On Jul 13, 9:45 am, "voyager2007" wrote:
Hi again
I'm fairly new to shortwave and am finding it very interesting.
I've bought myself a few radio's that seem to sound ok according to the web,
what do you think of them, are they ok for a newcomer to sw
Eton E5
Sangean ATS818
Sangean 909
Sony SW77
cheers
voyager


Voyager 2007,

The are all good 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radios
and function very well just using their Whip Antennas.
Plus they work fairly good using a 'short' Random
Wire Antenna about 30~40 Feet long.

OK - Let us verify that you already own these Radios ?
- - - In that case what we think is not important.

What you think of them is important -and- How
You Enjoy Listening to them is very important.

-IF- You already own these four 'portable' AM/FM
Shortwave Radios . . . the next step is an Outside
{External} Antenna to improve your ablity to hear
more Radio Broadcasters.

Then you may consider a Desk-Top Shortwave
Receiver with more advanced Shortwave Listener
(SWL) features.

like most hobbies - shortwave listening (swl) is a
progression of interest and involvement ~ RHF

I haves a couple of auld soft back books here on about how to repair
(Its like that Brit guy in this here The Flight of the Phoneix movie
right now on Radio tb, he standing in that doorway of that old wrecked
Airplane, laughing and crying at the same time) radios.I guess me buddy
Eric Oynen might have something to say about that.
cuhulin