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I'm sure Eton wants this thing to be a success. I'd like it to succeed
too, for that matter, as it would help the hobby. However, in my
opinion, if Eton really wants the E1 to succeed, they should bring the
price down....and I mean WAY down. When I could buy an RX-320D for
around $350, it's awfully hard for me to rationalize buying the E1
unless I just really, really need portability. And I don't think there
are very many people out there who need the portability so badly that
they'd spend that much more money for what is ultimately a lesser
receiver.

Given what the E1 promises to deliver in the way of performance, I
think it should go for around $250 and certainly not for more than
$300. I mean, at the end of the day this receiver is a portable. It's
not an R8B; it's not a 7030+; it's not an HF-150. It's a portable
receiver with some extra doodads tacked on. I'd be willing to bet that
my Sony SW77 could run rings around it on shortwave, but I hope I'm
wrong.

Steve


Steve

I completely agree $500 may be over priced, but I don't know that yet. Plus,
I hear it's just too big to be a real portable in the sense of being easily
carried around. I bought it more for home use then outside. I really don't
want to lug a $500 radio around outdoors. I will take it out, but I'll most
likely use it at home with a good antenna.

This radio has been in production so long, I'm sure they got it right. What
I think may happen, or may have happened already is the radio has a DRM
jack. The guy that bought it is a novice and said he couldn't really comment
on the radio's
SW abilities.

Now that would bring the receiver up to date and be very useful. I hope
there is a DRM jack. I haven't read a review on it yet. Or, maybe the next
production will have DRM.

Lucky