Oh yeah,,, Watkins Johnson.
cuhulin

"KE4ODD" wrote in message
...
On 27 May 2007 08:56:24 -0700, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:

On May 27, 1:56 am, "Blake McBride" wrote:
Greetings,

I have a Grundig Satellit 800 and have fun with it. Not knowing a lot
about
SW Radios, I am curious about how my radio compares to other high
quality,
modern radios. So here is my question, what are the top, modern,
currently
available radios? I understand that there is no black and white answer,
and
it depends on X, Y, Z. If money is not an object and portability is not
desired, what are the generally accepted best radios? I am interested
in
your subjective opinions.

Thanks.

Blake McBride

Dear Blake,

Virtually any modern receiver will "run rings" around what we had back
in the "old days" regarding performance, versatility, and reliability.


I beg to differ...I don't think all modern receivers can run rings
around a properly tuned R-390 or 390a series receiver. There may be a
few that will out perform it but even that is doubtful.
__________________________________________________ __

But they are so much easier to play with, despite the synthesizer noise and
wide open front ends.

Dave

On Sun, 27 May 2007 12:01:54 -0400, KE4ODD wrote:


Dear Blake,

Virtually any modern receiver will "run rings" around what we had back
in the "old days" regarding performance, versatility, and reliability.


I beg to differ...I don't think all modern receivers can run rings
around a properly tuned R-390 or 390a series receiver. There may be a
few that will out perform it but even that is doubtful.
_________________________________________________ ___
I never a R390A back in the good old days. Didn't get one until about
1990. Excellent electrical performance for sure.

If I was fixin to plop for a new radio,it would be a Ten Tec.No question
about it.Other radio? Perhaps, Palstar.
cuhulin

It might not be the very best one out there, but I think the Satellit 800
would make most "top ten" lists of modern receivers. Excellent design
(basically the same as a Drake SW8) and if you get a later model - serial
number starting with S82 or later - it's built very well and has a much
quieter power supply. Only the earlier "first generations" had the quality
problems and noisy power supply that people complain about. Second
generation Satellit 800s have great sound, one of the best sync detectors
out there, very sensitive and selective, lots of memories, plus you can put
batteries in it and use it anywhere. Damn fine radio. (Scanning would be
a nice feature, but I guess you can't have everything.)

At the top levels of receivers, the difference between what you hear on your
Sat800 and someone else's high-end radio will depend more on the antenna,
than the radio itself.




"Blake McBride" wrote in message
...

Greetings,

I have a Grundig Satellit 800 and have fun with it. Not knowing a lot
about
SW Radios, I am curious about how my radio compares to other high quality,
modern radios. So here is my question, what are the top, modern,
currently
available radios? I understand that there is no black and white answer,
and
it depends on X, Y, Z. If money is not an object and portability is not
desired, what are the generally accepted best radios? I am interested in
your subjective opinions.

Thanks.

Blake McBride