Hello, this is my first post. I have recently purchased an Eton E10 and like it very much. My choices for new radios is rather limited here in Ottawa, Canada as there are not many local retailers carrying shortwave radios.

I am interested in acquiring a radio with SSB and I should be able to pick up an E5 in a few short weeks from my local "The Source" (Radio Shack was rebranded in Canada recently). The E5 is supposed to be available in early April.

I have read the limited reviews there are of the E5 and was wondering if anyone has some real time experience with an E5. My other choice was to perhaps order a Sangean ATS-505 or maybe a PT80 from a retailer near Toronto and pay the shipping. The problem is I have never actually "seen" either of these models.

If you have any thoughts on the ATS-505 or PT80 those would be appreciated.

Why not use mailorder?

Radiointel.com is a great site for shortwave receiver reviews. Many of their reviews point out the similarities and differences with other radios in the same class. eham.net also has lots of user-submitted reviews.

I have an E5, and I got it from universal-radio.com in mid-February. I like it except for the lack of sync detect to combat fading signals. The tuning knob is really nice in the shortwave bands, the ssb is clear (unlike the Kaito 1102 where the ssb is a bit warbled), and the operation of the station memories is quite intuitive. But it is expensive considering the features it doesn't have.

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Duper Wrote:
Hello, this is my first post. I have recently purchased an Eton E10 and
like it very much. My choices for new radios is rather limited here in
Ottawa, Canada as there are not many local retailers carrying shortwave
radios.

Why not use mailorder?

Radiointel.com is a great site for shortwave receiver reviews. Many of
their reviews point out the similarities and differences with other
radios in the same class. eham.net also has lots of user-submitted
reviews.

I have an E5, and I got it from universal-radio.com in mid-February. I
like it except for the lack of sync detect to combat fading signals.
The tuning knob is really nice in the shortwave bands, the ssb is clear
(unlike the Kaito 1102 where the ssb is a bit warbled), and the
operation of the station memories is quite intuitive. But it is
expensive considering the features it doesn't have.

I bought most of my radios from Universal. Whether you want to buy from
them or not here is a link comparing the features of 17 models Grundig,
Sangean, Sony and Kaito.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/chartp.html

With that link you can find all the portables that have the features you
want. Then look up your choices for reviews on the web.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

i have the sangean ats-505. its a good radio. the tuning is odd because
it doesnt use a decimal for direct entry of frequencies. the software
knows where the decimal is according to the band selected. there is no
ssb available on mw even if ssb switch is selected, again the software
knows what band is up and disallows the ssb function. it could use a
narrow filter but it doesnt provide that. for casual listening this
radio is adequate. i got mine for $50 on close-out at rat shack. if i
had paid the full asking price then i probably would be more critical.
doesnt the sony 7600g come for only a little more than the asking price
of the 505? the 505 is a nice radio but if you are very critical or
looking for a SERIOUS radio then you could get a better one.