Cheap Short Wave Radio Alert....
 

I was over at Big Lots the other day and saw a Coby CX-CB91 radio on sale
for $7.99 It had a digital display and alarm. Says it tunes AM/FM and SW
1-7. Have no idea if it covers the extended AM band or what exactly SW 1-7
is. Went to the Coby website, and that's all it said too.....If I didn't
already have a travel SW radio in the trunk (Sony 7600D, bought at a thrift
store for $9.95) and a Yaesu VR-500, plus a 2010, and an ATS-909, might have
considered it.

Anyway, a heads up for what it's worth....Eric

Thanks for posting this info - will check the local Big Lots...

"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
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I was over at Big Lots the other day and saw a Coby CX-CB91 radio on sale
for $7.99 It had a digital display and alarm. Says it tunes AM/FM and SW
1-7. Have no idea if it covers the extended AM band or what exactly SW 1-7
is. Went to the Coby website, and that's all it said too.....If I didn't
already have a travel SW radio in the trunk (Sony 7600D, bought at a
thrift
store for $9.95) and a Yaesu VR-500, plus a 2010, and an ATS-909, might
have
considered it.

Anyway, a heads up for what it's worth....Eric

I was just at Big Lots, Saturday, to look at their $10 4-man rafts (that
they didn't have).
I didn't see any shortwave radios at ANY price. This was in Modesto...



"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
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I was over at Big Lots the other day and saw a Coby CX-CB91 radio on sale
for $7.99 It had a digital display and alarm. Says it tunes AM/FM and SW
1-7. Have no idea if it covers the extended AM band or what exactly SW 1-7
is. Went to the Coby website, and that's all it said too.....If I didn't
already have a travel SW radio in the trunk (Sony 7600D, bought at a
thrift
store for $9.95) and a Yaesu VR-500, plus a 2010, and an ATS-909, might
have
considered it.

Anyway, a heads up for what it's worth....Eric

I'm in Concord and they had about 5-8 of them. Just a guesstimate. I was
looking on the 4th.

Your welcome Namikis.....

That Coby is crap. I have one. It can't hold a candle to the jWIN. It isn't
even as good as the cheap Bell & Howell whose only real problem is lousy
calibration. (I have the last two, also.

Bill, K5BY

Bill,

Since you have one, what exactly IS SW 1-7? I suspect that they are some of
the International SW Bands. Which ones? What DOES the Coby cover? Also read
somewhere that it only covers up to 1610 on AM and NO FM stereo. True? Just
curious....Eric KA6USJ

"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message ...

I was over at Big Lots the other day and saw a Coby CX-CB91 radio on sale
for $7.99 It had a digital display and alarm. Says it tunes AM/FM and SW
1-7.


There are a few nine-band Coby radios in the eBay SW radio category.
This is one. Is this what you saw? The "buy it now" price of these
radios is $34.99. I like the Big Lots price better. This model has a
digital display, so it may not be the same radio that Big Lots is
selling.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...7537 776&rd=1

SW radios at eBay in general:

http://electronics.listings.ebay.com...stover rideZ1

Yes, Beloved Leader, that is the *exact* radio at Big Lots, packaging and
all. Big Lots definitely has the better pricing. Eric

I have to take back my bad mouthing the Coby CX-CB91. What all I thought were
wrong with it when I got it don't seem to be a problem now. I got mine for
about $10 from some home catalog.

Too, I'm inclined to say it is as good as my jWIN which I paid $20 for. Here
are the Coby's features and, answering Eric, the band ranges:

Stereo, with nice ear buds. (Good sound.)
Accurate digital readout of analog tuning.
A real tuning knob, albeit a bit stiff.
Good sensitivity.
Clock with alarm.
FM: 87.5-108.5
AM: 530-1700
SW1: 5.60-5.80
SW2: 7.15-7.40
SW3: 8.60-9.10
SW4: 9.85-10.65
SW5:13.35-16.05
SW6: 15.15-16.40
SW7: 20.85-23.20

