I listen to what they are saying too.I used to listen to some real
juicey dirt on my scanner radio before they got them spred spectum
telephones.oooooo la la!
cuhulin

I own a small Westinghouse AM/FM/Shortwave shirtpocket size radio.It
used to work very good for it's size.One night when I was listening to
it and I got up to go to my kitchen,the radio slipped off of my couch
and hit my hardwood floor.I guess it landed on the tuneing knob when it
hit the floor.There is sort of a little cube block thingy the tuneing
knob is associated with in the radio and a lot of tiny solder points.The
assembly broke loose when the radio hit the floor,I wouldn't mind
getting the radio repaired,but I dont think I can repair the radio.It is
not a cheap quality radio like them Bell & Howell and similar cheap
quality radios.
cuhulin

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:55:22 -0500, wrote:

I own a small Westinghouse AM/FM/Shortwave shirtpocket size radio.It
used to work very good for it's size.One night when I was listening to
it and I got up to go to my kitchen,the radio slipped off of my couch
and hit my hardwood floor.I guess it landed on the tuneing knob when it
hit the floor.There is sort of a little cube block thingy the tuneing
knob is associated with in the radio and a lot of tiny solder points.The
assembly broke loose when the radio hit the floor,I wouldn't mind
getting the radio repaired,but I dont think I can repair the radio.It is
not a cheap quality radio like them Bell & Howell and similar cheap
quality radios.
cuhulin

That's called a variable capacitor.

It's called a broken (like a broke d... dog Westinghouse radio,dude.
cuhulin

I did a www.devilfinder.com for,Pocket size Shortwave Radios.I
think that somewhere in the World there has got to be at least one
company that makes a great little AM/FM/Shortwave Radio.Who that company
is,(perhaps somewhere in Europe?) I dont know.
cuhulin

Some features are in Some radios..
No Pocket SWR has SSB ;
- unless it's a Carpenters pants type pocket..

Degen DE1105 is supposed to be pretty good but
is in early build stages.. No SSB

Poke around in GOOGLE, check out radiointel.com

- But I don't think that animals been made yet

Heck, BUY Something.. !

You can live a full, happy life with

a shirt pocket SW radio with no SSB

SSB,that Sangean ATS 909 radio I bought from www.ccrane.com (and I
sent that no good piece of plastic JUNK back to ccrane) had SSB.I
checked it out (SSB) once in a while and some guys on there were talking
about cooking some eggs.I can easily do without SSB.
cuhulin

I think the Degen 1102 is as close as you're gonna get...



"Bob" wrote in message
. 14...
I'm searching for the perfect pocket radio.

* Cover AM/FM/SW
* Digital tuning
* Smaller than 4" x 3" x 1"
* Weigh less than 10oz
* Use AA batteries
* Std 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
* Offer SSB
* Excellent & rugged "build" quality
* Excellent performance on *all* bands
* Priced less than $100
* I'd also like weather and TV (VHF & UHF) coverage.

A few candidates that I've come across and with the exception of
weather/TV for which I'd pay a little more where they fall short of my
criteria are;

Grundig YB400PE -
* Expensive and big

Grundig YB550PE -
* Still too big and no SSB

Eton E100 -
* No SSB and not great performance

Yaesu VR120
* Expensive, no SSB and terrible AM/FM


And what's up with the manufactures that seem similar? Eton & Grundig &
Tecsun? Kaito & Sangean?

Thanx,
Bob

If that degen doesn't burn out and burn your house down,that is.I flat
dont want one.The Great Escape movie is on tb (tb,Dennis the Menance)
now.
cuhulin

I like the yaesu vr-500. As a communications receiver, it's a jack of
all trades master of none, but it still works pretty well for what it is
and it offers all the coverage and modes you are after in a diminutive
size. I find the biggest difficulty with this type of radio is antenna
as no single antenna will fit the bill. I have a couple of rubber ducks
for it and a wire on a bnc for hf listening. I still seek the perfect
antenna for it. Battery life on 2 aa's is decent as well. It uses the
3.5 mm jack, but is mono and not stereo.