HFguy wrote:
weatherall wrote:
I'm curious about what everyone in this newsgroup considers as their
best shortwave receiver. Mainly I'd like to know if there is a
tendency for using portables vs. so-called desktop receivers. My best
radio is a Sony ICF SW7600GR, and at this time, I only have portable
radios.

Portable: Sony ICF-2010 and/or Drake SW8 (semi-portable)

Desktop (Tabletop): Drake R8B

Same for me, except that I would add the Lowe HF-225E to the Desktop
category.

On the "most pleasant to listen to" category, I would choose my Philips
D-2999.

RK

weatherall wrote:
I'm curious about what everyone in this newsgroup considers as their
best shortwave receiver. Mainly I'd like to know if there is a
tendency for using portables vs. so-called desktop receivers. My best
radio is a Sony ICF SW7600GR, and at this time, I only have portable
radios.



Rack mount - Harris RF-550

Transportable AOR ar7030+ (custom case/power/antenna system)

Mark S. Holden wrote:


Transportable AOR ar7030+ (custom case/power/antenna system)

I'm guessing that this is *quite* a nice set-up indeed! do you do a
lot of dxpeditioning?

junius

junius wrote:
Mark S. Holden wrote:


Transportable AOR ar7030+ (custom case/power/antenna system)


I'm guessing that this is *quite* a nice set-up indeed! do you do a
lot of dxpeditioning?

junius


Nothing so formal as that -

I take it on camping trips and vacations, and I'll often use it close to
home when I'm going to be imaging with my telescope.

weatherall wrote:
I'm curious about what everyone in this newsgroup considers as their
best shortwave receiver.

Well, "best" could refer to a lot of things (selectivity, sensitivity,
number of bells and whistles) but my *favorite* is my Hallicrafters
SX-28. Really neat Art Deco styling and you can't beat the push-pull 6V6
audio going into that big PM-23 speaker. As an added benefit, the 75
pound weight of the receiver helps hold the house down during tornado
season.

I dont own a digital camera or a digital camcorder.Someday,I will buy
one and post some pictures of my radios,I will never post any pictures
of meself on the internet though,it's not that I am ugly looking because
I am not ugly looking.The only radio I saw for sale at the Goodwill
store this afternoon was an Emerson cheapo AM/FM little table model
radio,so I didn't bother with that radio because it is too new looking.I
did buy a SUNN beta lead C-MOS Technology speaker rig thingy though for
eight dollars at the Goodwill store today.Actually the speaker
case/cabinet has two large heavy speakers mounted in the case.There are
13 knobs on the front of the case,one of the knobs is for Master Contol
and there are 3 jacks on the front of the case and a ON/OFF switch.On
the back of the case it says SUNN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT Made in U.S.A.by
SUNN Musical Equipment Co.A Hartzell Corporation Company.And on the back
there are two jacks each for Speakers 4 Ohms 100 Watt Max and Master
Accessory Channel A and Master Accessory Channel B and there is a jack
for Foot Switch.Only guessing,but I would say the whole rig weighs about
fifty pounds or more and there is a slip over viny dust cover for the
rig too.The rig looks to me like it is in very good to excellent
condition.It is oviously a serious professional piece of equipment for a
band or audiophile or whatever.I really dont need the rig,but for only
eight dollars,I sure wasen't just going to leave it sitting at the
Goodwill store.
cuhulin

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:11 -0600, wrote:

I dont own a digital camera or a digital camcorder.Someday,I will buy
one and post some pictures of my radios,I will never post any pictures
of meself on the internet though,it's not that I am ugly looking because
I am not ugly looking.The only radio I saw for sale at the Goodwill
store this afternoon was an Emerson cheapo AM/FM little table model
radio,so I didn't bother with that radio because it is too new looking.I
did buy a SUNN beta lead C-MOS Technology speaker rig thingy though for
eight dollars at the Goodwill store today.Actually the speaker
case/cabinet has two large heavy speakers mounted in the case.There are
13 knobs on the front of the case,one of the knobs is for Master Contol
and there are 3 jacks on the front of the case and a ON/OFF switch.On
the back of the case it says SUNN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT Made in U.S.A.by
SUNN Musical Equipment Co.A Hartzell Corporation Company.And on the back
there are two jacks each for Speakers 4 Ohms 100 Watt Max and Master
Accessory Channel A and Master Accessory Channel B and there is a jack
for Foot Switch.Only guessing,but I would say the whole rig weighs about
fifty pounds or more and there is a slip over viny dust cover for the
rig too.The rig looks to me like it is in very good to excellent
condition.It is oviously a serious professional piece of equipment for a
band or audiophile or whatever.I really dont need the rig,but for only
eight dollars,I sure wasen't just going to leave it sitting at the
Goodwill store.
cuhulin

