On Jan 12, 3:16*pm, David wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
*David wrote:

RHF wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:30 am, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:
Dear Steve,

I absolutely agree with you about your desires between a portable and
a tabletop. Though there is probably a place for something like the
Eton E1, why, if it is a portable, does it have no handle? And why, if
it's meant to be a serious (no pun intended) radio, does it have only
one external antenna input and a weird one at that?

And why such poor quality control after several years of production?

It's not for me!

Best,

Joe

On Jan 12, 7:50 am, Steve wrote:

Interesting. There was someone on the yahoo E1 group a while back who
was talking about how sales of the E1 and its variants were lagging
far behind Eton's sales projections. At the time I thought this
sounded pretty ominous, but of course this person was silenced
immediately.
My guess is that there are many more people interested in owning a
radio like the 750 than the E1 and/or E1XM. If I want the sorts of
features sported by the E1, I'll buy a tabletop receiver. For a
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IMHO - If Eton Corp or anyone else were to "Re-Do"
the Eton E1 Radio in a more traditional Desk-Top Box
like the Drake SW8 : It would sell twice as good ~ RHF
http://www.mwcircle.org/images/resources/sw8_front.jpg
http://www.mwcircle.org/images/resou...comparison.jpg
*.
Give up! *There will be no more new HF hobbyist tabletop receivers.
There is no more audience. *There is no more market. *The world has
moved on.

Take another hit on the pipe and go to bed. Don't let the door hit you
in the fanny on the way out.

Door?- Hide quoted text -

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David - OK make it a "Lid" instead of a 'Door'.

AS IN - Don't Let the Toilet Bowl Seat "Lid" Hit You
On-the-Head as You Crawl-into-Bed ! ) ~ RHF
[ Meaning You Live in a Toilet. a/r Your Life's in the Toilet. ]

Note 'a/r' = and/or