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Cont':Lowe-150. Was It worth it?
Was this a good price?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW How much is the keypad for this radio worth? Thanks Lucky |
"Lucky" wrote in message ... Was this a good price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW How much is the keypad for this radio worth? Thanks Lucky OK I did some checking. I guess they go for about $50 or so. BTW, is the Preselector for the 150 a very needed addition or are you good to go as long you take overload precautions??? I read the 150 overloads easily. Lucky |
Lucky wrote:
BTW, is the Preselector for the 150 a very needed addition or are you good to go as long you take overload precautions??? I read the 150 overloads easily. The Lowe preselectors are very rare in Europe. These are one of the best preselectors ever made -except some military grade stuff- and worth every cent. |
"Volker Tonn" wrote in message ... Lucky wrote: BTW, is the Preselector for the 150 a very needed addition or are you good to go as long you take overload precautions??? I read the 150 overloads easily. The Lowe preselectors are very rare in Europe. These are one of the best preselectors ever made -except some military grade stuff- and worth every cent. Do any other preselectors work well with this radio? But, yes, that PS looks nice too. Lucky |
The best:
PASSIVE preselector: RF Systems P-3 Hans "Volker Tonn" schreef in bericht ... Lucky wrote: BTW, is the Preselector for the 150 a very needed addition or are you good to go as long you take overload precautions??? I read the 150 overloads easily. The Lowe preselectors are very rare in Europe. These are one of the best preselectors ever made -except some military grade stuff- and worth every cent. |
Lucky schrieb:
Do any other preselectors work well with this radio? But, yes, that PS looks nice too. The "Braun" preselector. It's better and even more rare and pricey. The Yaesu FRT-7700 works fine with my Sony 2001D/2010. This discontimued item sells used for the price as it was new.... I just don`t know a really good preselector wich is still manufactured. |
"Volker Tonn" wrote in message ... Lucky schrieb: Do any other preselectors work well with this radio? But, yes, that PS looks nice too. The "Braun" preselector. It's better and even more rare and pricey. The Yaesu FRT-7700 works fine with my Sony 2001D/2010. This discontimued item sells used for the price as it was new.... I just don`t know a really good preselector wich is still manufactured. I have the FRA-7700 Lucky |
Lucky schrieb:
I have the FRA-7700 I have it too :-) I have nodified it to feed an external antenna with BNC connector. So it makes a fine selective HF preamp. I've this thing cascaded with the FRT-7700. It works fine with my Sony but it doesn't make anything better on my NRD-525. |
Lucky wrote: Was this a good price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW How much is the keypad for this radio worth? Thanks Lucky That's about the price I would have expected on Ebay. I've seen 'em go for less, but I've seen 'em go for more, too. I know a couple of folks who use highpass filters on their 150's. My understanding is that, if you just suppress everything below 1700khz, then you won't need anything like the Lowe preselector. Others may have some first hand insights to offer here. Also, as for the keypad, 150 owners might consider getting a remote control unit for the Lowe instead. I think this will prove more convenient and probably offer more in the way of functionality. Go to www.swl-remotes.com and take a look. (I have no connection to swl-remotes, other than being a satisfied customer.) Steve |
"Volker Tonn" wrote in message ... Lucky schrieb: I have the FRA-7700 I have it too :-) I have nodified it to feed an external antenna with BNC connector. So it makes a fine selective HF preamp. I've this thing cascaded with the FRT-7700. It works fine with my Sony but it doesn't make anything better on my NRD-525. You can run it active with a 9 volt battery too. But, the 150 has a built in preamp. But that's only for the whip right? Still, you can clip a longwire to the antenna. Lucky |
wrote in message ups.com... Lucky wrote: Was this a good price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW How much is the keypad for this radio worth? Thanks Lucky That's about the price I would have expected on Ebay. I've seen 'em go for less, but I've seen 'em go for more, too. I know a couple of folks who use highpass filters on their 150's. My understanding is that, if you just suppress everything below 1700khz, then you won't need anything like the Lowe preselector. Others may have some first hand insights to offer here. Also, as for the keypad, 150 owners might consider getting a remote control unit for the Lowe instead. I think this will prove more convenient and probably offer more in the way of functionality. Go to www.swl-remotes.com and take a look. (I have no connection to swl-remotes, other than being a satisfied customer.) Steve I would willing to pay a little more for one if it was in excellent cond and the seller was superb. It's easy to get stuck with a bad radio nowadays. Lucky |
Lucky schrieb:
You can run it active with a 9 volt battery too. But, the 150 has a built in preamp. But that's only for the whip right? Still, you can clip a longwire to the antenna. This idea ist not that good for me. I like to feed the preamp with a sinal from the attic 6th floor (my appartment is on base floor) and not with computer noise :-) There are some unused chimneys I run some coax-feedlines through. Unfortunately I'm forbidden to go on top of the roof :-(( |
