I have a Grundig Satellit 800 coming my way, and some of my fellow ham radio
friends are trying to convince me that I've made some kind of mistake.

The AOR 7030 is darnedably expensive, but I did have a question as to
performance characteristics and enhancements. Is there a shortwave radio
superior to the AOR 7030? Just for curiositie's sake, is there such a radio
that IS more superior, if money were no object? Or is there one superior in
quality that is actually less expensive?

Is there perhaps a website that has a fairly independent review of these
radios, and makes comparisons?

Any help greatly appreciated.

(I do know of radio netherlands, and universal radio.)

73, WW6DJM

Daniel

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"Daniel J. Morlan" wrote:

I have a Grundig Satellit 800 coming my way, and some of my fellow
ham radio friends are trying to convince me that I've made some kind
of mistake.

The AOR 7030 is darnedably expensive, but I did have a question as to
performance characteristics and enhancements. Is there a shortwave
radio superior to the AOR 7030? Just for curiositie's sake, is there
such a radio that IS more superior, if money were no object? Or is
there one superior in quality that is actually less expensive?

Is there perhaps a website that has a fairly independent review of
these radios, and makes comparisons?

Any help greatly appreciated.

(I do know of radio netherlands, and universal radio.)

You can't go wrong with a Drake R8B. I own a Ten-Tec RX340, Drake R8B
and an AOR7030+. If I had to sell two I would keep the Drake.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I agree, I've never owned the AOR
but purchased A Drake R8B last year. I've been a listener since 1958
(yikes !) and have
owned numerous receivers over the years. I was in
the Signal Corp in
1964-66 and
was a Comm. Center Specialist and we used Collins Equipment which wa
wonderful but in my opionion not in the same league as the Drake. I'd
try to find a good used one before they get scooped up
by collectore.

Charlie
Essex, Maryland
Drake R6B w/Sound Sweet S[eaker
RF System EMF Antenna System
Sony ICF-2010

I think you will be satisfied with the 800. I think your friends just
want you to spend more money!

Frank

He/she/it might be satisfied with that oversized pocket satellit radio.
cuhulin

Watkins-Johnson Radios.Dogpile em. www.dogpile.com Watkins-Johnson
Radios

I wish I was rich enough that I could buy one or luck up and find me a
rich old widow woman that would buy one for me.On second though,better
not.
cuhulin

Do a www.epinions.com search for them.
cuhulin

"Daniel J. Morlan" wrote:

I have a Grundig Satellit 800 coming my way, and some of my fellow ham radio
friends are trying to convince me that I've made some kind of mistake.

The AOR 7030 is darnedably expensive, but I did have a question as to
performance characteristics and enhancements. Is there a shortwave radio
superior to the AOR 7030? Just for curiositie's sake, is there such a radio
that IS more superior, if money were no object? Or is there one superior in
quality that is actually less expensive?

The '7030 is a fine radio, but like anything else, it has its
weaknesses. I *can* say, without any qualifications, that on any
measure the '7030 is in another class than the Sat 800.

Other better radios than the '7030? For ease-of-use, the R8B. For
best bang/buck, the R75 (now discontinued, but probably limited
availability). For sensitivity, the R8500 (also discontinued). For
build quality... none. For filter options, the RX-340, '320,
WR-G303i, WR G313i. For "bulletproof" front end, the R8500, RX-340.
For "James Bond intrigue quality" (if you're into that), RX-340,
WJ-8711/HF-1000. For classic tube quality approaching modern PLL,
R-390, R-392.

In other words, it all depends on what you are looking for. As a
program-listening radio, the Sat 800 is not bad, *provided* you got
one that doesn't have 1001 defects in it. That's kinda a crap shoot.
I'd go with the Lowe HF-150 (*not* the SMC versions -- this radio is
also discontinued) or the '7030.

I had an SMC HF-150, which wasn't very good, but wasn't too terribly
bad, either. I also have R8500s, an R-392, a G-303i, and a RX-340.
The latter two are fine program-listening radios for tougher
conditions and the '8500 is great under better conditions (in AM) or
pretty decent in fair/poor conditions (SSB/ECSS).


Is there perhaps a website that has a fairly independent review of these
radios, and makes comparisons?

Website? This is mostly ham gear but a few high-end receivers, too:

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

Book? Passport to World Band Radio:

http://www.passband.com

Hope this helps.

Any help greatly appreciated.

(I do know of radio netherlands, and universal radio.)

73, WW6DJM

Daniel


--
Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

Eric F. Richards wrote:

I had an SMC HF-150, which wasn't very good, but wasn't too terribly
bad, either.

Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

Hmmm. I must have lucked out. I have one of the SMC models and it works
great.

By the way, if you or anyone else knows how to deduce the age of a Lowe
receiver from its serial number, please let me know.

Thanks,

Steve

Deduce the age of a Lowe radio by it's serial number? There are some
World War Two Jeeps (my World War Two Willys Jeep was built in the
Springtime of 1942) that can NOT be deduced the age of by their serial
numbers because some parts were never kept track of.If some of those
Lowe radios (and other things too) were hurrily built in such a
fashion,no way in hell to deduce the age of them via their serial
numbers.
cuhulin
(Checker,of Checker taxie cab fame,built the first Jeep)