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"dBc" wrote:

Greetings Hacienda de Ville..

As perceived, the Satellit 750 is considered more of a tabletop
model than a portable. Consider that many of the portables have
become sophisticated enough now days to include many all the
features of the tabletop models. However, in the end, it will be
up to you to decide which of those features are important to you.
Another source to consider for a review is Passport to Worldband
Radio. Check out your local library first to see if they've got a
recent copy before purchasing. They have a section where they
critically review most major lines of shortwave radios, tabletop
and portables.

While this is a Chinese design imported by Eton for the American
market, DO be aware that detailed schematics or especially a
service manual will not be made available to the public for this
radio. In order to get any service you will have to send this
radio in to Eton for repair. After your warranty period, that
could be rather expensive for a relatively simple item.

Why mention this? Other larger manufacturers, especially out of
Japan such as ICOM, Kenwood, Yaesu compose service manuals that
have schematics, alignment procedures and parts listings. This
allows the owner to simply call and order the exact OEM part in
the event that anything becomes defective, especially over time.
While this is usually not needed initially, if the radio is kept
for a long period of time, it's a very nice piece of
documentation to have.

SNIP

You are referring to manufactures of HAM equipment not a consumer radio.
Hammies are supposed to be a technical sort that can fix their equipment
and the general public is not expected to do that.

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Telamon
Ventura, California