Tempest wrote in message . ..
Hello all.

I've been using scanners for years and now I want to check-out
shortwave.

I've been looking at the Satellit 800 and the Icom R-75. What other
ones should I be considering? I have about $500 or so to spend.

Thanks for any help!

A lot depends on what you want to listen to. There are folks in this
group who know a lot more about receivers than I do who will recommend
the Satellit 800 for international broadcast listening, but I
personally can't recommend it. It's sound is good, but there have been
quality control issues with the 800 and in my personal opinion its
sync detector is only okay, and not as good as what you'll find on
other high end portables (e.g., the Sony SW77, which unfortunately is
no longer in production). Also, it's enormous. It's certainly not a
'portable' and I can't think of any rationale for calling it a
portatop except for the fact that it has a handle and a whip. My guess
is it's bigger (though probably not heavier) than most people's
tabletop receivers.

The R-75 might be the way to go, but again it depends on what you want
to listen to and on whether you want to pay for additional add-ons.

There's my two cents. Good luck with whatever you end up getting!