Recommendations? Small Int'l SW Broadcast radio?
 

Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.

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Herb G wrote:
Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.



I've had a Tecsun PL-200 (similar to Grudig YB550 I think)
bought from an ebay dealer for about $50 inclding shipping.

Except to the tinny sound it's great. I currently have a CCcrane
Plus radio and it pulls in just about all the same AM/FM
stations. Till recently I had a Grundig Satellit 700 here, and this
picks up at least as many stations, although because the audio isn't
as good, some can't be understood. Earphones sound a little better.

It came with a neat little traveling longwire antenna with a clip that
connects to the whip. There is no other way to connect an antenna.

2 AA batteries, 10oz loaded. In a month of occasional
listening the battery-usage scale is still at 100%.




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

From: Herb G

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Let me put in a recommendation for the Degen (or Kaito) 1102 and 1103
receivers. Very inexpensive, incredibly sensitive and very small. Excellent FM
stereo sound-quality through headphones. They can be bought directly from
Shanghai on eBay.


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A,
Degen 1102, GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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"Herb G" wrote...
Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.


As noted by Al and Michael, the Tecsun PL-200 and Degen 1102/1103
are great radios for the money. If you don't need SSB go with the PL-200.
Full coverage, fits in a large pocket and has an antenna gain switch that makes it even better.
The sound from the speaker is pretty good too, considering it's small size.
Al called the sound "tinny", but I've heard worse. The 200 is very listenable,
I would recommend buying from eBay seller Liypn. I've purchased 3 radios from him,
all arrived in 6-7 days from shipping. He takes PayPal only.
http://stores.ebay.com/V-COM-COLLECTIONS

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ospam (Michael Bryant) wrote:

From: Herb G

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Let me put in a recommendation for the Degen (or Kaito) 1102 and 1103
receivers. Very inexpensive, incredibly sensitive and very small. Excellent FM
stereo sound-quality through headphones. They can be bought directly from
Shanghai on eBay.

You lie at the drop of a hat so your recommendation means nothing.

Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A,
Degen 1102, GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nospam" to reply)

Bryant does not own any of these radios and does not listen to short
wave.

Bryant is just the longest running Troll on RRS.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:04:31 -0400, Herb G
wrote:

Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.
I own both the Grundig 550 and the Degen 1102. If you want a portable
that is easy to carry and takes up little room and preforms very well,
pick the Degen 1102. This is my choice. I perfer it to the Grundig
550. You can get in on Ebay for about $70.00 including shipping. If
money is not a problem, the best truly small SW radio in my opnion is
the Sony SW100, I have had mine for two or three years and it is a
great travel radio, but it is expensive.

Herb G wrote in message ...
Hello,

... good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm,


Same answer every time. The DX-399. Whoops, they're discontinued, but
they are still available as the Sangean ATS606AP.

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with any of the new, small Chinese-made
radios that are currently flooding the market. They might be better
than a DX-399 for your purposes. (The DX-399 is Chinese-made too.) All
I know is that, of all my radios, the one I would choose for a
backpacking/bicycle/motorcycle/Eurail/car tour of Europe or across the
US would be the DX-399.

It is the size of a paperback book, so you can jam it into a backpack.
The most useful feature of the DX-399 is its multiple-voltage
wallwart. It doesn't care whether you give it 110 volts or 220 volts.
It also comes with the adapter plug for Euro sockets. I don't know of
any other radio that is so equipped.

I do not know if the Sangean came equipped with a multiple-voltage
transformer, but you can buy that part from RS and use it on a
Sangean.

I'd buy another DX-399 in a heartbeat.

I Also have a Sangean 606A; - which goes everywhere I travel.
fairly rugged too; I just run it off Batteries & use headphones to increase
battery life
Hooked up to a SONY AN-LP-1 It is Awesome..
Basically use it as a " Base Station", leaving it in the hotel room

& am looking into a shirt pocket set ( Tecsun PL-200 )
for use whilst wandering around this locale..

I also have a Jwin JX M14 digital display analogue tuning shirt pocket set;
- No memories, SSB or rugged front end
for $15 Bucks, you get your moneys worth.. .
Fun on the cheap.
If you're travelling where thing " dissappear" this is the one to get.

Dan / NYC

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(Beloved Leader) writes:


... good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm,


Same answer every time. The DX-399. Whoops, they're discontinued, but
they are still available as the Sangean ATS606AP.

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with any of the new, small Chinese-made
radios that are currently flooding the market. They might be better
than a DX-399 for your purposes. (The DX-399 is Chinese-made too.) All
I know is that, of all my radios, the one I would choose for a
backpacking/bicycle/motorcycle/Eurail/car tour of Europe or across the
US would be the DX-399.

It is the size of a paperback book, so you can jam it into a backpack.
The most useful feature of the DX-399 is its multiple-voltage
wallwart. It doesn't care whether you give it 110 volts or 220 volts.
It also comes with the adapter plug for Euro sockets. I don't know of
any other radio that is so equipped.

I do not know if the Sangean came equipped with a multiple-voltage
transformer, but you can buy that part from RS and use it on a
Sangean.

I'd buy another DX-399 in a heartbeat.

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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:04:31 -0400, Herb G
wrote:

Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.
I own both the Grundig 550 and the Degen 1102. If you want a portable
that is easy to carry and takes up little room and preforms very well,
pick the Degen 1102. This is my choice. I perfer it to the Grundig
550. You can get in on Ebay for about $70.00 including shipping. If
money is not a problem, the best truly small SW radio in my opnion is
the Sony SW100, I have had mine for two or three years and it is a
great travel radio, but it is expensive.

If money is no object, your choice is clear -- Sony ICF-SW07.

-- Stinger

Thank you all. These have been very useful inputs.

Herb G.

Herb G wrote:

Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.

Same answer every time. The DX-399.

All
I know is that, of all my radios, the one I would choose for a
backpacking/bicycle/motorcycle/Eurail/car tour of Europe or across the
US would be the DX-399.

It is the size of a paperback book,

A small paperback at that. I have to agree, that is my first choice if going
out and needing something small, nothing even really comes close to it IMO.

Only drawback is lack of ssb, but that is it, if that isn't a concern it is the
smartest choice.

Just my opinion.

~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~
Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier
Hammarlund HQ140X
Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios)
RCA Victor *Strato- World*
RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain)
1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M
Cathedral/ Ross World Master/Rhapsody-MultiBand
DX100/*SUPER-DELUXE Mod- DRIVEN*394/*Modded*398/399/402
OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451
Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+HowellSW
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft.
500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap)
* Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable*
*21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop*
~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~
~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~
~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~

I'll toss my hat in for the Sony 7600GR. Terrific little portable! Mine has
toured Southeast Asia and the Czech Republic so far.

Regards

John Barnard

Herb G wrote:

Thank you all. These have been very useful inputs.

Herb G.

Herb G wrote:

Hello,

I would appreciate any inputs regarding a good radio to buy that is
small for travel, covers the international SW broadcast spectrum, as
well as standard AM, Fm, and has good sensitivity. Sound quality is
not important.

Thank you for any inputs.

Herb G.

(GO BEARCATS) wrote in message ...

Only drawback is lack of ssb, but that is it, if that isn't a concern it is the
smartest choice.

Just my opinion.


All I'd add to that is a link to the Sangean website:
http://www.sangean.com/worldband.html

and the review at Radio Netherlands:
http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/ats606.html