"Ed Maikranz" wrote in message
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Martyn wrote in message
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On 30 Nov 2004 10:57:48 -0800, (Ed Maikranz)
wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...47088 91&rd=1

What will I do with this?

I heard on the news that some guy was ripping people off on Ebay. It looks
like someone payed someone to pay him a visit. They picked up a couple
junkies in the area and paid them to club the guy up pretty bad. Reports are
even the police looked the other way on it.

I guess its not too safe to rip people off and have them know exactly where
the seller lives and what he does every day. Anything could happen....

Lucky

Where'd you hear about this? Any links to the news story? Sounds like
someone got what they deserved. Thanks.

I heard on the news that some guy was ripping people off on Ebay. It
looks
like someone payed someone to pay him a visit. They picked up a
couple
junkies in the area and paid them to club the guy up pretty bad.
Reports are
even the police looked the other way on it.

I guess its not too safe to rip people off and have them know exactly
where
the seller lives and what he does every day. Anything could
happen....

Lucky

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2787

Look here.
I think this is the one for me.
Ed





How about a review, anyone have the 703, how is the receiver?
This might be the best deal going.

Jim





On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:26:15 -0500, "Michael St. Angelo"
wrote:

The ICOM IC-703 Amateur Radio Transceiver.

The receiver is much better that shortwave radios in this price
range and it
uses about 400ma in receive mode.

Ham Radio Outlet has them on sale for $379.

Good Luck,

Mike N2MS
"Ed Maikranz" wrote in message
. com...
Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok
but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed

Well the 800 was ok, but I dont like the portatop style of radio, I
want to go back to a tabletop. I miss my old Drake R4B

QTH.com, QRZ.com. Look for classifieds on these pages. Patience will net
you a good deal on what you are looking for here.


--
Dave,
Kenwood TS-2000, Drake R-8, Grundig YB-400pe
Icom V-8000, Yaesu VX5R, Uniden
780xlt, R.S. Pro 95, R.S. Pro 2066
G.E. SR3

"tommyknocker" wrote in message
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Ed Maikranz wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed

Look for a used tabletop. You can get a 1980s vintage tabletop with
digital readout and all the other goodies for a decent price. There's a
site where hams buy and sell equipment, I think it's qrz.com or qsz.com
or something like that, you'll probably get a much better deal on there
than you will on ebay. You could probably get a Yaesu or a Kenwood for
under $400, since those companies no longer make tabletop SW receivers
their products have sort of an orphan status, which means their prices
are lower.



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RivaScoot wrote:
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:56:53 -0800, tommyknocker
wrote:


Ed Maikranz wrote:


Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed

Look for a used tabletop. You can get a 1980s vintage tabletop with
digital readout and all the other goodies for a decent price. There's a
site where hams buy and sell equipment, I think it's qrz.com or qsz.com
or something like that, you'll probably get a much better deal on there
than you will on ebay. You could probably get a Yaesu or a Kenwood for
under $400, since those companies no longer make tabletop SW receivers
their products have sort of an orphan status, which means their prices
are lower.


Just curious about something.

Is a receiver that uses 20 or 25-year old technology still up to snuff
for shortwave today.

I'm not passing any value judgements, I'm simply curious.

Thanks,


RivaScoot


If it was a great radio 20 or 25 years ago, it's probably still a great
radio. It just won't have the latest bells and whistles.

Here's a link to a web site that gives a basic "value rating" to about
100 of the more popular radios that turn up on the used market.

http://www.dxing.com/rx/rxindex.htm

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:32:06 -0500, RivaScoot
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:56:53 -0800, tommyknocker
wrote:

Ed Maikranz wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed


Purchase a computer radio.

WinRadio 303i or e

www.winradio.com

You will love the versatility and performance.

Have fun. And the price is right in your range.

Mr Radio Man wrote:

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:32:06 -0500, RivaScoot
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:56:53 -0800, tommyknocker
wrote:

Ed Maikranz wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed


Purchase a computer radio.

WinRadio 303i or e

www.winradio.com

You will love the versatility and performance.

Have fun. And the price is right in your range.

The basic Winradio 303 (without the "professional" demodulator) runs $500 for the internal one, and $600 for the external one, so it's a little out of his target price range unless he can find one on sale.

Personally, I'd avoid the internal ones -

Ten or fifteen years from now, the radio itself should be working fine, but it may be tough to buy a new computer that'll accept a PCI card.

My guess is USB ports and serial ports will be available for quite a few years - even if it means buying an optional card.

A PC controlled radio that is in his price range is the tentec rx-320d.

Sorry, I have to have switches and knobs!
Ed




"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message ...
Mr Radio Man wrote:

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:32:06 -0500, RivaScoot
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:56:53 -0800, tommyknocker
wrote:

Ed Maikranz wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed


Purchase a computer radio.

WinRadio 303i or e

www.winradio.com

You will love the versatility and performance.

Have fun. And the price is right in your range.

The basic Winradio 303 (without the "professional" demodulator) runs $500 for the internal one, and $600 for the external one, so it's a little out of his target price range unless he can find one on sale.

Personally, I'd avoid the internal ones -

Ten or fifteen years from now, the radio itself should be working fine, but it may be tough to buy a new computer that'll accept a PCI card.

My guess is USB ports and serial ports will be available for quite a few years - even if it means buying an optional card.

A PC controlled radio that is in his price range is the tentec rx-320d.

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:32:06 -0500, RivaScoot
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:56:53 -0800, tommyknocker
wrote:

Ed Maikranz wrote:

Ok I need a new receiver. Just sold my Grundig 800 which was ok but
want something different.
I have about $400 what should I look for?
Ed

Look for a used tabletop. You can get a 1980s vintage tabletop with
digital readout and all the other goodies for a decent price. There's a
site where hams buy and sell equipment, I think it's qrz.com or qsz.com
or something like that, you'll probably get a much better deal on there
than you will on ebay. You could probably get a Yaesu or a Kenwood for
under $400, since those companies no longer make tabletop SW receivers
their products have sort of an orphan status, which means their prices
are lower.

Just curious about something.

Is a receiver that uses 20 or 25-year old technology still up to snuff
for shortwave today.
Other than synchronous detection (and a product detector can do just
about everything a synchronous detector can do, but requires more
effort), , DSP and ease of use issues, the performance has been
limited by Atmospheric noise since probably the mid 1950's. Some of
the relatively old Tube radios like the Collins S-Line, A-line, Drake
2 series, 4 series, and some of the Hammerlunds like the HQ180, are
really at the performance limits for HF reception. They didn't have
digital readouts, but once they warmed up, most were rock solid, and
often had selectivity curves that stand up quite well even today. A 2B
with a 2BQ could manage a 100hz Bandwidth without much trouble. The
shape factor on the Collins Mechanical Filters (now called SAW
filters) are about as good as it gets.


I'm not passing any value judgements, I'm simply curious.

Thanks,


RivaScoot








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