On 09/26/2013 02:05 PM, D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 9/26/13 24:03 , Michael Black wrote:
IN looking at pictures for one of those Radio Shack receivers, it looks
quite a bit like what I remember the layout of my Hallicrafters S-120A
junk receiver looked like. I should open that thing and look. But it
made me wonder if we saw the same generic transistor receiver used by
various companies in different cabinets. If nothing else, both
receivers had the circuitry on one board, and the tuned circuits on
another, which can't be good for good design.


DX-160 was made by the late GRE, of Japan. OEM manufacturer for a
number of companies. So, your supposition is likely correct--You did see
the same radio in different packages.

DX-160 wasn't related to S-120A, however. Actually, DX-160 was a
better radio.



Are you sure GRE has gone to the great trash heap?

http://www.gre.co.jp/business/radiocom_e.html

http://greamerica.com/

They look pretty alive on the web. HRO sells their full line of very
nice scanning radios.

On 09/26/2013 04:42 PM, m II wrote:
On 13-09-21 07:52 AM, wrote:

Punching in a frequency on a digital keypad is just
pansy!! You heard me PANSY! No offense to any pansies out there….


Key punching ponces everywhere forgive you. Especially those in Holland,
MI. They're more 'sensitive' than the others.


mike


ranger never had an R390A with a stiff gear train. I have keypads but I
still use the big knob too.

On 09/27/2013 07:11 AM, dave wrote:
On 09/26/2013 02:05 PM, D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 9/26/13 24:03 , Michael Black wrote:
IN looking at pictures for one of those Radio Shack receivers, it looks
quite a bit like what I remember the layout of my Hallicrafters S-120A
junk receiver looked like. I should open that thing and look. But it
made me wonder if we saw the same generic transistor receiver used by
various companies in different cabinets. If nothing else, both
receivers had the circuitry on one board, and the tuned circuits on
another, which can't be good for good design.


DX-160 was made by the late GRE, of Japan. OEM manufacturer for a
number of companies. So, your supposition is likely correct--You did see
the same radio in different packages.

DX-160 wasn't related to S-120A, however. Actually, DX-160 was a
better radio.



Are you sure GRE has gone to the great trash heap?

http://www.gre.co.jp/business/radiocom_e.html

http://greamerica.com/

They look pretty alive on the web. HRO sells their full line of very
nice scanning radios.

Never mind:

GRE Official Announcement 10/23/2012

October 23, 2012


To our valued Dealers and Customers,

Due to circumstances beyond its control, General Research of Electronics
of Japan (GRE)
is temporarily not able to manufacture the GRECOM and Radio Shack
branded radio scanners.

The Chinese Government’s plan to redevelop the area where the GRE
factory had been in
operation for over ten years finally forced its closure. Anticipating
this eventuality,
GRE was in the process of building a new factory but unfortunately the
cost of raw materials,
labor and increased taxes created a heavy financial investment burden
that could not be
effectively recovered.

GRE America continues to market, support and service the GRECOM branded
scanners and is
contractually committed to keep the Library Database updated and
current. GRE America
will continue to market, service and support Alinco’s radio products
without any interruption.

We sincerely apologize for this unfortunate turn of events. GRE is
proceeding to establish
a contract with a new factory and believes it will be able to restart
the manufacturing in
the near future.


For continued sales, service and support, please contact the GRE America
office.

Raj Gounder
Director of sales
GRE America, Inc.

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013, dave wrote:

On 09/26/2013 04:42 PM, m II wrote:
On 13-09-21 07:52 AM, wrote:

Punching in a frequency on a digital keypad is just
pansy!! You heard me PANSY! No offense to any pansies out there?.


Key punching ponces everywhere forgive you. Especially those in Holland,
MI. They're more 'sensitive' than the others.


mike


ranger never had an R390A with a stiff gear train. I have keypads but I still
use the big knob too.


Just like in the old days, if you could afford it you'd have an R390, and
something with more traditional tuning bands. So if you couldn't afford
an SP-600 as the secondary receiver (that thing had such a great flywheel
on it, spin the knob and it almost gets you to the top of the band), you'd
at least get a better than cheap consumer type shortwave receiver. You'd
use it for the bansdcanning, then to the R390 for the detail work.

When I had an SP-600 I'd use it a lot when experimenting, put it on the 30
to 54MHz band, and spin that knob, finding a harmonic of an socillator I
was working on, then move down the bands to get the actual frequency.

It's the same with current receivers. Being able to punch in a specific
frequency is great, no band changing or dial spinning to get WWV for a
time signal or just to see how propagation is going. But if you're
actually tuning, best to have a knob on that receiver too.

Michael