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Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
I was not able to try out the E10 and E100 but the plastic of the case
was a little unusual in the touch and feel department. Felt a little rubbery and slightly sticky instead of smooth. This would definitely help holding on to the unit and is a good idea. I was not able to try them out though because neither had batteries in them. The buttons on the E10 and E100 had good tactile feel to them. The S350 had batteries in it and I though it worked pretty good. It was early afternoon and I was in the back of the store where the unit was picking up several stations in the 9 and 11 MHz bands so the sensitivity must be good. The unit had good sound also. I played with the controls and found it could vary the sound quality to a significant degree so I would expect most people could get the unit to sound the way they like it. I found two negatives on this unit. The tuning was touchy and it was not easy to get the display to read to the kilohertz I wanted to tune it too. The slow tuning gear needs to be slower for me to be happy with it. The other negative is it drifted in short amount of time. I just played with the unit for a few minutes and basically liked it. I understand it is single conversion and night time listening with many strong signals on the 6 MHz band might not be great. There is an updated version the S350 Deluxe that has "AM/SW frequency lock" but I can't find an updated manual that describes it. The Deluxe version costs the same and I remember reading the drifting was decreased. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
"Telamon" wrote in message .. .. I was not able to try out the E10 and E100 but the plastic of the case was a little unusual in the touch and feel department. Felt a little rubbery and slightly sticky instead of smooth. This would definitely help holding on to the unit and is a good idea. I was not able to try them out though because neither had batteries in them. The buttons on the E10 and E100 had good tactile feel to them. The S350 had batteries in it and I though it worked pretty good. It was early afternoon and I was in the back of the store where the unit was picking up several stations in the 9 and 11 MHz bands so the sensitivity must be good. The unit had good sound also. I played with the controls and found it could vary the sound quality to a significant degree so I would expect most people could get the unit to sound the way they like it. I found two negatives on this unit. The tuning was touchy and it was not easy to get the display to read to the kilohertz I wanted to tune it too. The slow tuning gear needs to be slower for me to be happy with it. The other negative is it drifted in short amount of time. I just played with the unit for a few minutes and basically liked it. I understand it is single conversion and night time listening with many strong signals on the 6 MHz band might not be great. There is an updated version the S350 Deluxe that has "AM/SW frequency lock" but I can't find an updated manual that describes it. The Deluxe version costs the same and I remember reading the drifting was decreased. -- Telamon Ventura, California I have had my 350 for over a year, and overall, I like the radio. It has some drawbacks, the ones you metion, but after using it awhile, I got used to them. I like the size, the speaker size and the big handle when I take it out doors. I like the looks to. The tone controls are great, and mine is a sensitive receiver. It has some drift, but not much to really complain about. The AM (MW) is pretty good too. Of course, there is no SSB operation. But, for a hundred bucks, I dont expect anything more than a 100 dollar radio, so, I am satisfied with it. It gets a lot of use and is not hard on batteries. In Feb, I was in Radio Shack, and they had a sale on the Eton E-10, so I bought it, not really expecting too much, but I do enjoy collecting portables. In short, I love it. Again, there is no SSB operation, but, other than that, it's a great little piece. The finish, the feel and the display are highpoints. The sound is good too. Lots of features, the filters work very well, and it's sensitive and selective off the whip. The E-10 has something I always liked, an Antenna tuner knob, and it works pretty well. It has fast and slow tuning, timers, clocks and 550 memories if one would use memories a lot. I was going on vacation, so I bought Kaito 1103 to take with me to compare the E-10 with. I had a lot of fun playing with the 2 new portables. Both, for the price are really good portable receivers. The E-10, in my opinion has the edge, but the 1103 does have sideband, and it's quick to clarify. I had a chance to try some different antenna options with some reels, some longer wires and such, and did not overload either receiver. If you are considering a new portable and you dont want sideband, the E-10 is a very cool little unit. It came with the batteries, the recharger, the case, and a reel antenna. |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
