On Jun 14, 8:49*pm, wrote:
On Jun 14, 5:16*pm, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:





This is definitely the end of an era: AOR UK will cease to exist after
June 2010.

See details he http://www.aoruk.com/Index.htm

There is now only one tabletop shortwave communications on the market
(so far as I know): the ICOM IC-R75 which is hardly in the class of
some of the great tabletops of years past (at least in my opinion)
though it's leagues ahead of most portables (and, I believe, can be
greatly improved with the addition of the Sherwood SE-3).

Many people have said that the shortwave hobby is dying and I'm afraid
I'm now inclined to agree with them. What's really sad (and possibly
dangerous) is that, if shortwave communications "goes," how will
"captive" countries - and make no mistake: there are plenty of them
and there will be many more to come - be reached? Internet is
certainly no substitute for shortwave radio.

It's possible that, just when we need shortwave, it may no longer
exist.

In any case, if you do own a good tabletop shortwave receiver, hold on
to it and keep it in good repair because you probably won't be able to
replace it.

Joe

AOR does not produce any hf receivers for the hobby,since they
discontinued their highly rated 7030. Also, Icom may stop making the
misfortunate R75 in the near future. But,we do have Ten-
Tec,Palstar,Sangean,NASA (aka AKD,Sitex),Eton (junk). And we also have
a whole new breed of SDRs from different places. Sometimes I wonder
why Elecraft does not make just a receiver- it could become a real
super-seller.

I have an R75, and am generally very happy with it. Nonetheless, an
Elecraft RX would be just dynamite.