Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

From: "http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm", Jay writes, "the E5
has some serious competition, even right in Eton's own lineup. For example,
the S350DL has just been reduced to $100 retail.
The S-350 DL is more sensitive than the E5
I have an S350 DL and find it pretty much useless for DX even on the AM
band. I just use it for local stations.
Is the S350 really more sensitive as he states because if it is then the E5
or Degen 1103, must not be that sensitive, at least not without an outside
antenna connected.
I want something that is sensitive off the whip as well as good for AM DXing
without an external antenna connected. No tie downs to external wiring just
"portable".
The E 10's are available locally and on sale, $89.
Are these as good or close to the E 5 with the features I'm looking for or
should I look to a higher price bracket?




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On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance
to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems
with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1103.htm

From: "http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm", Jay writes, "the E5
has some serious competition, even right in Eton's own lineup. For example,
the S350DL has just been reduced to $100 retail.
The S-350 DL is more sensitive than the E5
I have an S350 DL and find it pretty much useless for DX even on the AM
band. I just use it for local stations.
Is the S350 really more sensitive as he states because if it is then the E5
or Degen 1103, must not be that sensitive, at least not without an outside
antenna connected.
I want something that is sensitive off the whip as well as good for AM DXing
without an external antenna connected. No tie downs to external wiring just
"portable".
The E 10's are available locally and on sale, $89.
Are these as good or close to the E 5 with the features I'm looking for or
should I look to a higher price bracket?

"R Jamieson" wrote in message
...
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance
to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

From: "http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm", Jay writes, "the E5
has some serious competition, even right in Eton's own lineup. For example,
the S350DL has just been reduced to $100 retail.
The S-350 DL is more sensitive than the E5
I have an S350 DL and find it pretty much useless for DX even on the AM
band. I just use it for local stations.
Is the S350 really more sensitive as he states because if it is then the E5
or Degen 1103, must not be that sensitive, at least not without an outside
antenna connected.
I want something that is sensitive off the whip as well as good for AM DXing
without an external antenna connected. No tie downs to external wiring just
"portable".
The E 10's are available locally and on sale, $89.
Are these as good or close to the E 5 with the features I'm looking for or
should I look to a higher price bracket?
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On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance
to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems
with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1103.htm

On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

Get the Degen 1103 - it is basically the same radio and only $65
including S&H.

On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1103.htm

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:40:27 -0400, "R Jamieson"
wrote:

Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.


The E5 is a good radio. I have one and am quite happy with it. I'm
an experienced SWL and ham operator and in my opinion this is a great
little radio. Sensitivity, selectivity, image rejection, audio
quality are all very good. I've just used it with the built-in whip
antenna and included wire antenna so far. My only complaint is
batteries do not last very long before needing to be recharged. But
it does come with an AC adapter so it can still be used when the
batteries run down.

I really wish people would stop referring to the DE1103 as the "same radio"
as the E5/G5. It is not.

It may use the same basic circuitry, but the build quality and ergonomics
are vastly different. The DE1103 performs well, but is cheaply built and a
pain to use. The E5/G5 is a completely different radio; well built with a
very nice feel, and much much more user-friendly.


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On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance
to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems
with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

Get the Degen 1103 - it is basically the same radio and only $65
including S&H.

On Jun 27, 6:01 am, "Unrevealed Source"
wrote:
I really wish people would stop referring to the DE1103 as the "same radio"
as the E5/G5. It is not.

It may use the same basic circuitry, but the build quality and ergonomics
are vastly different. The DE1103 performs well, but is cheaply built and a
pain to use. The E5/G5 is a completely different radio; well built with a
very nice feel, and much much more user-friendly.

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On Jun 26, 1:40?am, "R Jamieson" wrote:
Being new to shortwave listening and looking for a good portable around
$100... what's available.
Are these as good as they say in the ads?
The E 5 looks like it's got all that I could use but not having a chance
to
try it outside the store, how well does it really work? Any problems
with
it?
I look forward to your expert commentary and thanks.

Get the Degen 1103 - it is basically the same radio and only $65
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The review in Passport Mag. said the E5 and G5 are actually the Degen
manufactured circuits
arranged in the E5 and G5 cases. Whatever that's worth.
I just bought my first SW too. After a bit a research I went for the
Kaito 1103 which is said to be
the English version of the Degen 1103.
Based on my beginners experience I like the KA 1103.
At first I had some trouble using the SSB feature but with help from
people in this group
it is now working well (operator err/inexperience). I don't have
another radio to compare it with so I don't know what I may be
missing,
but I'm happy with the reception and have been pulling in clear
signals worldwide. The controls are a bit funky but now that I've
used it a while it's just second nature to use it, I don't even think
about it.
It sounds great with headphones and I hooked up a set of PC speakers
with a sub woofer to it and that sounds good too.
The built in speaker is about as good as you would expect for a little
radio.
I looked at a G5 at Radio Shack and It does seem designed better but I
ordered the Kaito from Amazon for under $90.00.
I actually like the way the display area shows all the frequencies and
the meter bands because being new to SW it helps me visualize how the
meter bands and frequencies relate to each other.
I'm happy with what I bought. Good luck.

Bob ) writes:

I actually like the way the display area shows all the frequencies and
the meter bands because being new to SW it helps me visualize how the
meter bands and frequencies relate to each other.

300 300
--- or ---
freq waveband

It's that simple. On the other hand, "waveband" tends to be broad, and
likely isn't directly representative of frequency. Certainly the ham
bands often don't match, but common useage means 40 meters is 7MHz,
rather than the 7.50MHz that the calculation would place it.

Michael