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.


--
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.

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.


--
weatherall

Best tabletop: Drake R8B

Best "portatop" (what a dumb word, but I guess we all know what it's
supposed to mean): Drake SW8 (w/sideband selectable sync)

Best portable: Eton E1

Best compact portable: Sony ICF-SW07

All that said, my first SW radio deserves mention here as being a real
gem, having provided years of service and excellent performance: the
Panasonic RF-2200.

junius

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.

I was with the 252nd signal Corp. Based at Fort Clayton. W handled
field communications for the
Jungle training School in Panama.
The soldiers that went there went to 'Nam.
I was what thay classified as a Communications Center Specialist with a
secondary MOS as a radio operator.
All Comm Specialist had to have a security clearance for obvious
reasons (classifies encryption
equiptment and setup.

We all were doing motor pool duty when not in the field.
Pretty decent duty oncy you got used to the climate.

Charlie

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.

1950's Grundig (it says Grundig on the front,everything else inside of
the radio and the two little owners manuals thingys says Telefunken)
wooden cabinet AM/FM/Shortwave/Phonograph radio.1950's Telefunken
AM/FM/Shortwave Opus 7 wooden cabinet table model radio.An old Sears
Travler AM/FM/Shortwave transistor radio.Zenith Royal Panasonic RF-600
radio.GE transistor long distance radio.Zenith Trans Oceanic Royal 1000
radio.Zenith Royal 2000 AM/FM radio.Sony 7600 GR radio.I own between 200
to about 300 old radios,I never counted noses before.

Another guy about 75 years whom I know lives in Hattiesburg,he was in
the U.S.Army at Kagnew Station in Africa www.kagnewstation.com he
was a radio operator at Kagnew Station,his job was decyphering encrypted
radio signals.Another guy I know is about 80 something years od,he lives
in Mesquite,Texas (suburb of Dallas) he was in the U.S.Navy in World War
Two in Asia,he is a Ham Radio Operator.My brother and I were in Vietnam
in 1964.I was an ammo humper in the 114th Aviation Company
114thaviationcompany.com www.tsna.org www.angelfire.com/md2/Ldotvets
he was a Helicopter Mechanic.
cuhulin

I use a Sony ICF-7600D that I bought overseas in 1985 with limited
tuning range. Once back in the states, I ordered all the discreet
parts to make it a U.S. model and now it tunes 2-30 MHZ with no gaps
and has a BFO.

Ken in Albuquerque


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.
(Reply address works as is.)

Is that the overseas version of the 2002?

If so I enjoyed one of those for 6 years. So much so I wore the tuning
buttons out... vbg


Ken Long wrote:
I use a Sony ICF-7600D that I bought overseas in 1985 with limited
tuning range. Once back in the states, I ordered all the discreet
parts to make it a U.S. model and now it tunes 2-30 MHZ with no gaps
and has a BFO.

Ken in Albuquerque


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.
(Reply address works as is.)

"weatherall" wrote in message
...

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.

Of the radios I've owned.....

Best Radio: Sat 800

Other Radios Owned: IC-R70, DX-440, Hallicrafters SX-100,
Hallicrafters S-20R, Grundig Mini World PE.

Now for radios that I covet..... ;-)

--Mike L.

Indeed, you're correct. The 7600D was the same as the 2002; 7600DS was
the same as the 2003.

http://stephan.win31.de/sony76-4.htm

Nice series, the '7600 Sonys. Even the analog '7601 held its own back
in its time. Then there was the '7600DA / 7700, the styling of which
the Degen DE-1103 seems to have been modeled after.


John S. wrote:
Is that the overseas version of the 2002?

If so I enjoyed one of those for 6 years. So much so I wore the tuning
buttons out... vbg


Ken Long wrote:
I use a Sony ICF-7600D that I bought overseas in 1985 with limited
tuning range. Once back in the states, I ordered all the discreet
parts to make it a U.S. model and now it tunes 2-30 MHZ with no gaps
and has a BFO.

Ken in Albuquerque


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.
(Reply address works as is.)