"Radio Man" wrote in message
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If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?


One that makes you happy....

Lucky

Dear Mr. "Radio Man,"

I do not know if your question is serious (the other postings on this
thread assume it is not). However, on the assumption that you do want
a serious answer, I'll give you my opinion.

For short wave listening and DXing, to my mind, the finest receiver
available today is the AOR AR7030 Plus receiver. I researched radios
for many years, acquiring a fair collection of SW receivers, some
good, some not-so-good, but all serving some purpose. For example, I
use a Sony ICF-SW7600G model for trips; I use the 'GR model at home
for some casual listening outside; I have a Grundig Satellit 800
(which is attached to an AOR WL500 Window Loop Antenna and which
performs admirably). If price WERE an object, this is the radio I
should recommend without hesitation.

However, for the purposes of argument, you state money is no object.
Realistically, though, even if the most expensive GC receiver is the
absolute "best," we live in a real world in which ease of operation,
quality of sound (which plays an extremely important role in
listening), and certain other parameters are important also. Thus, if
one needs to purchase a "third-party" attachment to make a receiver
work or sound "right," this is an example of poor design of the
receiver proper. If nothing else, an additional component complicates
the operating procedures and is, at the very least, highly
inconvenient, at least to me.

Having read about the AR7030 for many years in PASSPORT and, frankly,
being "afraid" of it due to the negative comments about its operating
procedures discussed in PASSPORT, I finally succumbed to the lure of
the "numbers" published there (its specifications). I telephoned
Richard Hillier in the UK and he assured me, quite correctly, that if
one can operate a VCR (not even to mention a computer!), one can
easily operate the AR7030. He is absolutely correct in his assessment.
PASSPORT's panelists don't like the way one "works" the AR7030, but I
feel that they are really incorrect in their judgments, one of their
few reviews with which I disagree (normally they are "right on the
money").

Also, this receiver can be almost totally computer-controlled with a
FREE computer program called RxWings which is available from Mr. Jan
Arkesteijn. This program allows the receiver to be worked virtually,
just like a receiver with "dedicated" buttons (if one wishes for that)
and supplies the receiver with facilities (such as automatic scanning)
which are not present in the receiver proper. I suppose you could call
this program a "third-party" add-on, but it is not, really; it becomes
the total controller of the receiver, if one wishes, or one can ignore
it and use the receiver itself, if required. The whole setup is quite
amazing. It is something which has to be experienced and is also
something about which I could not have even dreamed possible just ten
years ago!

Please buy the latest edition of PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO
(available online from various sources such as Amazon, Universal
Radio, or Grove Enterprises) for a very good picture of the available
receivers. I have been buying the book since 1996 and, having studied
the editions carefully, and speaking to people "in the know," I came
to the conclusion that the AR7030 Plus (somewhat modified by the
factory with recommendations by Richard Hillier for my requirements)
would be the finest choice for me.

In my particular instance, money WAS no object.

(I also bought a Wellbrook ALA 330S Active Loop Antenna, based on
PASSPORT's recommendation, which is the very best choice for my
particular circumstance.)

I would strongly recommend the AOR AR7030 Plus receiver.

Others may, and probably will, disagree with me.

Best,

Joe

"Radio Man" wrote in message news:ewPmd.5860$h15.2506@trnddc07...
If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Here you go:

http://www.tteddo.com/seti.cfm

I don't know if the owner will sell, but you can make an offer.

Steve

See the premium receiver site
http://kahuna.sdsu.edu/%7Emechtron/PremRxPage/index.htm
hope I got the link address corect...GC



"Joe Analssandrini" wrote in message
om...
Dear Mr. "Radio Man,"

I do not know if your question is serious (the other postings on this
thread assume it is not). However, on the assumption that you do want
a serious answer, I'll give you my opinion.

For short wave listening and DXing, to my mind, the finest receiver
available today is the AOR AR7030 Plus receiver. I researched radios
for many years, acquiring a fair collection of SW receivers, some
good, some not-so-good, but all serving some purpose. For example, I
use a Sony ICF-SW7600G model for trips; I use the 'GR model at home
for some casual listening outside; I have a Grundig Satellit 800
(which is attached to an AOR WL500 Window Loop Antenna and which
performs admirably). If price WERE an object, this is the radio I
should recommend without hesitation.

However, for the purposes of argument, you state money is no object.
Realistically, though, even if the most expensive GC receiver is the
absolute "best," we live in a real world in which ease of operation,
quality of sound (which plays an extremely important role in
listening), and certain other parameters are important also. Thus, if
one needs to purchase a "third-party" attachment to make a receiver
work or sound "right," this is an example of poor design of the
receiver proper. If nothing else, an additional component complicates
the operating procedures and is, at the very least, highly
inconvenient, at least to me.

