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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:27:42 UTC, Hacienda de Ville
wrote: On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:40:21 -0400, "Jim Driscoll" wrote: Like many others, I would recommend the Kaito KA 2100 if you like the S350 sound. Tuning is rock stable and performance is quite surprising for the price. The Kaito 2100 or Redsun 2100? Also, I forgot to ask this. In additon to SW and SSB listening, I really would like to have a radio that can pull in distant AM stations if that is possible. I don't want to offend anyone, but I like radio talk show host, Michael Savage and our city dropped him in favor of Michael Levine. As I tune around AM with my cheapy pocket radio, I can faintly hear Savage, so I imagine a radio that can pull in far-away AM stations might make hearing him easier. With that in mind, does that change anyone's recommendation? I have figured I can afford up to about $150 or so for the radio. Again, I would like for it to be able to be carried around in the car without having a "dolly" to move it. Thanks, everyone, for your continued comments/suggestions. Haci I bought the GE SuperRadio III at Ace Hardware for $49 dollars, and it brings in the entire east coast and midwest at night. Not to great on tuning dial accuracy, but you can rely on station ID's for that information. |
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BCL - Newbie - AM/MW Radio Stations : By Frequency : By Call Letters
On Apr 24, 9:01*am, "Count Floyd"
wrote: * * * S N I P * * * - I bought the GE SuperRadio III at Ace Hardware for $49 - dollars, and it brings in the entire east coast and midwest - at night. *Not to great on tuning dial accuracy, but you can - rely on station ID's for that information. CF, Create your own Tuning Dial Index by Noting where the Major Power-House Radio Stations are on the Radio Dial and use them to 'calculate' the in-be-tweens. USA MAP - AM/MW Radio Stations These 'were' the AM {Medium Wave} Radio Band's Power House Broadcasters rated at 50 KW of Power. http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...rp/amradio.htm * AM/MW Radio Stations - By Frequency http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...amrp/freq.htm# * AM/MW Radio Stations - By Call Letters http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...amrp/call.htm# * AM/MW Radio Stations - By City http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...amrp/city.htm# * AM/MW Radio Stations - By State http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...mrp/state.htm# + Plus "INFO" {About} AM Band DXing http://www.dxing.com/amband.htm That-Something-Extra - AM-DX.Com -website- AM DX = http://www.am-dx.com/ Distant AM/MW Radio Station Reception Focus Broadcast Radio Stations on the Long Wave and AM / Medium Wave Bands Coverage : 150 kHz to 1800 kHz READ : AM Radio Station Info : http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...34e3c158b06fa5 + Radio-Locator + FCC + Where's That Station + AM {Medium Wave} DXing + Prime Time Shortwave + NASWA WWW Shortwave Listening Guide - - - and A Lot More . . . Point-of-Fact - Many/Most AM/MW Dxers do very well with : AM/MW Radio + AM/MW Loop Antenna & Lazy Susan http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...a6216735dfa9d3 hope this helps iane ~ RHF {pomkia} . Are You Interested in building a better Shortwave Listening* (SWL) Antenna ? {SWL Group} = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/ |
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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
I have both the GE SRIII and the Redsun RP2100 (Kaito KA2100 and CC
Crane SW). The SRIII is good but very hissy and the dial calibration is so poor it is really tedious to DX the MW band with though. I did once get WWKB Buffalo N.Y. with it barefoot, but since I got the much better RP2100 the SRIII is now confined to the kitchen. The RP2100 is superb for VERY long distance MW DX and is a pure joy to own and operate. Highly recommended - very quiet on long distance reception too. It's also superb for DXing distant FM stations, although it's HF SW reception is average, about the same as the Sony 7600. John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8. ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A. Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop. http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx On Apr 24, 6:01*pm, "Count Floyd" wrote: On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:27:42 UTC, Hacienda de Ville wrote: On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:40:21 -0400, "Jim Driscoll" wrote: Like many others, I would recommend the Kaito KA 2100 if you like the S350 sound. *Tuning is rock stable and performance is quite surprising for the price. The Kaito 2100 or Redsun 2100? Also, I forgot to ask this. In additon to SW and SSB listening, I really would like to have a radio that can pull in distant AM stations if that is possible. I don't want to offend anyone, but I like radio talk show host, Michael Savage and our city dropped him in favor of Michael Levine. As I tune around AM with my cheapy pocket radio, I can faintly hear Savage, so I imagine a radio that can pull in far-away AM stations might make hearing him easier. With that in mind, does that change anyone's recommendation? I have figured I can afford up to about $150 or so for the radio. Again, I would like for it to be able to be carried around in the car without having a "dolly" to move it. Thanks, everyone, for your continued comments/suggestions. Haci I bought the GE SuperRadio III at Ace Hardware for $49 dollars, and it brings in the entire east coast and midwest at night. *Not to great on tuning dial accuracy, but you can rely on station ID's for that information.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
Hello John,
What is the difference in the Degen/Kaito/Redsun radio line? *Are they all the same? I saw that CCrane has a special on fixing the Super Radio III to make it more accurate on the dial and to fix the tone control problems, probably that "hissing" sound you mentioned. *They charge $10 for that service, wonder if it is worth it? *I have found the tuning "touchy" and I compared my old DX-440 on MW and found it to be excellent, and with digital readout! Bob Grimes- Hide quoted text - Yes, they are all the same despite CC Crane's advertising hype. As for the SRIII upgrade for $10 = sounds reasonable, but I really can't get serious or enthusiastic about DXing the MW band and the 9/10 splits without an accurate digital readout. Get a Kaito KA2100 and you'll be a very happy chappy indeed. John Plimmer, Montagu, South Africa |
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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
Greetings Hacienda de Ville..
