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"Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM receiver recommendations?
I remember when I was in Vieux Carrie (the French Quarter) in
N'Awlins,and you say a lot of the people in N'Awlins didn't have radios? There was a guy sitting on the curb in front of Houlihan's and he was listening to a Zenith transistor Trans-Oceanic Radio. Goinnnn to Montana to danceeee the Houlihannnnnn,,,,,,,,, cuhulin |
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"Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM receiver recommendations?
On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 02:57:56 GMT, Roger
wrote: I currently own a Radio Shack DX-399 (same model as the Sangean ATS-606), which is a quite solid, portable LW-MW-SW-FM receiver with quite good sound quality when delivered to ear buds (FM stereo to earbuds.) I mostly use this radio for local MW and FM listening, but will occasionally listen to SW broadcasts, and DX-MW using a Radio Shack loop. I love this radio for its portability, but am looking for another to put one of them away in a Faraday box for use in case of a major emergency. So, what other makes/models should I consider? Repeating some of the above, here's my criteria: 1) The size of the DX-399 or smaller. 2) General coverage MW-SW (up to 30 kHz), and with stereo FM (when fed to earbuds). Don't need LW. 3) Good sound quality (especially of FM) when fed to earbuds. 4) As good or better sensitivity than the DX-399 for MW dxing and SW. 5) Don't need SSB, but would be nice. 6) Don't care too much about speaker quality, since I would use it exclusively with earbuds. 7) Don't care about the other bells and whistles (e.g. alarm), but some station memory would be nice. So what are my other options? New and/or used (buyable through eBay) will be considered. Thanks! Roger There's a little am-fm-sw radio with a dynamo & wind-up handle; no batteries necessary. It goes under several brand names: mine is from LLBean, a Grundig FR-200. About $40. Choice of fashion colors, also has a built-in flashlight :-) Decent performance on the local AM-FM bands; picks up the louder international stations fine. It's my emergency radio... How do you build this Faraday Cage dealie, and what's it do? bob k5qwg |
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"Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM receiver recommendations?
"Ultra" portable inherently means a very small ferrite bar antenna for LW-MW
reception. Which will preclude any strong stand alone performance on LW-MW without an external LW-MW antenna like the Terk Advantage AM loop or something else for LW. My picks for the ultimate "Ultra" portable are the Sony ICF-SW100 or ICF-SW07. Both have Synch Detectors. "Roger" wrote in message ... I currently own a Radio Shack DX-399 (same model as the Sangean ATS-606), which is a quite solid, portable LW-MW-SW-FM receiver with quite good sound quality when delivered to ear buds (FM stereo to earbuds.) I mostly use this radio for local MW and FM listening, but will occasionally listen to SW broadcasts, and DX-MW using a Radio Shack loop. I love this radio for its portability, but am looking for another to put one of them away in a Faraday box for use in case of a major emergency. So, what other makes/models should I consider? Repeating some of the above, here's my criteria: 1) The size of the DX-399 or smaller. 2) General coverage MW-SW (up to 30 kHz), and with stereo FM (when fed to earbuds). Don't need LW. 3) Good sound quality (especially of FM) when fed to earbuds. 4) As good or better sensitivity than the DX-399 for MW dxing and SW. 5) Don't need SSB, but would be nice. 6) Don't care too much about speaker quality, since I would use it exclusively with earbuds. 7) Don't care about the other bells and whistles (e.g. alarm), but some station memory would be nice. So what are my other options? New and/or used (buyable through eBay) will be considered. Thanks! Roger |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was: "Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM...)
I thank everyone for replying to my inquiry about the best small
portable MW-SW-FM radio meeting my list of specs. With regards to the various "Faraday Cage" comments, I'll not reply to them in any substantive way since that is off-topic here (want to focus on "radios"), but for those interested, just do a Google search on "EMP Faraday," and several informative articles will result. Now, as I look things over, I'm getting more and more intrigued with purchasing a Degen/Kaito 1103 portable. So, where can I find this model at the lowest price? Also, should I stick with a Kaito (for the American market), or can I consider a Degen? (I heard the walwart with the Degen is not for U.S. voltages.) Thoughts? Recommendations? Thanks! Roger |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was: "Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM...)