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"SWL-2010" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message .. . I was not able to try out the E10 and E100 but the plastic of the case was a little unusual in the touch and feel department. Felt a little rubbery and slightly sticky instead of smooth. This would definitely help holding on to the unit and is a good idea. I was not able to try them out though because neither had batteries in them. The buttons on the E10 and E100 had good tactile feel to them. The S350 had batteries in it and I though it worked pretty good. It was early afternoon and I was in the back of the store where the unit was picking up several stations in the 9 and 11 MHz bands so the sensitivity must be good. The unit had good sound also. I played with the controls and found it could vary the sound quality to a significant degree so I would expect most people could get the unit to sound the way they like it. I found two negatives on this unit. The tuning was touchy and it was not easy to get the display to read to the kilohertz I wanted to tune it too. The slow tuning gear needs to be slower for me to be happy with it. The other negative is it drifted in short amount of time. I just played with the unit for a few minutes and basically liked it. I understand it is single conversion and night time listening with many strong signals on the 6 MHz band might not be great. There is an updated version the S350 Deluxe that has "AM/SW frequency lock" but I can't find an updated manual that describes it. The Deluxe version costs the same and I remember reading the drifting was decreased. I have had my 350 for over a year, and overall, I like the radio. It has some drawbacks, the ones you metion, but after using it awhile, I got used to them. I like the size, the speaker size and the big handle when I take it out doors. I like the looks to. The tone controls are great, and mine is a sensitive receiver. It has some drift, but not much to really complain about. The AM (MW) is pretty good too. Of course, there is no SSB operation. But, for a hundred bucks, I dont expect anything more than a 100 dollar radio, so, I am satisfied with it. It gets a lot of use and is not hard on batteries. In Feb, I was in Radio Shack, and they had a sale on the Eton E-10, so I bought it, not really expecting too much, but I do enjoy collecting portables. In short, I love it. Again, there is no SSB operation, but, other than that, it's a great little piece. The finish, the feel and the display are highpoints. The sound is good too. Lots of features, the filters work very well, and it's sensitive and selective off the whip. The E-10 has something I always liked, an Antenna tuner knob, and it works pretty well. It has fast and slow tuning, timers, clocks and 550 memories if one would use memories a lot. I was going on vacation, so I bought Kaito 1103 to take with me to compare the E-10 with. I had a lot of fun playing with the 2 new portables. Both, for the price are really good portable receivers. The E-10, in my opinion has the edge, but the 1103 does have sideband, and it's quick to clarify. I had a chance to try some different antenna options with some reels, some longer wires and such, and did not overload either receiver. If you are considering a new portable and you dont want sideband, the E-10 is a very cool little unit. It came with the batteries, the recharger, the case, and a reel antenna. The E10 is a good looking unit but I'm not actually in the market for another portable. I was in the store to pick up a few parts for a project. I didn't want to pester the clerks when I wan not actually going to buy one. I did like what I saw and would consider an E10 or S350 if I was in the market for a portable unit. Good sounding audio out of that S350 and it was sensitive or it would not have picked anything up in the back of the store. There is a S350 Deluxe version with AM/SW frequency lock. I could not find a manual for the Deluxe version that describes this feature that sounds like it would eliminate drift. I would like to know how this feature is suppose to work. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
"Telamon" wrote in message .. .. In article , "SWL-2010" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message .. . I was not able to try out the E10 and E100 but the plastic of the case was a little unusual in the touch and feel department. Felt a little rubbery and slightly sticky instead of smooth. This would definitely help holding on to the unit and is a good idea. I was not able to try them out though because neither had batteries in them. The buttons on the E10 and E100 had good tactile feel to them. The S350 had batteries in it and I though it worked pretty good. It was early afternoon and I was in the back of the store where the unit was picking up several stations in the 9 and 11 MHz bands so the sensitivity must be good. The unit had good sound also. I played with the controls and found it could vary the sound quality to a significant degree so I would expect most people could get the unit to sound the way they like it. I found two negatives on this unit. The tuning was touchy and it was not easy to get the display to read to the kilohertz I wanted to tune it too. The slow tuning gear needs to be slower for me to be happy with it. The other negative is it drifted in short amount of time. I just played with the unit for a few minutes and basically liked it. I understand it is single conversion and night time listening with many strong signals on the 6 MHz band might not be great. There is an updated version the S350 Deluxe that has "AM/SW frequency lock" but I can't find an updated manual that describes it. The Deluxe version costs the same and I remember reading the drifting was decreased. I have had my 350 for over a year, and overall, I like the radio. It has some drawbacks, the ones you metion, but after using it awhile, I got used to them. I like the size, the speaker size and the big handle when I take it out doors. I like the looks to. The tone controls are great, and mine is a sensitive receiver. It has some drift, but not much to really complain about. The AM (MW) is pretty good too. Of course, there is no SSB operation. But, for a hundred bucks, I dont expect anything more than a 100 dollar radio, so, I am satisfied with it. It gets a lot of use and is not hard on batteries. In Feb, I was in Radio Shack, and they had a sale on the Eton E-10, so I bought it, not really expecting too much, but I do enjoy collecting portables. In short, I love it. Again, there is no SSB operation, but, other than that, it's a great little piece. The finish, the feel and the display are highpoints. The sound is