It's possible this sale will bring more out of the woodwork, but I
spent
a couple years looking for an HF-150e before giving up and going for
the
larger 7030+ for my camping and vacation radio.

I wouldn't have gone as high as this one closed, but I'd have paid a
premium to get one.

I looked for one as well, but largely because I overestimated the
amount of front end overload I'd encounter on the standard 150. I live
in NYC and hardly ever experience overload problems on my 150. I can't
see spending more for a heartier front end.

Steve

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It's possible this sale will bring more out of the woodwork, but I
spent
a couple years looking for an HF-150e before giving up and going for
the
larger 7030+ for my camping and vacation radio.

I wouldn't have gone as high as this one closed, but I'd have paid a
premium to get one.

I looked for one as well, but largely because I overestimated the
amount of front end overload I'd encounter on the standard 150. I live
in NYC and hardly ever experience overload problems on my 150. I can't
see spending more for a heartier front end.

Steve


Same here. I get the same overloading on *one particular frequency as I do
on my other radios so that's the extent of my OL problems. Aside from that
station, all is well. Now I would have liked the backlit display on the
150E, but so far I enjoy the rig without it.

I have also read some of these 150e's have quality control problems. I've
read about noises appearing on the E that did not reproduce on the original.
I also read they are not as sensitive and the knob doesn't feel or turn like
the old one either. In fact, one guy wrote the knob actually moved down on
it own it was so lose. I'm glad I have a good condidtion original that was
built by Lowe for sure.

The one reason I haven't bought a remote control for my 150 yet is that I
love the way the dial feels and rotates. It's a pleasure to use it to lock
in a station. I do have the keypad for it to jump around but I find the
"Fast" button on the 150 is just splendid. You can go where you want in a
flash. In all the reviews for the 150 {whch are not many} I have read, not
one mentioned this fast feature but gave the impression you would have to
turn from one end of the radio to the last all day long.

Funny that if Steve didn't write Frank about the radio not having the name
Europa across it, he wouldn't have taken it off Ebay and relisted it without
a Buy It Now option for $595. Next look for frank to list the keypad
separately for it.

Lucky

What would say the chances are that some good older working HF-150 or
similar Lowe shortwave radios are in the greater London,England area
are,or South of London.I know a woman over that way and I have been
thinking about asking her to keep a lookout for such a radio for me.
cuhulin

wrote:

What would say the chances are that some good older working HF-150 or
similar Lowe shortwave radios are in the greater London,England area
are,or South of London.I know a woman over that way and I have been
thinking about asking her to keep a lookout for such a radio for me.
cuhulin

When I was looking, HF-150's seemed to be easier to find in european on line
stores than US ones.

So it's probably worth a shot.