Dennon wrote:
I am new to shortwave radio and found the PT-633 on a website. I
searched alot of other sites and couldn't find anything even similar
for the price.

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/receivers/pt633.php

Would this be a good beginner's radio for me to purchase? I also
travel alot and want to take it with me in my luggage.

I searched Universal and other sites and nobody even came close to
this price on the PT-633

Thanks,

DN

Dennon:
If you want to find out if shortwave listening is for you and you don't want
to spend too much, at least get enough capability to sample the best that
the hobby has to offer. At a minimum, you want to have digital readout,
dual conversion, full 30 MHz coverage and SSB capability. The old adage is
still true: you get what you pay for. There is a lot of lost cost junk out
there and I think you will be dissapointed in the PT-633. If you can find
you way to do it, get a Sony ICF 7600 or something of that caliber for about
$150 ($100 used on Ebay). Get a real radio!

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Brain Denley wrote: "The old adage is still true: you get what you
pay for."

that saying is stupid and not true. the new Sangean's are excellent
examples of OVERPRICED radios


there are some excellent low cost receivers, the tecsun PL-550 is an
excellent example, the kaito/degen ka-1102 is another example. smart
shopping can find some excellent deals around $100 in the used market.

On 23 Nov 2004 10:58:10 -0800, (the captain)
wrote:

Brain Denley wrote: "The old adage is still true: you get what you
pay for."

that saying is stupid and not true. the new Sangean's are excellent
examples of OVERPRICED radios


there are some excellent low cost receivers, the tecsun PL-550 is an
excellent example, the kaito/degen ka-1102 is another example. smart
shopping can find some excellent deals around $100 in the used market.

If you take the saying literally it's not only true... it should be
almost self-evident. If you take the saying as it is intended, it is
generally true, i.e., there may be exceptions. In fact, you've proved
the truth of the saying here since $100.00 is a greater sum than the
$40.00 figure quoted by the first poster. Show him a superior radio
for less than $40.00, and you will have debunked the saying, I'd say.
Not to be pedantic....

Regarding the Sony 7600 "family", I just sold one on eBay for about
the same price as that PT-633 (I would say that was its value). With a
little patience I'm sure another will pop up. A very nice portable,
I'd say.

the captain wrote:
Brain Denley wrote: "The old adage is still true: you get what you
pay for."

that saying is stupid and not true. the new Sangean's are excellent
examples of OVERPRICED radios


there are some excellent low cost receivers, the tecsun PL-550 is an
excellent example, the kaito/degen ka-1102 is another example. smart
shopping can find some excellent deals around $100 in the used market.

Well why don't you learn a little about shortwave radios and then we can
talk.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html