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William, N6PY Bill, of the West Coast A.M.I. Net, 3.870mhz & Friday night
Collins Net, 3.895mhz, has a few articles on the legendary SX-28 in upcoming Electric Radio issues. |
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William Mutch wrote:
In article , says... As an aside to sdaniel3's thread further down, what's the shortwave receiver that gave you the most "fun" while listening? It doesn't have to necessarily be the best rig, just the one that was the most enjoyable to work with. Mine is probably a Grundig S350 bought a few months ago. Definitely not a top performer, but great audio and portable. I once had an SX-28. I'm *really* sorry I sold it. It went magic places in the midnight hour. For the old-time romance of knob-twiddling and the feeling of "listening to the world": The '37 Zenith blackface. For the sheer capabilities and ease of use, the Icom R-75. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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My first SW radio, an unkwon Zentih.
Then My Heathkit GR64., with a Q-multiplier no less. The excitment of discovering SSB and CW. Then the Friday my first R2000 arrived. My wife and I took off work, took her VW transporter (a bigger version of the MicroBus) to the Red River Gorge for a mini-DXepiditon. I was hooked on the R2000. Smooth tuning, great sound. Well thought out controls for the user. It is still my favorite SW radio. So much so that I bought another when the opertunity arrose. For the mini-DX events we now use a set of DX398s, good, small radios, but not a R2000. My wife insisted on a SW of her own when I bought the first DX398 on closeout at radio shack. Terry |
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The year was 1973 - the receiver: DX150B Eventually I added a homebrew preselector... some IF Transfilters... a frame-loop antenna.. The absolute pinnacle: Picking up Germany and USSR on 872 Khz on subsequent evenings in the fall of 1976.. from the West Coast of Canada.. As I look over my shoulder, I see the DX150B, its dial lights still glowing, its sound as sweet.... /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ www.coffeecrew.com Colin Newell's Daily Grind rnewell AT vcn DOT bc DOT ca \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |
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When I bought my R2000 (used in 1995) I had taken a big step..
still have it.. it has the VHF Convertor and a Collins filter in the narrow position.. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ www.coffeecrew.com Colin Newell's Daily Grind rnewell AT vcn DOT bc DOT ca \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |
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Depends what it's used for I guess...I always liked transoceanics
for casual MW use...I still have a 58 model under the table, but don't use it as the caps were starting to flake out a bit. Back in the early 70's when I really started listening alot, I used only a small philco portable, http://web.wt.net/~nm5k/r6.jpg ,but heard a half zillion stations. Got my moneys worth, thats for sure... Back in those days, "I was in jr.hi", something like a drake 2c, which a friend of mine had, was like a cadillac... I didn't own a 2c until the early 80's...Anyway, as far as my shortwave BC, that philco probably heard the most stations. After that, and even now, I'm not really that interested in SW BC...More ham, and utility, etc...I'll listen to a SW-BC station once in a blue moon these days. My most fun radio these days? The IC-706mk2g hands down. It does nearly *everything* in a box the size of car stereo...Of course, it's a transceiver, so it talks, but it's also wide coverage rcve...Longwave to 200 mhz straight line, and then from 400-470 mhz. All modes on all bands...It's quite good on MW-SW, but is also a killer scanner for VHF/UHF. Better receiver than most "scanners", and has 4 scan modes. I could sell every piece of gear in this shack, and leave just that 706, and still do everything I normally do...Home, mobile, portable. For it's real dinky size, it's a killer radio...It's no contest rig, but it's way more versatile than most contest rigs being it covers VHF/UHF also. These days, the chance of me buying a stand alone receiver are pretty low. I'd almost always buy a transceiver, so I can really get my moneys worth...I spent $900 on the 706 in 2001...It's less than that now. Maybe $750 plus or minus...So far, not a lick of trouble, and it's on 24/7. Knock on wood...:/ MK |
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I get the most use out of my SW2, as it's my bedside radio. I really
like having the R8B and the R-75 for technical sophistication and computer control, but the SW2 gets the most use. On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:33:24 GMT, JerryJ-KY wrote: As an aside to sdaniel3's thread further down, what's the shortwave receiver that gave you the most "fun" while listening? It doesn't have to necessarily be the best rig, just the one that was the most enjoyable to work with. Mine is probably a Grundig S350 bought a few months ago. Definitely not a top performer, but great audio and portable. |
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Great thread Jerry.
My most "enjoyable" would have to be a Sony ICF-2003 purchased back in the late 80's. It was made in Japan from 1987-1991. - SSB mode in addition to AM - external antenna jack - Continous coverage 153KHz - 30MHz I received it as a birthday gift after much begging and pleading. Now I am using a professional receiver, however I still have that little Sony and it still works great after 15 years. Lloyd JerryJ-KY wrote in message .com... As an aside to sdaniel3's thread further down, what's the shortwave receiver that gave you the most "fun" while listening? It doesn't have to necessarily be the best rig, just the one that was the most enjoyable to work with. Mine is probably a Grundig S350 bought a few months ago. Definitely not a top performer, but great audio and portable. |
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I was 12 years old. The Family had an old non-working Zenith 6s222
black dial. By some miracle I was able to get it going again. I remember late nights tuning that beautiful dial searcing for stories from around the world. Sure wish I had that old radio again. What a wonderful experience! I've had much better receivers since but none has provided the enjoyment of that old Zenith. Bruce Kizerian www.elmerdude.com |
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