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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

On Nov 17, 3:11 pm, "Watson" wrote:
http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


Which of the 562 radios on that list were you talking about.
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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

Try this: http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...omZR40QQfrtsZ0
Listing pages do change as items are listed/delisted.
You could also do a "S 350" search and you would have found it.


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On Nov 17, 3:11 pm, "Watson" wrote:
http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


Which of the 562 radios on that list were you talking about.



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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

On Nov 17, 8:58Â*pm, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Nov 17, 3:11�pm, "Watson" wrote:

http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


- The S350 has to be one of the cheapest,
- bug-prone radios ever made
- total crap!

IBOC Crock,

Speaking of "Total Crap" - Thank you for your Expert Opinion.

clearly iboc crock - your crock is full of it ! ~ RHF
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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

On Nov 18, 1:20 am, "Watson" wrote:
Try this:http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...omZR40QQfrtsZ0
Listing pages do change as items are listed/delisted.
You could also do a "S 350" search and you would have found it.

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http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


Which of the 562 radios on that list were you talking about.- Hide quoted text -


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Just post the link to your auction next time.....


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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

Just post the link to your auction next time.....
I did but again if you can comprehend......Listing pages do change as items
are listed/delisted.
The auction is finished, so is this communication!

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On Nov 18, 1:20 am, "Watson" wrote:
Try

this:http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...omZR40QQfrtsZ0
Listing pages do change as items are listed/delisted.
You could also do a "S 350" search and you would have found it.

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Which of the 562 radios on that list were you talking about.- Hide

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Just post the link to your auction next time.....



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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

On Nov 18, 1:56Â*am, RHF wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:58Â*pm, IBOCcrock wrote:

On Nov 17, 3:11�pm, "Watson" wrote:


http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


- The S350 has to be one of the cheapest,
- bug-prone radios ever made
- total crap!

IBOC Crock,

Speaking of "Total Crap" - Thank you for your Expert Opinion.

clearly iboc crock - your crock is full of it ! ~ RHF
Â*.


My review off Amazon:

Same cheap junk as Tecsun/Eton BCL-2000,3000 !, May 23, 2006
By streetlords1 - See all my reviews

"Million-Dollar Looks for $100" - Analog w/digital display receivers
do not have the stability of digital phase-locked loop (PLL)
receivers.

I opened up the back of the radio, before returning it to RadioShack -
it was mostly hollow inside, very cheap, low-grade plastic, and with
1960s-grade electronics. The front filter and band switches and tuning
knob are flimsy. When putting the radio back together, I was very
careful not to over-tighten/cross-thread the screws, but as soon as,
one of the screws started to tighten down, the plastic started to
crack. Because of the very cheap quality construction, the radio is
very light-out-of-the-box, until the 4 "D" size batteries are
inserted.

The filters do a minimal job and only muffle the very good audio. The
RF gain control can always be set on maximum, so it only acts like a
DX/LOC switch. Even the newer model drifts off the tuned frequency,
despite a kludged fix, that only causes ergonomic problems - once a
frequency locks on, it still drifts, causing one to have to retune way
past the desired frequency, to break the lock. The S350 has
significant tuning backlash, which is partly responsible for the
frequency drift. There are images all over the SW bands, being a
cheap, single-conversion superhet. There are no station memories, so
anytime the band selection changes, the radio has to be retuned to the
desired frequency. The speaker grill is plastic, the digital readout
is low-resolution, the antenna doesn't lock into place, and the
carrying handle is cheap, smelly, imitation-leather.

Instead, I bought a Radio Shack AM/FM (for AM DXing) model 12-898 for
$25; it has digital PLL tuning (prevents drifting), DX/LOC switch, hi/
low tone switch, 3" speaker with metal speaker grill, internal ferrite-
bar antenna, lock switch, 20 station memory, almost as sensitive as
the S350, and much better quality - even the antenna locks into
place.

Don't be fooled by the "Grundig" name - it used to be made in Germany,
but is now made in China, by Tecsun/Eton. Check out the Tecsun/Eton
brand of this radio on Amazon (same junk), and show, "lowest rating
first", also, look at the reviews for Grundig G2000A. Tecsun/Eton is
becoming known for marketing jazzy, pretty radios that are poor
quality/performers; they bought the rights to market products, under
the "Grundig" name, hoping consumers will think they are still made in
Germany.

With all that being said, with the restructuring of the 50K watt clear-
channel AM stations, in the 1980s, AM DXing is not what it used to be,
in the 1960s and 1970s. For example, many stations out West now have
to use directional antennas, that cannot be picked up on the East
Coast. All the hype about the CCradio, Superadio III, and S350 being,
"DX machines", is nonsense, and with the clear-channel situation,
certainly not worth the extra expense. With the Radio Shack receiver,
I can easily pick up WWL 870 New Orleans (1000 miles), WHO 1040 Des
Moines(900 miles), WABC 770 New York, and my favorite, WLW 700
Cincinnati - same as the S350. These stations can easily be picked up
with standard car radios.