Now I say... Buy one! Or more... G

73,
Bill, K5BY
SE Texas

It covers some weird ranges, doesn't? 8.60-9.10?, 13.35-16.05 + 15.15-16.40?
Weird overlap. Doesn't even cover all of some of the major bands (49M, 31M).
Even with no stereo, I'll keep the Sony 7600D as my travel anywhere radio.
At least I have full coverage AND a BFO plus 10 memories. 'Course the VR-500
is even smaller and does more (cost more too!). Still, for eight bucks, it
might be a way to introduce SW radio to a newbie.....Eric

"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
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It covers some weird ranges, doesn't? 8.60-9.10?, 13.35-16.05 +
15.15-16.40?
Weird overlap. Doesn't even cover all of some of the major bands (49M,
31M).
Even with no stereo, I'll keep the Sony 7600D as my travel anywhere radio.
At least I have full coverage AND a BFO plus 10 memories. 'Course the
VR-500
is even smaller and does more (cost more too!). Still, for eight bucks, it
might be a way to introduce SW radio to a newbie.....Eric


Yes I agree, but you can't honestly compare a Yaesu VR500 to a dedicated
short-wave radio. I have the VR500 and recently bought a 7600GR, there is no
comparison at all the Sony blows the VR500 away.
regards
Alan

"Valerie Wilding" wrote in message
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"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
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It covers some weird ranges, doesn't? 8.60-9.10?, 13.35-16.05 +
15.15-16.40?
Weird overlap. Doesn't even cover all of some of the major bands (49M,
31M).
Even with no stereo, I'll keep the Sony 7600D as my travel anywhere
radio.
At least I have full coverage AND a BFO plus 10 memories. 'Course the
VR-500
is even smaller and does more (cost more too!). Still, for eight bucks,
it
might be a way to introduce SW radio to a newbie.....Eric


Yes I agree, but you can't honestly compare a Yaesu VR500 to a dedicated
short-wave radio. I have the VR500 and recently bought a 7600GR, there is
no
comparison at all the Sony blows the VR500 away.
regards
Alan



I agree 100%, the vr500 is a complete joke on HF, most of these cheap
multipurpose scanners are. you need something like a fairhaven to do that
sort of task.
Rikk

Rikk, Alan, As to the '500 being a joke, well, it may not be the best, but
for something I want to do in the future, it was the radio of choice.

I needed a small radio that tuned *everything* as I'm trying to get in shape
for a 1,900 mile bike trip ('bout 5 years from now). With a bigger antenna,
you have to use the attenuator, but the radio does do well with smaller
ones. Space on the bike (As of now a bikeE recumbent, a gift from a friend
of mine) is at a premium. Can't remember the Diamond antenna's designation
(one of the best one's) but that antenna and/or the RS Extendable, regularly
get me RNZI, WWVH, and a number of other stations, here near San
Francisco.At night AM reception can be very good.

Also appreciate the fact that it has the USB/LSB and NAM along with the
bandscope.

Till something as small with all the features comes along (that I can
afford), I'll stay with the '500 for the radio of choice for bike travel.
Also got it on eBay for $125 (when I had a job!). Eric

"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
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Rikk, Alan, As to the '500 being a joke, well, it may not be the best, but
for something I want to do in the future, it was the radio of choice.

I needed a small radio that tuned *everything* as I'm trying to get in
shape
for a 1,900 mile bike trip ('bout 5 years from now). With a bigger
antenna,
you have to use the attenuator, but the radio does do well with smaller
ones. Space on the bike (As of now a bikeE recumbent, a gift from a friend
of mine) is at a premium. Can't remember the Diamond antenna's designation
(one of the best one's) but that antenna and/or the RS Extendable,
regularly
get me RNZI, WWVH, and a number of other stations, here near San
Francisco.At night AM reception can be very good.

Also appreciate the fact that it has the USB/LSB and NAM along with the
bandscope.

Till something as small with all the features comes along (that I can
afford), I'll stay with the '500 for the radio of choice for bike travel.
Also got it on eBay for $125 (when I had a job!). Eric



I said that the VR500 was a joke if you try and use it as a HF receiver
(which it is) I have a small portable Ten-Tec short-wave radio (I also have
a vr500) and the Ten-Tec cost around £10.00 uk pounds, it is FAR better than
the vr500 on short-wave. The vr500 is a half decent handheld scanner, it is
good for what it was mainly intended for, VHF/UHF scanning, apart from that,
it's crap
Alan