Jeff - Yes 'compare' a Desk Top Icom IC-R75 to a Drake R8*,
JRC NRD-545, Yaesu FRG-100, ETC.

Then "Compare" the Eton E1 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio
to the : Sony ICF-2010, Sangean ATS-909, Song ICF-SW77, ETC

Make "Valid" Comparisons and Keep It Practical and Real !

The Eton E1 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio is a Very Good
"Portable" Radio : But many 'radio experts' try to compare it to
a Desk Top Receiver like the Icom IC-R75 Receiver; simply
because they are in the same price range.

Saying that the Eton E1 Radio is lacking because it does not have :
DSP, Twin BPT, Noise Blanker, Automatic Noise Filter, Optional
Filters, ETC.

The Reality Is - That "By Design" the Icom IC-R75 Receiver is
a Desk Top Radio and NOT a 'portable' Radio; and should NOT
be expected to run off a Set of "D" Cell Batteries.

Yes -The Arguement was an Exercise in the Absurd
and I Would Guess by all the Replies - It Worked !

All are WELCOME to Join the Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Receiver
with XM Satellite Radio Group on YAHOO !
ETON E1 = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E1-XM-Radio/


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On 4 Nov 2005 23:52:38 -0800, "RHF"
wrote:

For One and All,

Comparing the Icom IC-R75 (R-75) to the Eton E1 Radio
- - - Three Major Problems . . .
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E...o/message/1722

1. "D" CELL PORTABLE BATTERY POWER :

So here is the Deal - The Eton E1 Radio is a 'portable' AM/FM
Shortwave Radio designed to be "Portable" and run off a Set of
"D" Cell Batteries that are Carried within the Radio. I have
gotten 80-100 Hours and more on One Set of "D" Cell Batteries
when using the Eton E1 Radio. This is generally consider to
be in the Very Good for a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio.

Now Look at the Icom IC-R75 Receiver's short comings :
- NO - Built-in Battery Comparment.
- Requires you build your own Battery Pack for 8 "D" Cells.
- A Set of "D" Cell Batteries only last a 'very few' Hours.

???????????????

The D cells in my big CCRadio get used about an hour or two every
Sunday morn, and last over a year, typically.

I'd look at the R75's current needs on batteries.

bob
k5qwg


- Cost of a Daily Set of "D" Cell Batteries in the First
Year of Ownership just about equals the Cost of the Radio.
- Two things to Lug-Around : The Receiver and the Battery Pack;
and 'both' are Heavy and Big.




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It will be interesting to see how the E1 is considered about 1 year
from now. By then, any QC issues will likely surface. I have heard
good reports about them so far...so hopefully Eton learned from the Sat
800 debacle.

My initial reaction to it when I saw it - "that has to be the ugliest
radio ever designed."

The display doesn't look that hot to me and I read in MT that it is
poorly lit.

To not have an internal ferrite antenna for MW at $500 is a
head-scratcher. Apparently, they couldn't figure out how to keep the
display from interfering with one, so the solution....no internal
antenna!