Something to consider.. "Due to school, I don't have the time to devote to research as I would like.." I'll bet that you wouldn't like repeating classes. Get the school work done first, concern yourself about the leisurely world of shortwave listening as a much distant priority! Keep those priorities straight and it will serve you well in the long run! Meanwhile, have some patience, keep your eye out for and you'll probably come across a fairly good deal on a radio in less time than you think. Cheers, Mr. Mentor "Hacienda de Ville" wrote in message ... | On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:06 -0700 (PDT), RHF | wrote: | | On Apr 23, 11:01 am, Igor wrote: | On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:42:05 -0400, Hacienda de Ville wrote: | As you know I have been looking for a good "starter" SW radio and have | no luck with my first choice, the Kaito K11. Due to school, I don't | have the time to devote to research as I would like, but I am doing | some. I have found one radio that appeals to me and would like your | opinions on it. Even though I know it is not the smallest radio, I | could take it with me in the car. I like to go to parks and places to | study and I thought this might be a good choice. | | The radio that I am talking about is the Grundig S359DL | | (http://www.etoncorp.com/product_card...oductDbId=6265) | | I plan on checking online for reviews, but I thought someone here | might have some knowledge of this I appreciate any comments you may | have, good or bad. | | I bought an earlier version of the S350, but had to return it because of | the drift (it's an analog radio with a digital readout). If it hadn't been | for that, it would've been a decent inexpensive radio. Supposedly the drift | problem has been minimized in the newer "DL" version, though I've read of | problems with the mechanism they use to lock the frequency (look through | the negative reviews on amazon.com). | | In that price range, you should also check out the Kaito KA1103 and Kaito | KA2100. I haven't had any personal experience with these, but have read a | lot of good things about them. | -- | Men Are Better Than Women -http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com/- Hide quoted text - | | - Show quoted text - | | | HdV - Given the 'choice' of the Grundig 350 DL | http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3112 | and the Redsun RP2100 Radios : I would pick | the Redsun RP2100 Radio. ~ RHF | http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055 | http://www.radiointel.com/review-redsunrp2100.htm | http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ140138823638 | http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ140138733367 | | -aka- CC Radio SW | http://www.ccrane.com/radios/shortwa...cradio-sw.aspx | | -aka- Kaito KA2100 | http://www.kaitousa.com/KA2100.htm | http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/2100.html | http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6430 | | KA2100 AM FM SHORTWAVE RADIO and SSB Adapter | http://www.radios4you.com/kaito-ka2100-LG-photo.html | . | | Wow, thanks for all the info! | | Haci |
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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
Why does the schematic paper thingy in my Grundig
AM/FM/Shortwave/Phonograph wooden cabinet floor model radio refer to Telefunken and not Grundig? The schematic paper does not mention Grundig anywhere.I think the radio dates back to 1957, according to a date which is in the owners operators booklet.Did Telefunken manufacture some of the parts of the radio, or the whole chassis? cuhulin |
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This Grundig a good "beginner radio"?
Greetings cuhulin & others..
Some review of their history may be in order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telefunken Compare and contrast.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundig Cheers, Mr. Mentor Additional References: http://vintagetubeservices.com/page10.html http://w4.siemens.de/archiv/en/betei...elefunken.html http://w4.siemens.de/archiv/en/betei...ngen_hist.html http://www.lioddities.com/Telefunken/ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/compa...y-History.html http://www.geocities.com/grundigradioboy/myhistory.htm wrote in message ... | Why does the schematic paper thingy in my Grundig | AM/FM/Shortwave/Phonograph wooden cabinet floor model radio refer to | Telefunken and not Grundig? The schematic paper does not mention Grundig | anywhere.I think the radio dates back to 1957, according to a date which | is in the owners operators booklet.Did Telefunken manufacture some of | the parts of the radio, or the whole chassis? | cuhulin | |
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