Volker Tonn wrote: Lucky schrieb: You can run it active with a 9 volt battery too. But, the 150 has a built in preamp. But that's only for the whip right? Still, you can clip a longwire to the antenna. This idea ist not that good for me. I like to feed the preamp with a sinal from the attic 6th floor (my appartment is on base floor) and not with computer noise :-) There are some unused chimneys I run some coax-feedlines through. Unfortunately I'm forbidden to go on top of the roof :-(( Do you find that you need a pre-selector where you are at due to high signal levels from various sources or is there another reason why you need one. I've never found a reason here to use an 'outboard' pre-selector. dxAce Michigan USA |
dxAce schrieb:
Do you find that you need a pre-selector where you are at due to high signal levels from various sources or is there another reason why you need one. I've never found a reason here to use an 'outboard' pre-selector. For sure I don't need this on the NRD-525 as you dont need one on the Drake-R8B... :-) But as I had the things available I gave it a try on the NRD too :-) On the Sony the external antenna with the FRA/FRT combo works wonders. You can use them together to passbandtune for much more seletivity than the Yaesu FRT-7700 preselector alone is giving. For sure you have to fiddle on the knobs a lot. This may be another thing with other brands. |
Volker Tonn wrote: dxAce schrieb: Do you find that you need a pre-selector where you are at due to high signal levels from various sources or is there another reason why you need one. I've never found a reason here to use an 'outboard' pre-selector. For sure I don't need this on the NRD-525 as you dont need one on the Drake-R8B... :-) But as I had the things available I gave it a try on the NRD too :-) On the Sony the external antenna with the FRA/FRT combo works wonders. You can use them together to passbandtune for much more seletivity than the Yaesu FRT-7700 preselector alone is giving. For sure you have to fiddle on the knobs a lot. This may be another thing with other brands. Well, years ago, when I got back into the shortwave hobby (circa 1982 or so) I did eventually purchase a FRT-7700 for use with the FRG-7700 which I had at the time. |
Lucky wrote:
"Volker Tonn" wrote in message ... Lucky schrieb: I have the FRA-7700 I have it too :-) I have nodified it to feed an external antenna with BNC connector. So it makes a fine selective HF preamp. I've this thing cascaded with the FRT-7700. It works fine with my Sony but it doesn't make anything better on my NRD-525. You can run it active with a 9 volt battery too. But, the 150 has a built in preamp. But that's only for the whip right? Still, you can clip a longwire to the antenna. Lucky I'm pretty sure it's set up like the 7030. The whip connects to the regular antenna jack. You can use the preamp with any antenna, but if it's a large one, you should expect overloading. |
"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message ... Lucky wrote: "Volker Tonn" wrote in message ... Lucky schrieb: I have the FRA-7700 I have it too :-) I have nodified it to feed an external antenna with BNC connector. So it makes a fine selective HF preamp. I've this thing cascaded with the FRT-7700. It works fine with my Sony but it doesn't make anything better on my NRD-525. You can run it active with a 9 volt battery too. But, the 150 has a built in preamp. But that's only for the whip right? Still, you can clip a longwire to the antenna. Lucky I'm pretty sure it's set up like the 7030. The whip connects to the regular antenna jack. You can use the preamp with any antenna, but if it's a large one, you should expect overloading. Ok that's better. I'm spoiled by the preamps on the R-75. Lucky |
no, that is too much to pay for an HF-150, they are overrated. worth
less than $400 for sure |
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wrote: no, that is too much to pay for an HF-150, they are overrated. worth less than $400 for sure If you have one (in decent condition) that you'd like to sell for around four hundred, just post something about it here. I don't think you'll have ANY trouble making a sale!! Steve |
wrote in message ups.com... no, that is too much to pay for an HF-150, they are overrated. worth less than $400 for sure Do you own one? They seem to be highly sought after. Lucky |
Yes, I picked one up not long ago. I wanted something that satisfied
the following conditions: 1. Is compact enough to carry around on "mini-DXpeditions" 2. Will yield better performance than a high end portable 3. Is well-built 4. Is reasonably priced, but a good value for the money I decided that an HF-150 would be a good way (though by no means the only way) to satisfy all these conditions. I'm enjoying it. I'm happy with the purchase and am enjoying the receiver. Steve |
I got an email yesterday from that married Irish woman over yonder
across the big pond.Mostly,it was about her thyroid gland test came back benign and her 23 year old cat had jumped around and injured herself,, sort of,but her cat is going to be ok and the woman's hubby has a stomach gut problem.I haven't asked her about looking out for a Lowe shortwave radio for me yet,but I am thinking about it. cuhulin |
I used one for a while that belonged to a friend. it has some very
serious issues in my book |
a late production SW-8 is a much better receiver
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wrote in message ups.com... I used one for a while that belonged to a friend. it has some very serious issues in my book What were the serious issues to you?? Lucky |
when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter.
