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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

In article ,
I.P. Yurin wrote:
On 30 Jul 2008 15:41:42 GMT, (Bruce Watson) wrote:
In article ,
Joe Analssandrini wrote:

Another option for you, if you like the KA-2100, is to buy C. Crane's
version http://www.ccrane.com/radios/shortwa...cradio-sw.aspx
. This is almost exactly the same as your Redsun/Kaito, priced
somewhat higher, but sold by a company that, for all its faults, will
stand behind your radio and will offer excellent after-the-sale
service and support.

I have the CCRadio-SWP. I really like it. It works almost
as well as my Sony ICF-2002.

I just ordered an "orphaned" CCrane model that was $30 off (yep,
that's what made me pull the trigger).

I'd buy a second one at that price.

No SSB, which is annoying; but
I figure for the bedside i can live w/o local weather reports or
political insights from the hams. For the pirates, I'll have to switch
to another radio.

I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered
and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive
desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too
monotonous.

Still, I look fwd to putting it through its paces
and comparing it to the 7600gr. (Something tells me the audio will be
better on the new one. We'll see about the reception.)

I use the earbuds nearly exclusively. The headphones-stereo out
is a feature I like. But FM performance is not all that good.
When traveling, I can take along both the SWP and the matchbook Sony.
I think you'll prefer the audio from the 7600. It's has a larger
speaker and I don't think speaker technology has changed all that
much in the interval.

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

Just bought the Grundig G6 Aviator. So far I like this radio. At the
store, I told the salesman that I wanted to see three of them with
fresh batteries and compare reception. One was definitetely a bit
better in reception so I bought that one.
It comes down to how well you take care of your electronics.
And that is why a few of us here have radios that we have owned for
years still working fine. Like my Panasonic RF2200and my Sony
ICF-7600D (ICF-2002) that I have had since the early 1980's
If you find a good protective case for them, don't knock them
around, keep them clean, they should last for a great many years.

Even my Kaito KA1102 was purchased when they first came out and is
still like brand new after five years.
ON Ebay you can find replacement antennas for many radios. I
purchased a spare KA1102 antenna and a spare KA11 antenna just to keep
in their cases with them.

The secret is taking really good care of them. Sure, the odd bad
one can sneak past quality control inspection, but they should be
rare. That's why we have warrantys.

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

Bruce Watson wrote:

I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered
and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive
desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too
monotonous.

Squelch-based HF scanners don't work very well, regardless of the price.
If you want to monitor lots of utes, you need a lot of radios.

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight
fitting lid/cover in case of EMP.
cuhulin

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

On Aug 7, 8:37*am, wrote:
Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight
fitting lid/cover in case of EMP.
cuhulin

Common sense insurance cuhulin. Good for mentioning that. I keep one
in its original box, (so it doesn't come into contact with the metal
box) and sealed in an ammo can for a Faraday cage. But just wrapped
in tinfoil would work good as a Faraday cage too.

And if you don't have one sealed up, at least its antenna
collapsed. The shorter the better, but at least keep it collapsed
shorter then twelve inches, and keep it away at least four feet from
any E.M.P. collectors like long metal pipes or wires. (The further
from them the better)
That way, they have a decent chance of surviving even if they
aren't sealed up inside a Faraday cage.
Many people think a Faraday cage needs to be grounded like an
antenna. Not so. And as a matter of fact a grounding wire could even
be bad. Because lengths of wire and pipe actually collect E.M.P. Which
is not what you want. Think of airplanes getting hit by lightning.
They are not grounded. They are Faraday cages and you're quite safe
inside them during a strike of powerful bolts of lightning.

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

I would just get out my Crystal Radio.No worries about EMP with that
one.
cuhulin

What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

In article ,
Dave wrote:

Bruce Watson wrote:

I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered
and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive
desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too
monotonous.

Squelch-based HF scanners don't work very well, regardless of the price.
If you want to monitor lots of utes, you need a lot of radios.

That's funny. I have several SW radios and HF scanners and the squelch
works just fine on all of them.

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Telamon
Ventura, California