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Dear Jim,
I have a friend who owns one and I have heard it quite a bit. His is modified "to the teeth" by ICOM, Kiwa and others; it's not bad, yet I would still not buy one. Though more sensitive, I believe that overall, in terms of "what you hear," it is inferior, at least to my ears, to the Satellit 800, which I brought over to his house once for side-by-side comparison. (Formal "true" A/B comparisons are not possible as he has only one antenna connection, so the antenna must be disconnected from one receiver and then hooked to the other. It doesn't take long, but it's not true A/B.) That evening there was nothing heard on the ICOM that could not also be heard on the Grundig and the Grundig sounded much better (he uses a Radio Shack external speaker; I used the Grundig's speaker). His radio cost much more than mine. My friend likes his ICOM. Lawrence "Jim Hackett" wrote in message link.net... I'm assuming you have first hand experience with an R-75 and are not just "parroting" what you've read or been told? "Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message m... Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Grundig Satellit 800, like all SW radios, is not perfect. But at its price level, it is by far the best receiver available. It offers FM and portability which other communication receivers do not. It is a much better radio for program listening than the stock ICOM R75, the SW receiver closest in price, which must be modified by "third-party" companies (or yourself at your own risk) in order to function properly. {SNIPPED} |
"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message om... Dear Jim, I have a friend who owns one and I have heard it quite a bit. His is modified "to the teeth" by ICOM, Kiwa and others; it's not bad, yet I would still not buy one. Though more sensitive, I believe that overall, in terms of "what you hear," it is inferior, at least to my ears, to the Satellit 800, which I brought over to his house once for side-by-side comparison. (Formal "true" A/B comparisons are not possible as he has only one antenna connection, so the antenna must be disconnected from one receiver and then hooked to the other. It doesn't take long, but it's not true A/B.) That evening there was nothing heard on the ICOM that could not also be heard on the Grundig and the Grundig sounded much better (he uses a Radio Shack external speaker; I used the Grundig's speaker). His radio cost much more than mine. My friend likes his ICOM. I feel that most receiver preferences are subjective. Comes down not to specs, or even to features, but to what the listener personally likes. My favorite portable radio of all time is a Grundig Transistor 1000. It has LW/MW/SW1(49m Europa band)/SW2 (6-16 MHz)/FM. It has no SSB capabilities at all. It is, however, an outstanding program listening radio, with excellent sensitivity and selectivity. Not as selective, perhaps, as something with a sharp ceramic filter, but I have no trouble separating stations on it. It was made back when Grundig was at the top of it's form, sounds fantastic, and is quite solidly built. It's no $700 radio, but it does everything important to me in a SW receiver... (if I want to hear SSB signals, I'll fire up my ham rig.. ) |
I see. I personally own both and in MY opinion, the sat-800 is nowhere near
the performer the STOCK R-75 is. It does "sound" better [.] The R-75 will hear things the 800 NEVER could. I could go on but you've obviously made up your mind and I hope your happy with your Sat800. I am. It makes a dandy clock-radio... "Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message om... Dear Jim, I have a friend who owns one... [SNIPPED] |
He doesn't need to own both radios to evaluate them. You conveniently
snipped the part where he made a direct comparison using the same antenna and found that the 800 could hear anything the R75 was receiving and with better audio. He made up his mind based on real world evidence. That's the best anyone can do. Jim Hackett wrote: I see. I personally own both and in MY opinion, the sat-800 is nowhere near the performer the STOCK R-75 is. It does "sound" better [.] The R-75 will hear things the 800 NEVER could. I could go on but you've obviously made up your mind and I hope your happy with your Sat800. I am. It makes a dandy clock-radio... "Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message om... Dear Jim, I have a friend who owns one... [SNIPPED] -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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longwave wrote: He doesn't need to own both radios to evaluate them. You conveniently snipped the part where he made a direct comparison using the same antenna and found that the 800 could hear anything the R75 was receiving and with better audio. He made up his mind based on real world evidence. That's the best anyone can do. Indeed. If anyone cares, I will be taking delivery of a new 800 and a little used 700 this week (probably Tuesday, 4/13). I will be doing extensive comparisons with my other radios, and will be happy to report my findings. Dan Drake R8, Radio Shack DX-440, Grundig S650, S700, S800, YB400 Tecsun PL-230 (YB550PE), Kaito KA1102 Hallicraters S-120 (1962) Zenith black dial 5 tube Tombstone (1937) E. H. Scott 23 tube Imperial Allwave in Tasman cabinet (1936) |
