Sony 2010 is NOT overated! I've picked up weak SSB signals from all
over the world (Australia, USSR) from my location in Ohio. All this with a
piece of wire clipped to the whip antenna. Every bit as good as the
desktops...

Frank


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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Sony 2010 is overrated and has more appeal now as a collectible. And you
pay a premium price for that.

"DJ" wrote in message
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If you had $500, would you get a mint, late serial number Sony 2010 or a
new Eton E1?

Yes, I actually own one. No, I wouldn't spend $500 on a Sony 2010, even if
it was in mint condition. Other than notch filters, pass band tuning, and
finer that 100Khz resolution, it's weak signal sensitivity even on SSB is
equal to that of desktop receivers. Have I ever owned a desktop? I think an
Icom R71A, Kenwood R5000, and Drake R8 would qualify...

Frank

"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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Sorry, I should have said "overrated for the price". It's a
fine-performing portable, but these days you pay more than it's worth for
one in mint condition, when judged on the merits of performance alone. To
a collector, the value is whatever the market will bear, but for actual
use the price/performance is not so good. We've all seen these going for
$500 and sometimes a lot higher lately. No way it's worth that if you're
looking for the best performance for the money.


"Frank" wrote in message
et...
The Sony 2010 is NOT overated! I've picked up weak SSB signals from all
over the world (Australia, USSR) from my location in Ohio. All this with
a piece of wire clipped to the whip antenna. Every bit as good as the
desktops...

Frank


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
Sony 2010 is overrated and has more appeal now as a collectible. And
you pay a premium price for that.

"DJ" wrote in message
. ..
If you had $500, would you get a mint, late serial number Sony 2010 or
a new Eton E1?