Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

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On 11-02-25 10:30 AM, wrote:
I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above


This may help change your mind about small radios. It can be plugged
into external speakers for improved sound.

http://tinyurl.com/4maqcrv

It's been seen on sale for under 70 dollars.

I haven't had a TV for years. The radio and the Internet are more than
sufficient. When visiting people, I may bring a DVD and watch a movie.
Movies I like, TV sucks.



mike


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Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On 2/25/2011 12:30 PM, wrote:
I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above



A used Eton E1 is about twice that on Ebay. Very nice audio,
particularly with headphones or external speakers. It's a large
portable; but no remote capability. Its front end performance and
features (including phasing-type selectable-sideband sync detector)
put it in a class with far more expensive desktop receivers.

I have one and like it.


With all good wishes,



Kevin, WB4AIO.
--
http://nationalvanguard.org/
http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On 02/25/2011 09:30 AM, wrote:
I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above

Kaito makes one everybody likes (or they did). I'm still using my RFB45
I got on the junk pile at WalMart 13 years ago.

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On Feb 25, 9:48*am, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:
On 2/25/2011 12:30 PM, wrote:

I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above

A used Eton E1 is about twice that on Ebay. Very nice audio,
particularly with headphones or external speakers. It's a large
portable; but no remote capability. Its front end performance and
features (including phasing-type selectable-sideband sync detector)
put it in a class with far more expensive desktop receivers.

I have one and like it.

With all good wishes,

Kevin, WB4AIO.
--http://nationalvanguard.org/http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Kevin, I am getting tempted to grab one and try it side-by-side with
my R75. How well does the S-Am hold lock on weak sgnals?

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On 2/25/2011 2:26 PM, bpnjensen wrote:
On Feb 25, 9:48 am, Kevin Alfred
wrote:
On 2/25/2011 12:30 PM, wrote:

I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above

A used Eton E1 is about twice that on Ebay. Very nice audio,
particularly with headphones or external speakers. It's a large
portable; but no remote capability. Its front end performance and
features (including phasing-type selectable-sideband sync detector)
put it in a class with far more expensive desktop receivers.

I have one and like it.

With all good wishes,

Kevin, WB4AIO.
--http://nationalvanguard.org/http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Kevin, I am getting tempted to grab one and try it side-by-side with
my R75. How well does the S-Am hold lock on weak sgnals?



It holds very well, in my experience, right down into the noise if
tuned within a few hundred Hertz of the center of the passband. If
there are several AM amateurs in a group, though, they need to be
with a kHz or so of each other, or the lock-in will not be
instantaneous and heterodynes will be heard when one station turns
it over to another.


73,


Kevin, WB4AIO.
--
http://nationalvanguard.org/
http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Advice on good desktop SW Radio? : E1 -v- R75 -v- GS800-M
 

On Feb 25, 11:26*am, bpnjensen wrote:
On Feb 25, 9:48*am, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:



On 2/25/2011 12:30 PM, wrote:

I don't own a TV

I do have Internet and listen to radio that way but Id
still like a conventional SW to listen to

It has to have GOOD audio. A remote control would be
nice to control tuning..

It could be "portable"..... but not POCKET size
portable or the audio will suffer too much

Any advice on what to look for?

Hundred dollar range or little above would be good
to...if that's even possible given specs above

A used Eton E1 is about twice that on Ebay. Very nice audio,
particularly with headphones or external speakers. It's a large
portable; but no remote capability. Its front end performance and
features (including phasing-type selectable-sideband sync detector)
put it in a class with far more expensive desktop receivers.

I have one and like it.

With all good wishes,

Kevin, WB4AIO.
--http://nationalvanguard.org/http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Kevin, I am getting tempted to grab one and try it side-by-side with
my R75. *How well does the S-Am hold lock on weak sgnals?

BpnJ,

The Eton E1 {IMHO} is better than the Grundig Satellit
800-M and as good a basic Radio as the Icom IC-R75.

The AM-SYNC Function on the E1 is better in all respects
then both of the other two.

The E1 has more bells and whistles then the GS800-M
but fewer than the R75.

Plus the E1 is less of a Battery Hog than the GS800-M
E1 : ~56 Hours about a Week @ 8 Hours per Day
GS800-M : ~12 Hours about a 3-Days @ 4 Hours per Day

NOTE : The E1 uses Four (4) "D" Cell Batteries {6 Volts}
which is easily doable with a set of 4 NiMH Batteries and
a 4-Station Battery Charger. Fully Charge the Batteries
for 24-Hours and they will last a whole Week.
-while- The GS800-M takes 6 "D" Batteries {9 Volts} so
your best solution there is a 12V SLA Battery and a 9V
Regulator for an 'alternative' Battery Power Source.

~ RHF in Twain Harte, CA @ 3850 Feet
It's now 34* @ Noon and we received
a Foot of Fresh Snow overnight.
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/webcams/happyisles/

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On 02/25/2011 07:24 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:
On 2011-02-25, m wrote:

This may help change your mind about small radios. It can be plugged
into external speakers for improved sound.

http://tinyurl.com/4maqcrv

Something I find confusing - There seems to be the G6 and the G6 Buzz Aldrin
Edition. Just looking on amazon.com, the G6 without Buzz Aldrin says it
includes longwave 150-500 Khz and SSB. The $70. Buzz Aldrin does not
say that, only lists BC, SW, FM and aviation, but there is a Buzz Aldrin
with a battery charger that says it does include LW and SSB. So are there
two different G6 radios, or is the only difference the name on the case?



I'd avoid any audio gear with a word like "buzz" in the name. Also
"rattle" and "squeak".

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On 02/26/2011 05:25 AM, dave wrote:
On 02/25/2011 07:24 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:
On 2011-02-25, m wrote:

This may help change your mind about small radios. It can be plugged
into external speakers for improved sound.

http://tinyurl.com/4maqcrv

Something I find confusing - There seems to be the G6 and the G6 Buzz
Aldrin
Edition. Just looking on amazon.com, the G6 without Buzz Aldrin says it
includes longwave 150-500 Khz and SSB. The $70. Buzz Aldrin does not
say that, only lists BC, SW, FM and aviation, but there is a Buzz Aldrin
with a battery charger that says it does include LW and SSB. So are there
two different G6 radios, or is the only difference the name on the case?



I'd avoid any audio gear with a word like "buzz" in the name. Also
"rattle" and "squeak".

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1070

Advice on good desktop SW radio?
 

On Feb 26, 8:25*am, dave wrote:
On 02/25/2011 07:24 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:

On 2011-02-25, m *wrote:

This may help change your mind about small radios. It can be plugged
into external speakers for improved sound.

http://tinyurl.com/4maqcrv

Something I find confusing - There seems to be the G6 and the G6 Buzz Aldrin
Edition. *Just looking on amazon.com, the G6 without Buzz Aldrin says it
includes longwave 150-500 Khz and SSB. *The $70. Buzz Aldrin does not
say that, only lists BC, SW, FM and aviation, but there is a Buzz Aldrin
with a battery charger that says it does include LW and SSB. *So are there
two different G6 radios, or is the only difference the name on the case?

I'd avoid any audio gear with a word like "buzz" in the name. Also
"rattle" and "squeak".

Buzz Aldrin shot down 2 MIG-15s . So much for rattle and squeak !