On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:13:03 GMT, Roger
wrote: I thank everyone for replying to my inquiry about the best small portable MW-SW-FM radio meeting my list of specs. With regards to the various "Faraday Cage" comments, I'll not reply to them in any substantive way since that is off-topic here (want to focus on "radios"), but for those interested, just do a Google search on "EMP Faraday," and several informative articles will result. Now, as I look things over, I'm getting more and more intrigued with purchasing a Degen/Kaito 1103 portable. So, where can I find this model at the lowest price? Also, should I stick with a Kaito (for the American market), or can I consider a Degen? (I heard the walwart with the Degen is not for U.S. voltages.) Thoughts? Recommendations? Thanks! Roger I think your money would be better spent on some psychotherapy. |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was: "Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM...)
David wrote:
Roger wrote: Now, as I look things over, I'm getting more and more intrigued with purchasing a Degen/Kaito 1103 portable. So, where can I find this model at the lowest price? Also, should I stick with a Kaito (for the American market), or can I consider a Degen? (I heard the walwart with the Degen is not for U.S. voltages.) I think your money would be better spent on some psychotherapy. *laugh* Well, David recommended I look at the Sangean PT-80 ProTravel, so I assume his comment about me needing psychotherapy is because I did not take his recommendation. David (and others), how does the PT-80 compare to the Degen/Kaito 1103 with respect to MW and SW reception performance? I save quite a chunk of change going with the 1103, plus the 1103 is a little smaller and lighter. Also, my research indicates the 1103's performance in several important categories appears to be better than the PT-80. To me, it seems like a no-brainer. Comments? Thanks. Roger |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was: "Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM...)
On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:19:28 GMT, Roger
wrote: David wrote: Roger wrote: Now, as I look things over, I'm getting more and more intrigued with purchasing a Degen/Kaito 1103 portable. So, where can I find this model at the lowest price? Also, should I stick with a Kaito (for the American market), or can I consider a Degen? (I heard the walwart with the Degen is not for U.S. voltages.) I think your money would be better spent on some psychotherapy. *laugh* Well, David recommended I look at the Sangean PT-80 ProTravel, so I assume his comment about me needing psychotherapy is because I did not take his recommendation. David (and others), how does the PT-80 compare to the Degen/Kaito 1103 with respect to MW and SW reception performance? I save quite a chunk of change going with the 1103, plus the 1103 is a little smaller and lighter. Also, my research indicates the 1103's performance in several important categories appears to be better than the PT-80. To me, it seems like a no-brainer. Comments? Thanks. Roger What do you plan on listening to after Cheney detonates his bomb? Anything left on the air will most likely be disinformation. |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was:"Ultra" portable MW-SW-F...
Go buy some Sony 7600GR's.Or buy a Watkins Johnson Radio.Dont mess with
that sissy greasy kidstuff cuhulin |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was:"Ultra" portable MW-SW-F...
Good old galvanized metal garbage cans,,, the best Faraday "cages" on
planet Earth. cuhulin |
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Degen/Kaito 1103 (where to get?) (was: "Ultra" portable MW-SW-FM...)
Roger wrote: I thank everyone for replying to my inquiry about the best small portable MW-SW-FM radio meeting my list of specs. With regards to the various "Faraday Cage" comments, I'll not reply to them in any substantive way since that is off-topic here (want to focus on "radios"), but for those interested, just do a Google search on "EMP Faraday," and several informative articles will result. Now, as I look things over, I'm getting more and more intrigued with purchasing a Degen/Kaito 1103 portable. So, where can I find this model at the lowest price? Also, should I stick with a Kaito (for the American market), or can I consider a Degen? (I heard the walwart with the Degen is not for U.S. voltages.) Thoughts? Recommendations? Thanks! Roger On Ebay you will get the best price for a Degen DE 1103. The Kaito badged DE 1103 can be had in the U.S. for about $30.00 more. Rather than trying to use the built-in wall wart charger I opted to rotate two sets of NIMH batteries and a separate charger. The built-in set-up for charging was not well designed because you have to set the number of hours for charging - no auto sensing circuit on either model. Leaving a portable hooked up for 12 hours seemed to defeat it's purpose as a portable. |
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