Having read about the AR7030 for many years in PASSPORT and, frankly,
being "afraid" of it due to the negative comments about its operating
procedures discussed in PASSPORT, I finally succumbed to the lure of
the "numbers" published there (its specifications). I telephoned
Richard Hillier in the UK and he assured me, quite correctly, that if
one can operate a VCR (not even to mention a computer!), one can
easily operate the AR7030. He is absolutely correct in his assessment.
PASSPORT's panelists don't like the way one "works" the AR7030, but I
feel that they are really incorrect in their judgments, one of their
few reviews with which I disagree (normally they are "right on the
money").

Also, this receiver can be almost totally computer-controlled with a
FREE computer program called RxWings which is available from Mr. Jan
Arkesteijn. This program allows the receiver to be worked virtually,
just like a receiver with "dedicated" buttons (if one wishes for that)
and supplies the receiver with facilities (such as automatic scanning)
which are not present in the receiver proper. I suppose you could call
this program a "third-party" add-on, but it is not, really; it becomes
the total controller of the receiver, if one wishes, or one can ignore
it and use the receiver itself, if required. The whole setup is quite
amazing. It is something which has to be experienced and is also
something about which I could not have even dreamed possible just ten
years ago!

Please buy the latest edition of PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO
(available online from various sources such as Amazon, Universal
Radio, or Grove Enterprises) for a very good picture of the available
receivers. I have been buying the book since 1996 and, having studied
the editions carefully, and speaking to people "in the know," I came
to the conclusion that the AR7030 Plus (somewhat modified by the
factory with recommendations by Richard Hillier for my requirements)
would be the finest choice for me.

In my particular instance, money WAS no object.

(I also bought a Wellbrook ALA 330S Active Loop Antenna, based on
PASSPORT's recommendation, which is the very best choice for my
particular circumstance.)

I would strongly recommend the AOR AR7030 Plus receiver.

Others may, and probably will, disagree with me.

Best,

Joe

"Radio Man" wrote in message
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If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Radio Man wrote:

If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?


Not again! Why do people keep asking the same questions?

Dave

Dave Holford wrote:

Radio Man wrote:

If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Not again! Why do people keep asking the same questions?

Dave

When this thread was started, I thought to myself, OK, so folks will give all kinds of answers, and the guy will come back and say "Hey, I got a great deal on a Grundig YB205!

Sure enough, the person who started this thread posted this on 11/4:

I am interested in purchasing a receiver with
the following criteria:
1. Analog only readout
2. AM/FM/Shortwave Freqs.
3. About the size of a sony 7600gr or smaller
4. Power requirements: Four or less AA batteries.

For those who gave me an honest answer "Thank You".
For those who did notFU!!!


"Radio Man" wrote in message
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If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Nice attitude! If you'd checked the archives you'd have found this gets
discussed about 80 times per year! There is NO best radio! One man
wants one with all the bells and whistles and another wants a bare bones
receiver that will fit in his match box. One wants one to sit on his
kitchen table or mount in a rack that will pick up a gnats sneeze in
China. Another wants a very portable radio that eats about 4 AA
batteries every six weeks and all he plans to do is listen to 100,000
watt power houses that are 600 miles away!

I repeat. There is NO BEST RADIO for everyone! I'm sure some of the
answers were not what you expected. None of them were mine, until now.
Some, I'm sure, were intended to be a bit sarcastic or funny for the
simple reason that this has been discussed about 10,000 times and there
has never, to my knowledge, been a final consensus. Some of the answers
given may have been the best - for the guy who only has ten bucks and
wants a shortwave radio. The best answer, in my opinion, was about the
first one you got. "If money is no object" get a military contractor to
design what you want! However, it may only be SECOND BEST. The BEST one
may be about the second answer you got. Buy one of each! If money is
no object them I'm sure space would not be either, as you could add a
few rooms, or stories, onto you house - or warehouse - and make room for
all the new toys.

Finally, you must be fairly new or you'd have known something of the
number of times this has been asked. As such, we don't want to come
down too hard on you. Just stick around. Lean back. Grab another
drink. And watch the fun. You'll find out that everyone was really
pretty easy on you. Sometimes, when people ask for it, this group can
get down right UGLY! Can't we Steve? ;-)

Get yourself ANY shortwave radio and then tell us what you think of it. :-)

Al (standard disclaimer - all opinions are mine, etc.)

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Radio Man wrote:
For those who gave me an honest answer "Thank You".
For those who did notFU!!!


"Radio Man" wrote in message
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If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Forget the receiver --- get the best antenna you can afford


--
The Anon Keyboard
I doubt, therefore I might be




Radio Man wrote:

If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?

Radio Man wrote:

For those who gave me an honest answer "Thank You".
For those who did notFU!!!

"Radio Man" wrote in message
news:ewPmd.5860$h15.2506@trnddc07...
If money were no object what is the best general
coverage receiver that one could purchase?



I thought they were all honest answers to one of the most commonly asked
questions by beginners.

The answer depends on what you want and most of the answers here were
for consumer grade products - is that what you wanted? or were you
seriously looking for "the best"? If so that is a different world and
you had better be prepared to give your definition of BEST because there
are a multitude of answers and the cheapest probably start somewhere
above $20,000 and stop somewhere with a lot more zeros.

Dave