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ha hah ah aha ha ......... probably a LOT better than poor old Covington ......which has gone down hill so much. I liked the nice river area development in Louisville ... where I live would be a desert if it wasn't for irrigation. pretty green hardwood trees out there too ...... !!! oddly enough ( as if there wasn't enough odd things about California to start with ) ...." everything " here ... all the plant life , for the most part , is man made and artificial. nothing to do with the natural local or terrain in any natural way. sure it's fragrant flowering and green , year around .. and don't get me wrong , thats nice too ..... BUT ...it's ALL artificial, and unnatural ..kinda like Disney Land or something. those beautiful hardwood forests and natural surroundings are quite nice and feels good after so much stuff like we live in , out here. ( liked the vibrant and LOUD at night insect life too ..out here we nuked everything for the farmers and have nothing like that , it adds a lot to the pleasant natural ambiance ) k.................... On 11 Apr 2004 22:12:21 GMT, ocom (Michael Bryant) wrote: From: krackula hummmmmmmmm .......... I must have missed something ! I drove through Louisville , on my way to Covington , Ky last september and it seemed deshelved , poor ( people didn't have avery high standard of living ) ...and rather smallish. where are all those people, prosperity and growth located at ? Sounds like you drove through the old city's West End. You need to visit Louisville's east end. All cities have good and bad sides. Just had a beautiful drive across town today on Louisville's Gene Snyder Freeway out on the edge of Jefferson Co. Nothing like what you describe. Still laughing about being dissed by someone from Covington, KY! ;-)I can't even find Louisville on this list of top 48 cities / metros of population http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa122099c.htm this site says that Louisville is the largest city IN KENTUCKY ... and 16th in the USA ....... ( course it is the CC site ah ahaha , possibly stating that from some measurement technicality ) Yes, the technicality of total population. http://www.gotolouisville.com/ hummmmmmmmmmm ......... must be something amiss somewhere. Yep. You hit the nail on the tip of your pointy head. Louisville seemed quite tiny to me ... and rather poor .... ( low cost houses average price of a house in my little town is about $387,000 beat cars most old cars are illegal polluters , out here ...and ... undeveloped metro spaces , lots of oldish urban decay ) ......... I kinda felt sorry for many of the towns I went through and Louisville was definitely one of them. hey what do I know ..??? ...maybe I misjudged the place !!! haaah ah ahaha ha The part you saw on your trip through to Covington could fit that description. But that's nowhere near most of Louisville. k..................... btw: I was born in Ky in Covington and lived in harlin county when " they shot the sheriff " , got my first radio license there too. the " entire " town of Covington has turned into slums nowadays .... only about a 3rd of it , was slums when I lived there. sad to visit my old blue collar neighborhood now ........ everyone probably moved to Louisville No, just into the other slums of Cincinnati, one of America's most quickly deteriorating cities. Louisville's no Nirvana. Good and bad sides. But it does have the 16th highest population in the US. It's the city's official PR line. Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL Louisville, KY R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K, DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76 (remove "nojunk" to reply) |
I'd appreciate your opinion, Dan.
-- Stinger "Dan" wrote in message ... In article , longwave wrote: He doesn't need to own both radios to evaluate them. You conveniently snipped the part where he made a direct comparison using the same antenna and found that the 800 could hear anything the R75 was receiving and with better audio. He made up his mind based on real world evidence. That's the best anyone can do. Indeed. If anyone cares, I will be taking delivery of a new 800 and a little used 700 this week (probably Tuesday, 4/13). I will be doing extensive comparisons with my other radios, and will be happy to report my findings. Dan Drake R8, Radio Shack DX-440, Grundig S650, S700, S800, YB400 Tecsun PL-230 (YB550PE), Kaito KA1102 Hallicraters S-120 (1962) Zenith black dial 5 tube Tombstone (1937) E. H. Scott 23 tube Imperial Allwave in Tasman cabinet (1936) |
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