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I have a Mini100PE but don't use it anymore. For a real cheapy, which
for some perverse reason I'll use from time-to-time, I like the Bell + Howell radio - $9.00(!) or sometimes LESS. It seems to be more sensitive than the Grundig and at least my sample doesn't drift to any appreciable extent. Here too the batteries last "forever." I won't take it on a trip however. (I hate all analog-tuned SW receivers; I suffered with them for years - drifting, inaccurate "tuning dials," going out of alignment, etc. They should all be sent to the bottom of the ocean! [Just kidding.] [I still have my Lafayette HE-10 and I still "love" it.] I won't ever buy an analog-tuned one again no matter what kind of review it gets. Of course, if it were REALLY special ...) For the past several years I've taken a Sangean ATS-606A and the Sangean wind-up antenna but this combination frankly doesn't seem to work too well on the West Coast, at least for me (works well on the East Coast, however). This year I'm going to take one of my older Sony ICF-SW7600G receivers along with the Sony AN-LP1 antenna and see how this combination does in California. I've never owned a Sangean '909. I did have an 808A which I liked but it got broken (don't ask how - it's still a "sore point" with me). I very much like the Sony '7600G and 'GR. Not very sensitive with the whip (and for a dual-conversion receiver surprisingly only fair image rejection) but works very well indeed with the AN-LP1. Excellent build quality; none of my Sony 7600-series radios has even given me a problem. The 'Sync' facility is what really "makes" the receiver. I wish others would incorporate it. Lawrence Altawaowr wrote in message . .. The sangean 909 is a better radio than the degen/kaito/tecsun radios out there. it stands the test of time well and performs a great value. I also love my tecsun analog radios for traveling like the wrx-911 and the R9700dx. The wrx911 is the most sparing on batteries i've ever seen in a radio and it's really sensitive. On 12 Apr 2004 15:25:52 GMT, (ROBMURR) wrote: I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had. Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so I figured I would wait and see how they held up... But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the size of a deck of cards with analog tuning. New I think they might cost about $30 or so... I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built in antenna is only about 14 inches long! I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA. I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home. I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later. I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm Rob |
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