For just, as little as $30 more, one could purchase the Sony ICF-
SW7600GR instead, with digital PLL tuning, dual-conversion, SSB, and
synchronous detection; or, for $45 + $20 S&H, off Ebay.com, one could
purchase a new Degen 1103 with digital PLL tuning, dual-conversion,
and SSB (the S350 has none of the above).

http://www.amazon.com/review/product...y=addO neStar
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Default S 350 going cheap on Ebay..

On Nov 20, 9:16Â*am, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Nov 18, 1:56Â*am, RHF wrote:





On Nov 17, 8:58Â*pm, IBOCcrock wrote:


On Nov 17, 3:11�pm, "Watson" wrote:


http://search.ebay.com/shortwave_W0Q...mZR40QQfrtsZ50


- The S350 has to be one of the cheapest,
- bug-prone radios ever made
- total crap!


IBOC Crock,


Speaking of "Total Crap" - Thank you for your Expert Opinion.


clearly iboc crock - your crock is full of it ! ~ RHF
Â*.


My review off Amazon:

Same cheap junk as Tecsun/Eton BCL-2000,3000 !, May 23, 2006
By Â*streetlords1 - See all my reviews

"Million-Dollar Looks for $100" - Analog w/digital display receivers
do not have the stability of digital phase-locked loop (PLL)
receivers.

I opened up the back of the radio, before returning it to RadioShack -
it was mostly hollow inside, very cheap, low-grade plastic, and with
1960s-grade electronics. The front filter and band switches and tuning
knob are flimsy. When putting the radio back together, I was very
careful not to over-tighten/cross-thread the screws, but as soon as,
one of the screws started to tighten down, the plastic started to
crack. Because of the very cheap quality construction, the radio is
very light-out-of-the-box, until the 4 "D" size batteries are
inserted.

The filters do a minimal job and only muffle the very good audio. The
RF gain control can always be set on maximum, so it only acts like a
DX/LOC switch. Even the newer model drifts off the tuned frequency,
despite a kludged fix, that only causes ergonomic problems - once a
frequency locks on, it still drifts, causing one to have to retune way
past the desired frequency, to break the lock. The S350 has
significant tuning backlash, which is partly responsible for the
frequency drift. There are images all over the SW bands, being a
cheap, single-conversion superhet. There are no station memories, so
anytime the band selection changes, the radio has to be retuned to the
desired frequency. The speaker grill is plastic, the digital readout
is low-resolution, the antenna doesn't lock into place, and the
carrying handle is cheap, smelly, imitation-leather.

Instead, I bought a Radio Shack AM/FM (for AM DXing) model 12-898 for
$25; it has digital PLL tuning (prevents drifting), DX/LOC switch, hi/
low tone switch, 3" speaker with metal speaker grill, internal ferrite-
bar antenna, lock switch, 20 station memory, almost as sensitive as
the S350, and much better quality - even the antenna locks into
place.

Don't be fooled by the "Grundig" name - it used to be made in Germany,
but is now made in China, by Tecsun/Eton. Check out the Tecsun/Eton
brand of this radio on Amazon (same junk), and show, "lowest rating
first", also, look at the reviews for Grundig G2000A. Tecsun/Eton is
becoming known for marketing jazzy, pretty radios that are poor
quality/performers; they bought the rights to market products, under
the "Grundig" name, hoping consumers will think they are still made in
Germany.

With all that being said, with the restructuring of the 50K watt clear-
channel AM stations, in the 1980s, AM DXing is not what it used to be,
in the 1960s and 1970s. For example, many stations out West now have
to use directional antennas, that cannot be picked up on the East
Coast. All the hype about the CCradio, Superadio III, and S350 being,
"DX machines", is nonsense, and with the clear-channel situation,
certainly not worth the extra expense. With the Radio Shack receiver,
I can easily pick up WWL 870 New Orleans (1000 miles), WHO 1040 Des
Moines(900 miles), WABC 770 New York, and my favorite, WLW 700
Cincinnati - same as the S350. These stations can easily be picked up
with standard car radios.

For just, as little as $30 more, one could purchase the Sony ICF-
SW7600GR instead, with digital PLL tuning, dual-conversion, SSB, and
synchronous detection; or, for $45 + $20 S&H, off Ebay.com, one could
purchase a new Degen 1103 with digital PLL tuning, dual-conversion,
and SSB (the S350 has none of the above).

http://www.amazon.com/review/product...r_hist_1?%...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


IBOC Crock - Gee Wow a Post with something positive
that actually relateds to Shortwave Radio. ~ RHF

Yes -imho- the Sony ICF-SW7600GR 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0360.html
Radio with AM-Sync is one of the better performers in the market;
and at a good price too.
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