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.


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weatherall

Oh my...so many possibilities:

Best modern tabletop: Kenwood R5000
Best modern portatop: Panasonic RF-B 600
Best modern portable: Degen DE1103
Best older tabletop: National HRO 500
Best older luggable: Panasonic RF-5000

The receiver that gets used the most is the DE1103.

John S. wrote:
Best modern portatop: Panasonic RF-B 600

I had always meant to purchase one of these but never did; I've bid on
a few of 'em on eBay about three years back, but I guess in being less
common to come by, nice units can be driven up quite quickly
price-wise. I have one of those Magnavox D2999s, which is similar in
terms of features; the audio on the D2999 is really quite nice.

Panasonic had quite a nice line of shortwave portables back in their
shortwave heyday.

junius wrote:
John S. wrote:
Best modern portatop: Panasonic RF-B 600

I had always meant to purchase one of these but never did; I've bid on
a few of 'em on eBay about three years back, but I guess in being less
common to come by, nice units can be driven up quite quickly
price-wise. I have one of those Magnavox D2999s, which is similar in
terms of features; the audio on the D2999 is really quite nice.

Panasonic had quite a nice line of shortwave portables back in their
shortwave heyday.

Yes, I remember playing with the D2999 at EEB back in the 1980's. The
audio was quite full sounding and really enjoyable. In terms of audio
quality I think it ranks right up there with Grundig and other large
european portables of the 1980's.

Yes, the RF-B600 is really a nice looking and sounding receiver that is
a lot of fun to use. Panasonic really did a nice job on their first
fully digital receiver, although it was overpriced at $600.00 when it
first came out.