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.

What's a portable and what's a desktop?

Is a R-392 a portable?

I guess a Space Spanner is a desktop? (probably...)

Most of my radios (R-390A's, WJ-8716's) are neither portable nor
desktop...

Tim.

I've owned and sold alot of different SW Radios since
I started in the mid 50s

Presently the following are what I consider keepers:

Desktop:

Drake R8B Great overall reeiver.

Hallicrafters S38E My first receiver, basic but fine for BCB and SW
Broadcasters

Portatop:

Grundig Satellit 800ME - refurbished unit from Drake
owned 3 years w/no problems

Palstar R30CC - my latest purchase - almost as good as the R8B
without all the bells and whistles , operates on ac or aa batteries so
I'm able to use as a portable, compact and rugged, simple to use.

Portables:

Degen Version of the YB550, good sensitivity
small, easy on batteries, my usual carry along radio

Zenith R-7000 Transoceanic Larger Solid State
AM/F?SW/Weather band. Great older radio (1979) Nice sounding and good
sensitivity.
Great for outside use, loud !

That's all folks

Charlie
Essex, Maryland