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What is the best of the Radio
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What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars TECSUN PL200 ETON E100 sony ICF-SW11 Grundig G6 DEGEN DE1103 ,DE1104 Or another ? Thank you for all |
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On Apr 11, 5:31*am, sv1 wrote:
hi What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars TECSUN PL200 ETON E100 sony ICF-SW11 Grundig *G6 DEGEN DE1103 ,DE1104 Or another ? Thank you for all -- sv1 Just have to ask. Why do "posters" just pop in here out of the blue with no posting history on usenet whatsoever and show up in RRS and ask simple questions. All they have to do is google their answer. If this is legitimate, I 'suppose' there will be some answers. But I kind of just shake my head with questions like this, it almost makes me think it's 'someone' who has posted in here before and had not too great of a response/responses - and in a weird way - just by someone in this group conversing with them in a 'normal' manner gives them a sense of accomplishment. Almost like making small talk when they already know the answer. Just saying. {?} |
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On 4/11/10 06:57 , Gregg wrote:
On Apr 11, 5:31 am, wrote: hi What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars TECSUN PL200 ETON E100 sony ICF-SW11 Grundig G6 DEGEN DE1103 ,DE1104 Or another ? Thank you for all -- sv1 Just have to ask. Why do "posters" just pop in here out of the blue with no posting history on usenet whatsoever and show up in RRS and ask simple questions. All they have to do is google their answer. If this is legitimate, I 'suppose' there will be some answers. But I kind of just shake my head with questions like this, it almost makes me think it's 'someone' who has posted in here before and had not too great of a response/responses - and in a weird way - just by someone in this group conversing with them in a 'normal' manner gives them a sense of accomplishment. Almost like making small talk when they already know the answer. Just saying. {?} Probably for the same reasons that the preponderance of people get their news and information from TV, rather than doing a bit of reading and getting the straight information on their own: They prefer to be told, rather than make up their own mind. Especially, if someone is new to shortwave, and techologically illiterate, a recommendation from someone who may have superiour knowledge is more reassuriing than taking a blind stab at a choice out of hundreds of options, with a dizzying array of information to wade through. There was a guy here, more than a decade ago, named Tim, who came in like rolling thunder, demanded answers to a lot of questions, blustered huge opinions out of his ass, pronounced himself an expert on shortwave, and then blasted Bob Grove mercilessly for a weekend based on nothing more than the revision numbers and dates on the circuitboards of his brand new SW-8. He went on for nearly three days about how Grove had sold him an old model. He called Grove and screamed at the person on the phone, threatened legal action, and then came in here and ranted to exhaustion. All based on a lack of knowledge. Had he simply done some cursory research, he would have found that his radio was, in fact, brand new, current and of the latest production batch. But he didn't know. And it took 3 of us, here, to talk him off the ledge, put right the damage he'd done to Bob Grove, and to educate him on the nature of radio production, how to read serial numbers and to look up production runs. With guys here like you and me, and Ace, and women like Brenda Ann, and a couple of others over the years, there's a LOT of information available to fresh RRS recruits, just for the asking, without the misunderstandings that may come from ignorance and access to Google. There was one kid, and this goes back about 15 years, now, who would mount up and ride into RRS with opinions on everything from cell phones to AAA. And his position on nearly everything was that self research and learning was obsolete. If you needed something, you simply called on your cell phone, and found someone who could provide you with the answers you need. No need cluttering up the brain with useless information. You carried a cell phone and that got you what you need. Well, he got caught on the freeway with a flat tire, once. And not knowing how to fix it, reached for his cell phone and called for a tow. There was no signal available from where he was located, so he got ****ed and tried to walk somewhere for a better signal. After a few hours walk, he finally connected to a tower, placed a call, and called a tow. He walked back to his car to find it had been stripped bare with little left but the paint job and someone working on that. The tow truck had been there, had seen the stripped skeleton, and had left. He had to walk somewhere to get a ride back home. He was ****ed, but when he related his experiences, here, and was told he should have learned how to change a tire, he simply said that thinking was obsolete. It's simpler to just call someone. So, though your point is certainly correct, and makes a lot of sense, you're dealing with some individuals who don't know, don't care, don't want to know, and don't want to care how to do things themselves. It's easier to simply ask, or in Tim's case, demand, that someone do the work for them. In other words, it's simpler just to ask someone. |
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D. Peter Maus wrote:
Well, he got caught on the freeway with a flat tire, once. And not knowing how to fix it, reached for his cell phone and called for a tow. There was no signal available from where he was located, so he got ****ed and tried to walk somewhere for a better signal. After a few hours walk, he finally connected to a tower, placed a call, and called a tow. He walked back to his car to find it had been stripped bare with little left but the paint job and someone working on that. The tow truck had been there, had seen the stripped skeleton, and had left. He had to walk somewhere to get a ride back home. He was ****ed, but when he related his experiences, here, and was told he should have learned how to change a tire, he simply said that thinking was obsolete. It's simpler to just call someone. There are two sides to every story. Assuming he had full coverage insurance, with a resonable deductable, for less than the cost of a set of 5 high end tires (4 and a new spare), he got a brand new car. :-) If he did not have enough, or any insurance, that 's because he did not make enough phone calls. :-( Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM New word I coined 12/13/09, "Sub-Wikipedia" adj, describing knowledge or understanding, as in he has a sub-wikipedia understanding of the situation. i.e possessing less facts or information than can be found in the Wikipedia. |
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On 4/11/10 07:54 , Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
There are two sides to every story. That's only true if one side isn't the truth. |
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sv1 wrote:
hi What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars TECSUN PL200 ETON E100 sony ICF-SW11 Grundig G6 DEGEN DE1103 ,DE1104 Or another ? Thank you for all It depends where you are. Some radios do better in certain places. |
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dave wrote:
sv1 wrote: hi What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars TECSUN PL200 ETON E100 sony ICF-SW11 Grundig G6 DEGEN DE1103 ,DE1104 Or another ? Thank you for all It depends where you are. Some radios do better in certain places. http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...le/chartp.html |
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D. Peter Maus wrote:
There are two sides to every story. That's only true if one side isn't the truth. Not so. Politicians of opposing viewpoints give you both sides of a situation and are usually both lying. Conversely, I'm sure I can think of some truths that show their faces on both sides of that proverbial coin. mike |
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dave wrote:
What is the best radio to pick up shortwave from 50-100 dollars It depends where you are. Some radios do better in certain places. I agree whole heartedly. My Sony 2010 performed very poorly in the shower. First, the sound went, becoming very muffled. After a few minutes, the radio stopped working entirely. I was surprised to find there were **NO** drain holes in the bottom of the case. It's sad when Sony can't make a radio that is at least as dependable as a bar of soap. rubber duck mike II |
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On 4/11/10 10:00 , m II wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote: There are two sides to every story. That's only true if one side isn't the truth. Not so. Politicians of opposing viewpoints give you both sides of a situation and are usually both lying. Hmmm..you might want to re-read, then. LOL! |
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