what's your best sw receiver?
 

rpbc wrote:

Carter... Thank you for your reply. I acquired the set in 1961, my father
paid my uncle thirty dollars for it because of my interest. The set might
have had 15 tubes, I remember counting but don't remember the number.

I'm sure the new stuff is much better, just my sentiment talking.... has
to be. It sure was exciting though for a twelve year old kid to turn on
that radio and spend hours listening to stations far and near. That kind
of excitment will color one's memory.

If I had the old set, I would rebuild it. Mine was in perfect shape, had
never been worked on, but begin to lose sensitivity a few years after I
had it. I was the kind of kid that had the RCA tube manuel memorized, so
when real schooling in electronics began, I was ready. By that time
though, the Hallicrafters had left the ranch. Wish I had it now though.
Thanks for the tip and encouragement to look it up on the Internet. I'm
on my way to Google this minute.


My first SW radio was a Halli S-40, given to me by a local ham because I
had taken an interest in SW but my parents couldn't afford $150 for a
new portable (a lot of money in 1986, AND it was analog!) I loved that
radio, but eventually the dial cord broke, and when I got it back it
wasn't the same. I later learned that the 40 is hard to align, and the
guy who replaced the dial cord had done it wrong. It was never the same
after that. Over the years the rectifier went bad (an 80) and the
capacitors started to go bad. Finally I sold it for $20 to an old man
who worked on old ham gear for fun because it was getting way beyond my
ability to restore. Lost sensitivity is probably a result of one of the
tubes going bad, I had the same problem with my 40 and all it needed was
a new tube.

what's your best sw receiver?
 

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, 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.


The Winradio G313e by far. No other receiver comes close, not even JRC
NRD, not even AR7030.

The only receiver that comes close is Winradio G303e. I bought the
G313e after using the G303e for almost 2 years and never regretted it.

If you have not heard about them, see the latest WRTH review. Here are
the technical detals:
http://www.winradio.com/g3

Hope this helps.

Mike

what's your best sw receiver?
 

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:59:49 GMT, (Michael Thorpe)
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, 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.


The Winradio G313e by far. No other receiver comes close, not even JRC
NRD, not even AR7030.

The only receiver that comes close is Winradio G303e. I bought the
G313e after using the G303e for almost 2 years and never regretted it.

If you have not heard about them, see the latest WRTH review. Here are
the technical detals:
http://www.winradio.com/g3

Hope this helps.

Mike


I was surprised to see PTWBR rate the 303 slightly higher than the
313. I guess it was primarily value versus price judgement. Did you
opt for the e versions to better accomodate future motherboard designs
or were there other considerations? If you were to make a
reccomendation would it be to save up another 3 bills (or Bens
actually,) and go whole hog, plus the postage? Thanks, S.

what's your best sw receiver?
 

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, 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.

Zenith 15-U-265

You can sit and listen to this 1939 classic all night. Pulls in
stations all across the dials(yes dials). Nothing beats the 15"
speaker in this radio. It's great for baseball as well.

what's your best sw receiver?
 

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 18:23:44 GMT, wrote:

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:59:49 GMT, (Michael Thorpe)
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, 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.


The Winradio G313e by far. No other receiver comes close, not even JRC
NRD, not even AR7030.

The only receiver that comes close is Winradio G303e. I bought the
G313e after using the G303e for almost 2 years and never regretted it.

If you have not heard about them, see the latest WRTH review. Here are
the technical detals:
http://www.winradio.com/g3

Hope this helps.

Mike


I was surprised to see PTWBR rate the 303 slightly higher than the
313. I guess it was primarily value versus price judgement.

Actually, me too. I have both (in fact the 303 encouraged me to buy
the 313, as I was very happy with it), and I believe the extra
features are well worth the price difference. But I can see PTWBR's
point, which is that for an ordinary listener the 313 might be an
overkill - you don't need such a highly accurate S-meter, 0.5ppm
frequency stability, etc. It is really more like an instrument than a
radio. But for myself, I always want the best in radios (I make up for
it by driving a cheap car! :-))

Interestingly, the WRTH gave it 5 stars, both for value for money and
performance.

Did you
opt for the e versions to better accomodate future motherboard designs
or were there other considerations?

Portability. I travel a lot in my work and while at it, I do DXing in
all sorts of strange places.

If you were to make a
reccomendation would it be to save up another 3 bills (or Bens
actually,) and go whole hog, plus the postage? Thanks, S.

It really depends on how keen on radio you are. If you want the best
of the best, get the 313. If you want a really good radio but not
necessarily with all the bells and whistles, get the 303 and it will
also do an excellent job, as PTWBR says in fact.

Mike

what's your best sw receiver?
 

I Love LA wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, 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.

Zenith 15-U-265

You can sit and listen to this 1939 classic all night. Pulls in
stations all across the dials(yes dials). Nothing beats the 15"
speaker in this radio. It's great for baseball as well.

My best (favorite) is a Yaesu VX-6R with a telescopic antenna. Sucks in
signals like a champ. Audio is a little sucky but what do you expect from
a handheld?

-Al
--
"Don't get too wrapped up in dogma. Who knows? When we get to heaven there
might be a Big Buddha laughing at us while we're all running around going
'Oh ****!'" - a Catholic bishop