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what's your best sw receiver?
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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what's your best sw receiver?
"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. -- weatherall best receiver: ICOM IC-R75 best portable for SW: Degen DE1103 best for MW: Tecsun BCL2000 |
what's your best sw receiver?
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. That's kind of a loaded question. My best is a Kenwood R-5000. I sold it when I bought a TS-430 as the receivers are similar and I had an NRD-535d. I was never happy with the ergonomics and the sound of the NRD, so I traded it for the R-5000 (and the difference in value). Not counting the TS-430, which does just as well everything the R-5000 does, but has less memories, the second would be a Sony ICF-2010. The 2010 has better strong signal AM reception due to the synchronous decoder, but the R-5000 can hold its own in ECSS and is able to copy signals 10-20db weaker. I also have a Sony ICF-7600a (the original analog version) which I bought used for $20. It has limited coverage and a scratchy volume control, but it works and receives the BBC adn the weaker FM stations quite well. I also have a Grundig FR-200, which is ok, but even the Sony receives better. The last time we had a power failure, I brought out the candle lanterns and the FR-200. Watching me crank it took the edge off of the situation and yes, it did work ok, especialy since there was no interference from all the electronic devices in the area. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 The trouble with being a futurist is that when people get around to believing you, it's too late. We lost. Google 2,000,000:Hams 0. |
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@news.radiobanter.com says... 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 Receiver- JRC NRD-515 (It needs an alignment, the PBT is messed up) Other Receiver- JRC NRD-525 with Kiwa ultimate rejection mod. Other Receiver- Hammarlund HQ100 modded to the max, has fantastic audio, and doubles as a space heater. I've had a couple of portables, and never understood the logic of buying a new 2-300 buck portable instead of a used 300 buck desktop, like an R71A. BDK |
what's your best sw receiver?
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 Desktop . .. R-75.. Best Portable . . . Degen DE1105.. shirt pocket size, double reduction, 1000 Memories |
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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. |
what's your best sw receiver?
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. I have three, the Drake R7, R8 and R8B. Also currently have a SW1 to fool around with. dxAce Michigan USA |
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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 |
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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 R-390A is without a doubt the best SWL receiver I've ever had for pulling in difficult signals. It costs a fortune to operate one, however. |
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I agree the R390A is quite a receiver. I used one regularlrly from
Panama, Canal Zone during the mid 60s. I was in the Signal Corps and R390s were standard equiptmen in their Mobile Communications Vans. Evenings I was able to pickup US BCB stations including at the time WABC 770 in my hometown of NYC We only used a 30 ft. wire strung up in a clearing in the jungle,,Was really nice hearing hometown news and current music as the local Panamanian station had older music and very censred news. Charlie Essex, Maryland |
what's your best sw receiver?
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. |
what's your best sw receiver?
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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
what's your best sw receiver?
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.) |
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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.) |
what's your best sw receiver?
"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. |
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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.) |
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This may not make much sense, but I used the 2002 more than I used the
2010. And the 2010 got used but it was just a bit too big to be really portable. junius wrote: 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.) |
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I forgot to mention,I also own a Hallicrafters S-38EB radio.Most of my
radios I bought at thrift stores and fleamarkets and junk shops over the years.I am going to the Goodwill store in about an hour,no telling what kind of radios I might find over there. cuhulin |
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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 |
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Right, the '2010, 'SW77, Grundig Sat 700, and today's E1 are certainly
a bit large for air travel, unless sw listening is something of great priority on your trip. Plus, you don't want such radios to take the kind of knocking that a compact portable can handle with relative ease. I do quite a bit of road travel, where the size of these larger portables is not such a problem. Got myself a Pelican 1450 case for carrying the 'SW77 or '2010 and some accessories. The same case can be used with the E1, although leaving less room for any accessories. I have to say that I'm quite partial to this type of receiver. (and to the semi-portable SW8). Recently made weekend trip to WVa, renting a cabin, and got in some really good listening with using the E1 and a WL-500 antenna: a very easy and portable set-up for such a trip, and one which offers amazingly good performance for so little time investment in setting things up. That said, for overseas travel, I'll stick to the 'SW7600G or 'SW07. junius John S. wrote: This may not make much sense, but I used the 2002 more than I used the 2010. And the 2010 got used but it was just a bit too big to be really portable. junius wrote: 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.) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Yep, that's the one. Great little radio.
Ken On 25 Jan 2006 08:28:00 -0800, "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.) |
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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. |
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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 |
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I also forgot to mention I own a Blaupunkt Derby 691
FM/Shortwave/LW/MW/EU radio.I bought it from Brian Hill between two to three months ago.It is a nice radio and works great too. cuhulin |
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David 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 R-390A is without a doubt the best SWL receiver I've ever had for pulling in difficult signals. It costs a fortune to operate one, however. Why the high cost, sorry maybe a dumb question, breaking down or electricity? I used these back in the day in the navy and someday I am going to find one that has been rebuilt get it my computer/electronics/guitar/graphic design/in the doghouse/radio shack room! I actually found a place about a year ago that made those babies shine, in and out completly rebuilt, covers, don't recall about the manuals but they were located in England, here is TX which was a ton to just ship! |
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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 |
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On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:41:30 -0600, James Douglas
wrote: David 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 R-390A is without a doubt the best SWL receiver I've ever had for pulling in difficult signals. It costs a fortune to operate one, however. Why the high cost, sorry maybe a dumb question, breaking down or electricity? I used these back in the day in the navy and someday I am going to find one that has been rebuilt get it my computer/electronics/guitar/graphic design/in the doghouse/radio shack room! I actually found a place about a year ago that made those babies shine, in and out completly rebuilt, covers, don't recall about the manuals but they were located in England, here is TX which was a ton to just ship! Electricity, mainly. They aren't that difficult to maintain if you're thermionic electronically inclined. |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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 |
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I'm curious about what everyone in this newsgroup considers as their best shortwave receiver. Best portable Sony 7600gr Best Tabletop Icome R75 Michael |
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David 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 R-390A is without a doubt the best SWL receiver I've ever had for pulling in difficult signals. It costs a fortune to operate one, however. How does the sensitivity of the R-390A above 15-Mhz compare with modern receivers? |
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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 |
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