It's a guitar amp,.

http://www.dangpow.com/~sunn/

Guitar amp or whatever it is,(I dont know much about those things) it
looks just like that beta lead in that dangpow.com website.It has a sort
of a black leatherette leather (whatever) vinyl covering on the
cabinet.I know a guy by the name of Paul Steele who lives in Madison
(suburb city, north side of Jackson) and he works at Morrison Music
company,where they sell and service all kinds of fancy high priced music
thingys.I might ask him about my Guitar amp.He also collects antique
tools,he can talk all day long about antique toos.
cuhulin

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:11 -0600, wrote:

I dont own a digital camera or a digital camcorder.Someday,I will buy
one and post some pictures of my radios,I will never post any pictures
of meself on the internet though,it's not that I am ugly looking because
I am not ugly looking.The only radio I saw for sale at the Goodwill
store this afternoon was an Emerson cheapo AM/FM little table model
radio,so I didn't bother with that radio because it is too new looking.I
did buy a SUNN beta lead C-MOS Technology speaker rig thingy though for
eight dollars at the Goodwill store today.Actually the speaker
case/cabinet has two large heavy speakers mounted in the case.There are
13 knobs on the front of the case,one of the knobs is for Master Contol
and there are 3 jacks on the front of the case and a ON/OFF switch.On
the back of the case it says SUNN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT Made in U.S.A.by
SUNN Musical Equipment Co.A Hartzell Corporation Company.And on the back
there are two jacks each for Speakers 4 Ohms 100 Watt Max and Master
Accessory Channel A and Master Accessory Channel B and there is a jack
for Foot Switch.Only guessing,but I would say the whole rig weighs about
fifty pounds or more and there is a slip over viny dust cover for the
rig too.The rig looks to me like it is in very good to excellent
condition.It is oviously a serious professional piece of equipment for a
band or audiophile or whatever.I really dont need the rig,but for only
eight dollars,I sure wasen't just going to leave it sitting at the
Goodwill store.
cuhulin

http://www.dangpow.com/~sunn/betalead/betaleadf.jpg

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:11 -0600, wrote:

I dont own a digital camera or a digital camcorder.Someday,I will buy
one and post some pictures of my radios,I will never post any pictures
of meself on the internet though,it's not that I am ugly looking because
I am not ugly looking.The only radio I saw for sale at the Goodwill
store this afternoon was an Emerson cheapo AM/FM little table model
radio,so I didn't bother with that radio because it is too new looking.I
did buy a SUNN beta lead C-MOS Technology speaker rig thingy though for
eight dollars at the Goodwill store today.Actually the speaker
case/cabinet has two large heavy speakers mounted in the case.There are
13 knobs on the front of the case,one of the knobs is for Master Contol
and there are 3 jacks on the front of the case and a ON/OFF switch.On
the back of the case it says SUNN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT Made in U.S.A.by
SUNN Musical Equipment Co.A Hartzell Corporation Company.And on the back
there are two jacks each for Speakers 4 Ohms 100 Watt Max and Master
Accessory Channel A and Master Accessory Channel B and there is a jack
for Foot Switch.Only guessing,but I would say the whole rig weighs about
fifty pounds or more and there is a slip over viny dust cover for the
rig too.The rig looks to me like it is in very good to excellent
condition.It is oviously a serious professional piece of equipment for a
band or audiophile or whatever.I really dont need the rig,but for only
eight dollars,I sure wasen't just going to leave it sitting at the
Goodwill store.
cuhulin

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guita...ta_Lead-1.html