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"Radio Shack Optimus 12-603: Is It the 'Same' as a GE Superadio III ?"
- - - Presented by Bruce Carter
GoTo= http://www.geocities.com/rbrucecarter/12_603.htm
"A Visual Inspection 'revealed' that the R/S 12-603 Circuit Board
is completely different from the GE SR-III." - Bruce Carter


NOTE: This is one of over 30 LINKs and over 340 Archived Messages
available at the "Long Range" [GE Superadio Group for Connoisseurs]
eGroup on YAHOO !
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longrange/


FWIW: There is a "GE Superadio III" eGroup on YAHOO too.
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SuperadioIII/


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What's the consensus on the The RadioShack Optimus # 12-603? I've read some
websites that say is pretty close to the sensitivity of the Superadios. Anyone
have one and compared it to the Super II or III?

elfa

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FO&A,

Some Popular Radios for BCB DXing presented by the IRCA.

GoTo= http://www.ircaonline.org/receiverphotos.htm

These are Photos of some Radios currently in use for DXing.
Most are AM/FM capable, and some can also pick up the Shortwave bands.

Includes Pictures of the all three GE Superadios plus two others:

* GE Superadio I

* GE Superadio II

* GE Superadio III

* GE Superadio III with built-in Cassette Player

* The RadioShack Optimus # 12-603 = GE Superadio III Clone


International Radio Club of America ( IRCA )
GoTo= http://www.ircaonline.org/info.htm
FWIW: The IRCA (The International Radio Club of America) is a club
devoted to the hobby of hearing distant stations on the AM broadcast
band (510-1720 kHz). DX Monitor, the official publication of IRCA, is
published in "soft" form 35 times a year, weekly from October to
March, twice in September and April, and monthly from May to August
and in printed form 30 times a year (every other week September to
April, monthly from May to August). DX Monitor contains members'
loggings, articles on radio stations, receiver reviews, technical
articles, DX tips, and other material of interest to Broadcast Band DX
hobbyists. IRCA is a member of ANARC, the Association of North
American Radio Clubs


ompoiftf ~ RHF
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* The Super Radios by G.E. [ GE Superadio ]
http://www.grundigsw.com/Grundig/id14.html
= = = A PHOTO Essay by Paul and Cheryl Drake

* GE Super Radio Cassette [ GE Superadio ]
http://www.grundigsw.com/Grundig/id15.html

Check-Out the rest of there Radio Collection and WebPages.
http://www.grundigsw.com/Grundig/index.html


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* GE SUPERADIO I
General Electric Model # 7-2880
Speaker: Single/One 5".
Single Band Width.
Knobs: Black Body with Chrome Base Ring.
Size: 13"W - 9"H - 3.25"D
Badging 'General (GE) Electric' on the speaker grill.
Printed on the Tuning Band Scale: "Long Range" & "High Selectivity"
Made in HONG KONG and other locations


SR-II GE SUPERADIO II
General Electric Model # 7-2885
Speakers: Dual 5" and 1".
Single Band Width.
Knobs: Chrome (color) Body including the bases.
Size 13"W - 9"H - 3.25"D.
Badging: General (GE) Electric "SUPERADIO II" on the speaker grill.
Printed on the Tuning Band Scale: "Long Range" & "High Selectivity"
Made in MALAYSIA and other locations from 1987 until 1994.


SR III GE SUPERADIO III
General Electric Model # 7-2887
Speakers: Dual 6" & 1.5".
Dual Band Widths: Wide & Normal.
Knobs: Black Body with Chrome Base Ring.
Size: 13.5"W - 9"H - 3.75"D.
Badging: "GE" Square on the speaker grill.
Printed on the Tuning Band Scale: "Long Range" & "High Selectivity"
Made In CHINA ?


Photos of these three GE Superadios and more are on the
"Long Range" GE Superadio Group For Connoisseurs on YAHOO !
GoTo= http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/longrange/lst
* Digital GE Supperadio+ (I) = Model 7-2882
* Cassette GE Superadio II = Model 3-5280C
* RadioShack (GE Superadio III) Clone = Optimus # 12-603
* GE "CUB" = Model 7-2881C


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FO&A,

There are two eGroups on YAHOO!
= = = That are 'focused' on the GE Superadios (Super Radio).

* Here is a LINK to the "LongRange"
(GE Superadio Group for Connoisseurs) eGroup at YAHOO !
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longrange/

* Here is a LINK to the "Superadio III" eGroup at YAHOO !
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SuperadioIII/

Then there is the "Grundig S350" (Tecsun BCL-2000) radio which may be
what everyone was 'hoping' a GE-Superadio-IV was going to be.
- - - Grundig-USA may have got the jump on GE-Thomson CE (FR).


* Here is a LINK to the "Grundig S350" eGroup at YAHOO !
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S-350/
- - - The Grundig S350 will become . . .
The Next Generation of SUPER RADIO for the New Millennium.


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GE Superadios for Dummies
= = = A 'picture' PHOTO Essay (12 Images)
Can Be Viewed in the PHOTOS Section of the "Long Range"
{GE Superadio Group For Connoisseurs] eGroup on YAHOO !

GoTo= http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/longrange/lst

Photos and Descriptions of the three major GE Superadios
and a few of the other variations of same.

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How do you tell if a Superadio is I, II, or III?