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Old December 23rd 07, 12:27 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Eton E1 S/N 1902

Pete KE9OA wrote:
Thanks for the info..............I did indeed adjust the contrast. The
display reminds me of an image as viewed by a person who has cataracts (I
have had those). I've got a TomTom 300 GPS unit, and the display on my E1
appears the way my TomTom looks when using it in the sun. Not completely
washed out, but not as clear as the display on my Palm Pilot Zire 31.
Even so, because of the overall performance, the display performance can be
overlooked. Oh, what the heck.........even at the original 500 dollar price,
this is a good radio! Where do you generally find a "portable" radio that
uses Murata CFR 9-element ceramic filters for all three I.F. bandwidths?
The manufacturer must have made a lifetime buy of these filters, since
Murata stopped selling them in mid 2002.
Another nice thing I noticed about this receiver was the use of
polypropylene and polyester caps in the audio section. Eton must have had
very high aspirations when they first put this thing on the market. I hope
that all of you who might be looking for one of the E1s find a good sample.
This receiver is very capable. Is it a Drake, Icom, Palstar, Lowe, etc? No,
but it is close enough in performance for folks who can't afford one of
those brands.

Pete




Thanks for the update. Nice to hear someone with some technical
history give an honest opinion of this radio.

Hmmm...I'll have to look into this one.
 
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