that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! has no features to speak of, like bass and treble short battery life I don't remember some of the other issues |
wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. In EU maybe, but here in the states I have never had the 150 overload- even when on a 4 element 20M yagi the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! But those 2 are nice filters. AM sync with the narrow filter sounds fine - still has lots of highs. has no features to speak of, like bass and treble True- the SP-150 fills it out nicely, but they are not cheap. And having to use it gets away from the portability. short battery life Not an issue with the NiMH batteries- mine with backlight goes well over 12 hrs. I don't remember some of the other issues Dale W4OP |
wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! has no features to speak of, like bass and treble short battery life I don't remember some of the other issues 2.5 in AM???? Isn't that a tad narrow for AM??? Lucky |
"Dale Parfitt" wrote in message news:jnELd.1493$Kj4.1244@trnddc09... wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. In EU maybe, but here in the states I have never had the 150 overload- even when on a 4 element 20M yagi the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! But those 2 are nice filters. AM sync with the narrow filter sounds fine - still has lots of highs. has no features to speak of, like bass and treble True- the SP-150 fills it out nicely, but they are not cheap. And having to use it gets away from the portability. short battery life Not an issue with the NiMH batteries- mine with backlight goes well over 12 hrs. I don't remember some of the other issues Dale W4OP Dale, which piece of equipment is deemed more important for the 150. The preselector or the SP-150? I was thinking for the money that those items cost, one could buy a DSP unit for the 150 instead. Lucky |
"Dale Parfitt" wrote in message news:jnELd.1493$Kj4.1244@trnddc09... wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. In EU maybe, but here in the states I have never had the 150 overload- even when on a 4 element 20M yagi the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! But those 2 are nice filters. AM sync with the narrow filter sounds fine - still has lots of highs. has no features to speak of, like bass and treble True- the SP-150 fills it out nicely, but they are not cheap. And having to use it gets away from the portability. short battery life Not an issue with the NiMH batteries- mine with backlight goes well over 12 hrs. I don't remember some of the other issues Dale W4OP Dale, Will the SP150 make a very big difference? Do you own one?? Lucky |
Lucky wrote: "Dale Parfitt" wrote in message news:jnELd.1493$Kj4.1244@trnddc09... wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. In EU maybe, but here in the states I have never had the 150 overload- even when on a 4 element 20M yagi the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! But those 2 are nice filters. AM sync with the narrow filter sounds fine - still has lots of highs. has no features to speak of, like bass and treble True- the SP-150 fills it out nicely, but they are not cheap. And having to use it gets away from the portability. short battery life Not an issue with the NiMH batteries- mine with backlight goes well over 12 hrs. I don't remember some of the other issues Dale W4OP Dale, which piece of equipment is deemed more important for the 150. The preselector or the SP-150? I was thinking for the money that those items cost, one could buy a DSP unit for the 150 instead. Lucky If the HF-150 were my only or my primary receiver, then I'd spring for a preselector, though probably not the PR-150. There are cheaper preselectors that, I'm told, work fine with the 150. Same goes for the speaker. Unless I wanted to put together a matching set for 'collector' purposes, I'd look elsewehre. My two cents... Steve |
wrote in message oups.com... Lucky wrote: "Dale Parfitt" wrote in message news:jnELd.1493$Kj4.1244@trnddc09... wrote in message ups.com... when using the selectable sync youare forced to use the 2.5 filter. that is unacceptable. the front end performance is not acceptable. In EU maybe, but here in the states I have never had the 150 overload- even when on a 4 element 20M yagi the IF filter options are very limited, TWO ! But those 2 are nice filters. AM sync with the narrow filter sounds fine - still has lots of highs. has no features to speak of, like bass and treble True- the SP-150 fills it out nicely, but they are not cheap. And having to use it gets away from the portability. short battery life Not an issue with the NiMH batteries- mine with backlight goes well over 12 hrs. I don't remember some of the other issues Dale W4OP Dale, which piece of equipment is deemed more important for the 150. The preselector or the SP-150? I was thinking for the money that those items cost, one could buy a DSP unit for the 150 instead. Lucky If the HF-150 were my only or my primary receiver, then I'd spring for a preselector, though probably not the PR-150. There are cheaper preselectors that, I'm told, work fine with the 150. Same goes for the speaker. Unless I wanted to put together a matching set for 'collector' purposes, I'd look elsewehre. My two cents... Steve Ok then I passed up on a PR-150 and Sp-150 that were on Ebay. They both had a Buy it Now price of $250 which I thought was too much anyway. The SP-150 looks good though and has the notch and s-meter. Lucky |
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