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.


Hi

Since your deadline is short, I suggest starting out by looking at some dealer web sites because they'll have a selection to choose from in various price ranges. Then ask questions about specific radios that look interesting to you.

Universal radio is www.rffun.com

Grove Enterprises is http://www.grove-ent.com/

Otherwise, you'll get random suggestions of radios individuals like - but they may or may not fit in with what you're looking for.

For example, "not much $" is subjective. To some people that means under $50. To others it means under $500.

Someone suggested the Grundig S-350 - I've seen complaints about it drifting. But many people do love them.

You don't really need to spend much to get ssb reception these days - The Degen 1103 someone suggested has it.

The Sony 7600GR has ssb and a sync detector and it's about $150.

If you picked a price range, people could give suggestions for what seems to have the most bang for the buck in that range for you.

Good luck.

Mark

In article , Mark S. Holden 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.


Hi


Since your deadline is short, I suggest starting out by looking at
some dealer web sites because they'll have a selection to choose from
in various price ranges. Then ask questions about specific radios
that look interesting to you.


Universal radio is www.rffun.com

Grove Enterprises is http://www.grove-ent.com/


Otherwise, you'll get random suggestions of radios individuals like -
but they may or may not fit in with what you're looking for. For
example, "not much $" is subjective. To some people that means under
$50. To others it means under $500. Someone suggested the Grundig
S-350 - I've seen complaints about it drifting. But many people do
love them.

Drift's good for him :-) He'll appreciate a better radio when he grows
into it.

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

Al Dykes wrote:
snip

Drift's good for him :-) He'll appreciate a better radio when he grows
into it.

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



My first radio is remembered as "The Driftmaster". With one hand on the main tuning knob and one on the fine - I eventually got to the point where I could listen to the same station for several minutes at a time.

The best thing I can say about that radio is it gave me an edge on my friends when video games were invented.

I'm sure the S-350 is a better radio than the driftmaster though, because people actually do like them.