On 06 Aug 2008 16:39:43 GMT, (Bruce Watson) wrote:
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.

At the time, there were more than one at that price. I think I got my
head turned by an email from Ccrane. Right now, there is at least one
that is $15 off:

http://www.ccrane.com/orphans.aspx?Keywords=CSWR


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.

Agreed. With the 7600gr at my bedside, I can switch to SSB if I'm
interested. But most of the time I don't use it. The real value of
SSB, from my p.o.v., is enjoying pirates. But often they are no more
interesting than the hams.


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.

At this point, I'm thinking we're discussing different CCrane radios??

Probably my fault. The CCRadio-SW (the rebadged Chinese one) has a
*much* larger and better speaker than the 7600 has. And it should; the
thing's 4 times the size of the Sony. Playing with it for a week or so
(but no time for serious tests), I find the FM and MW reception to be
excellent. I haven't really tested the s/w, either off the whip or the
external antenna.


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