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Probably the most enjoyable as an armchair receiver was the Panasonic
RF-5000b. It was Panasonic's luggable answer to the Zenith TO and Sony=AD World Orbiter. It was large, heavy around 22 pounds with an absolute=ADly wonderful audio. The polished metal and black case was wood=AD lined, and the resulting sound was delightfully mellow. It had four antennas, selectable filters (narrow was mechani=ADcal), agc control, bfo, multiple bandswitches across the top and backl=ADighting for individual bands as selected. With a mortgage one could=AD power it with batteries. Otherwise a switchable voltage power supply=AD did the trick. It was no dx machine, but BBC symphonies sounded great. Of =ADcourse audio on AM and FM were superb. With a bfo switch it was po=ADssible to decode ssb. Finding a specific station on the ham bands was hit-or-miss and a challenge. But the intent of this delight=ADful monster was armchair listening to broadcast stations. Sensitivity when new was not great by todays standards, and=AD 30 years had probably taken its toll on electronics. Still it was a =ADjoy to use for 5 years. 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. -- Bluegrass DaVinci Fellowship Central Kentucky Group of Shortwave Enthusiasts http://www.bluegrassdavinci.com/ |
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