New to group, back into SWL after 14 years!! Couple questions..
 

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL. I was an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone suggest some good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas, what are some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from the address.

---Steve

warsteiner wrote:

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL. I was an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone suggest some good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas, what are some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from the address.

Well you might try to pick up a used Drake R8 or, (gasp) a new ICOM R75.

At any rate, welcome back to the hobby, and to RRS, always a hotbed of activity.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

I like the look of the R75 and I've read a bit about it. What's your take
on it?

"dxAce" wrote in message
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warsteiner wrote:

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL. I was
an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone suggest some
good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas, what are
some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from the
address.

Well you might try to pick up a used Drake R8 or, (gasp) a new ICOM R75.

At any rate, welcome back to the hobby, and to RRS, always a hotbed of
activity.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

warsteiner wrote:

I like the look of the R75 and I've read a bit about it. What's your take
on it?

You don't really want to know my take on it. Having said that, there are those
who say it's a very nice receiver.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

You don't really want to know my take on it. Having said that, there are
those
who say it's a very nice receiver.


It's a very nice receiver.

-Brian

Brian wrote:

You don't really want to know my take on it. Having said that, there are
those
who say it's a very nice receiver.


It's a very nice receiver.

See? What did I tell ya.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Welcome back to the hobby. If you're a DX-er, a used
Drake R8 or an Icom R-75 will do. If you're into program
listening, a used Drake R8, a Grundig Satellit 800, or a used
Sony 2010 will do as well.

--Mike L.


"warsteiner" wrote in message
m...
I like the look of the R75 and I've read a bit about it. What's
your take
on it?

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


warsteiner wrote:

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL.
I was
an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest
QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift
store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone suggest
some
good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas, what
are
some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from
the
address.

Well you might try to pick up a used Drake R8 or, (gasp) a new
ICOM R75.

At any rate, welcome back to the hobby, and to RRS, always a
hotbed of
activity.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

be sure to put aside about $150 to upgrade the R75 to make it a real
nice receiver. otherwise you are wasting your money. it has some
serious holes that need to be plugged.

also be sure to get a used one for than $400, that will help you stay
in budget, a new one will take all your money with none left over for
the required upgrades.


Guy Atkins did an excellent job upgrading his R75 although for the
average person, they are not all required. I have worked with a
properly modded 75 and can tell you what it needs in your price range.
I DO NOT suggest you do all the mods yourself unless you are VERY good
with surface mount work.





dxAce wrote:
warsteiner wrote:

I like the look of the R75 and I've read a bit about it. What's
your take
on it?

You don't really want to know my take on it. Having said that, there
are those
who say it's a very nice receiver.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Heck, a used Icom R71a, Kenwood R5000 or JRC 525 or 535
will do, too.

--Mike L.

"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
...
Welcome back to the hobby. If you're a DX-er, a used
Drake R8 or an Icom R-75 will do. If you're into program
listening, a used Drake R8, a Grundig Satellit 800, or a used
Sony 2010 will do as well.

--Mike L.


"warsteiner" wrote in message
m...
I like the look of the R75 and I've read a bit about it. What's
your take
on it?

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


warsteiner wrote:

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into
SWL.
I was
an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest
QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift
store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone
suggest
some
good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas,
what
are
some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from
the
address.

Well you might try to pick up a used Drake R8 or, (gasp) a new
ICOM R75.

At any rate, welcome back to the hobby, and to RRS, always a
hotbed of
activity.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Welcome back to the international ether, warsteiner. Your biggest culture shock
will be in discovering that most of the stations you remember are historic
memories! As previously stated, you'll need cap mods to improve the a.g.c.,
audio, & sync performance on ICOM's R75. A cheaper alternative would be Yaesu's
Century Frog, a.k.a. FRG-100. As for being out of the loop, your receivers will
do just fine, excepting a little drift during warm-up. You might just find the
audio response of current models extremely lacking compared to your stable of
collector's items. Before you go hog wild & spend several C notes on a
receiver, peruse the bands with your current collection & see what's out there.

warsteiner wrote:

Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL. I was an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)


A great radio! That's my only real shortwave receiver, and although
it's a bit big, and it doesn't tune down quite as low as I'd like, it is
a great receiver.

(I should mention that I don't have a lot of experience with other
radios, however.)

Forget about all these overpriced, rediculous "mods" for an R-75....it is a
great radio as-is. Do a google for "icom r-75 review".



x
"warsteiner" wrote in message
m...
Hello all, like the subject line says I'm getting back into SWL. I was an
avid listener as a youth in the mid 1980s and even had a modest QSL
collection. My current shack consists of:

GE World Monitor model 7-2990 (bought new in 1985)
Panasonic RF-9 (bought new in 198?)
Zenith TransOceanic H-500 (picked up at Salvation Army thrift store for
$20!!)

Needless to say I'm a bit 'out of the loop'. Can anyone suggest some good
Yahoo or other groups to join?

I'm going to have roughly $400-500 to spend after Christmas, what are some
good receivers to look at?

Thanks in advance. To reply via email remove the no.spam from the
address.

---Steve

WARSTEINER,

If you like the 'look' of the Icom IC-R75 Receiver; then Take-a-Look
at the Icom IC-R75 "Support eGroup" on YAHOO !

ICOM-IC-R75= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icomr75/

Over 9000 Messages related to the Icom IC-R75 with Over 1100 Members.
..
hth ~ RHF
..
..

Hmmmm, I'd suggest going to HeartlandAmerica.Com and buying one of the
two Grundigs they offer. That's what I would suggest. Darren





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Nope, sorry - the Kiwa mods worked wonders for my R75. Sounds better,
works better, and the AGC mod is an absolute must unless you want your
brain to overload on flutter.

I do agree, however, that it is a great radio...Icom just forgot to
finish it.

Bruce Jensen