In article ,
SYSYPHUS' SISTER wrote:
jtaylor wrote:

He was playing with an old radio shack dx-100 that's in the wood shop the
other day and said "This is really neat. I want a shortwave radio."

(I know the dx-100 is a piece of junk.)

When I was a kid the neat thing was turning the knob slowly on the am tube
radio that glowed beside the bed, volume up, listening to signals coming out
of the crackles. Um, that's still neat.

But today sw is better because you can get a radio that won't drift.

So -

If there is a digital radio that tuned like an analog one - not just the
knob, but the SOUND; and it was not too big, and not too much $, and not too
complicated - no ssb, no sync det, etcetera - well then, I'd like to know
about it. 12th birthday is in two weeks.


Degen 1103--get from seller Liypn on EBay.

SYSYPHUS' SISTER


Grundig S350. I like it, and it looks like a great kid's radio.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599


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Al Dykes
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adykes at p a n i x . c o m

The Grundig S350 is AWESOME! The kid would have a blast with it!


"Al Dykes" wrote in message
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In article ,
SYSYPHUS' SISTER wrote:
jtaylor wrote:

He was playing with an old radio shack dx-100 that's in the wood shop
the
other day and said "This is really neat. I want a shortwave radio."

(I know the dx-100 is a piece of junk.)

When I was a kid the neat thing was turning the knob slowly on the am
tube
radio that glowed beside the bed, volume up, listening to signals
coming out
of the crackles. Um, that's still neat.

But today sw is better because you can get a radio that won't drift.

So -

If there is a digital radio that tuned like an analog one - not just
the
knob, but the SOUND; and it was not too big, and not too much $, and
not too
complicated - no ssb, no sync det, etcetera - well then, I'd like to
know
about it. 12th birthday is in two weeks.


Degen 1103--get from seller Liypn on EBay.

SYSYPHUS' SISTER


Grundig S350. I like it, and it looks like a great kid's radio.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599


--
Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m

Yep !
Grundig S350;

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

Excellent Idea..... Just Looks cool sitting there

- And a roll of Wire for an external antenna ( eventually )



In article , (Al Dykes) writes:

Subject: Recommend sw radio for 12-year-old please...
From: (Al Dykes)
Date: 25 Jun 2004 08:50:48 -0400

In article ,
SYSYPHUS' SISTER wrote:
jtaylor wrote:

He was playing with an old radio shack dx-100 that's in the wood shop the
other day and said "This is really neat. I want a shortwave radio."

(I know the dx-100 is a piece of junk.)

When I was a kid the neat thing was turning the knob slowly on the am tube
radio that glowed beside the bed, volume up, listening to signals coming
out
of the crackles. Um, that's still neat.

But today sw is better because you can get a radio that won't drift.

So -

If there is a digital radio that tuned like an analog one - not just the
knob, but the SOUND; and it was not too big, and not too much $, and not
too
complicated - no ssb, no sync det, etcetera - well then, I'd like to know
about it. 12th birthday is in two weeks.


Degen 1103--get from seller Liypn on EBay.

SYSYPHUS' SISTER


Grundig S350. I like it, and it looks like a great kid's radio.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599


--
Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m

J TAYLOR,

The Grundig S350 "Super Radio" Tecsun BCL-2000 would be a good
choice for a 'first' Shortwave Radio. It has the basic lay-out,
size and shape that a child would easly understand and operate.
It feels like a Radio and requires the 'active human participation'
Hand-on-the-Knob and Listening-with-your-Ears that makes a Radio
FUN to Listen To. Plus it has the added features to grow and
learn with to develop a "Love" for Shortwave Radio and AM/MW DXing.

There is also a large active users eGroup for the Grundig S350
"Super Radio" Tecsun BCL-2000 on YAHOO !
eGROUP= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S350/

yilgr ~ RHF
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= = = (Diverd4777) wrote in message
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Yep !
Grundig S350;

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

Excellent Idea..... Just Looks cool sitting there

- And a roll of Wire for an external antenna ( eventually )



In article , (Al Dykes) writes:

Subject: Recommend sw radio for 12-year-old please...
From: (Al Dykes)
Date: 25 Jun 2004 08:50:48 -0400

In article ,
SYSYPHUS' SISTER wrote:
jtaylor wrote:

He was playing with an old radio shack dx-100 that's in the wood shop the
other day and said "This is really neat. I want a shortwave radio."

(I know the dx-100 is a piece of junk.)

When I was a kid the neat thing was turning the knob slowly on the am tube
radio that glowed beside the bed, volume up, listening to signals coming
out
of the crackles. Um, that's still neat.

But today sw is better because you can get a radio that won't drift.

So -

If there is a digital radio that tuned like an analog one - not just the
knob, but the SOUND; and it was not too big, and not too much $, and not
too
complicated - no ssb, no sync det, etcetera - well then, I'd like to know
about it. 12th birthday is in two weeks.


Degen 1103--get from seller Liypn on EBay.

SYSYPHUS' SISTER


Grundig S350. I like it, and it looks like a great kid's radio.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3500.html

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3691599


--
Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m