good too. Lots of features, the filters work very well, and it's sensitive and selective off the whip. The E-10 has something I always liked, an Antenna tuner knob, and it works pretty well. It has fast and slow tuning, timers, clocks and 550 memories if one would use memories a lot. I was going on vacation, so I bought Kaito 1103 to take with me to compare the E-10 with. I had a lot of fun playing with the 2 new portables. Both, for the price are really good portable receivers. The E-10, in my opinion has the edge, but the 1103 does have sideband, and it's quick to clarify. I had a chance to try some different antenna options with some reels, some longer wires and such, and did not overload either receiver. If you are considering a new portable and you dont want sideband, the E-10 is a very cool little unit. It came with the batteries, the recharger, the case, and a reel antenna. The E10 is a good looking unit but I'm not actually in the market for another portable. I was in the store to pick up a few parts for a project. I didn't want to pester the clerks when I wan not actually going to buy one. I did like what I saw and would consider an E10 or S350 if I was in the market for a portable unit. Good sounding audio out of that S350 and it was sensitive or it would not have picked anything up in the back of the store. There is a S350 Deluxe version with AM/SW frequency lock. I could not find a manual for the Deluxe version that describes this feature that sounds like it would eliminate drift. I would like to know how this feature is suppose to work. -- Telamon Ventura, California I was looking at the ad in the new Monitoring Times about the S350 Deluxe. This is what it says about the improvements over the older 350. "FM Stereo over headphones". "AM/SW Frequency Lock." "Set clock & timer while radio plays." "Operates on 4 D cells or 4 double A cells." The one in the ad has the Eton name and is in red. But, the tuning knob on the DL in the picture is silver, and opposed to the black knob on the Grundig S350. It's fifty bucks more than the S350. I don't think I will buy one, unless I do one day just on a whim or something. |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
Telamon wrote: The E10 is a good looking unit but I'm not actually in the market for another portable. I was in the store to pick up a few parts for a project. I didn't want to pester the clerks when I wan not actually going to buy one. I did like what I saw and would consider an E10 or S350 if I was in the market for a portable unit. Good sounding audio out of that S350 and it was sensitive or it would not have picked anything up in the back of the store. There is a S350 Deluxe version with AM/SW frequency lock. I could not find a manual for the Deluxe version that describes this feature that sounds like it would eliminate drift. I would like to know how this feature is suppose to work. -- Telamon Ventura, California I'm not in the market for a SW portable, either. I have an S350 since the radio was first released some years back. It's a purchase that, given the choice, I probably wouldn't make knowing the radio as I do now. Even knowing that drift is less on it now, I doubt I'd be swayed toward purchasing it. That said, I can understand why it has appeal to folks: good audio, no synthesizer chuffing, good sensitivity and great on batteries. I'm not one of those folks who is down on the S350; it's just that I prefer the performance of some of the Panasonics I have on hand (RF-2900 & 2600). As for the E10, well, at full retail price, I'd likely not opt for this radio either, when for $20 more there's the E5 which seems to be a more solid performer. When I first saw the E10, I was intrigued by the IF button on the front, so I read up on it. The conclusion I came to is that if the radio has such a problem with images that it necessitates a button to switch the IF from 455 to 450 kHz from time to time, it seems like one would be better off getting a higher quality portable without such image issues to begin with. The E5 looks nice and from what I've heard about it, it's a decent performer. But there you're in the same price range as the Sony ICF-SW7600GR. And the E5, while incorporating 2 bandwidth filters, has no sync detector. So between the two, I'd opt for the Sony, were I a buyer in the market for a shortwave portable in that price range. |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
Go buy one of them crank em up rubber cased $100.00 laptop computers
meant for bushies third world/new world order (he is only front momkeying it for his ''daddy'',dontcha just know!) A..Holes then.You would probally just Loveeeee the feel of all that rubber. cuhulin |
Eton portable radios at Radio Shack
The Radio Shack stores (last time I was in a Radio Shack store around
here a couple of months ago.(Hey,yesterday afternoon,when I went to the Sears store to buy my new Craftsman wet/dry vacuum cleaner [[i's still siting in the unopened box in front of my cofee table,5.0 Peak Horsepower,4 Gallon.I told y'all before I am slowwwwww about opening up boxes of thingys I buy) and then I cruised the books and magazines at the Waldenbooks book store,the Radio Shack store is right next door to the Waldenbooks book store,I forgot all about cruising around in the Radio Shack store.I guess I might have been thinking about catching that escalavator up to the second level food court area and flirtin around with them gals up there.But I thought better of it,so I got back in my raggity old 1978 Dodge van and I came back home and I unloded my groceries and my new Sears Craftsman wet/dry vacuum cleaner.Go figure.I reckon the Radio Shack stores around here still sell Eton radios,but I dont want one of them. cuhulin,the Hell,I dont know what I am |
Sears Horsepower BS
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Sears Horsepower BS
Oh I doubt that my new Sears Craftsman wet/dry vacuum cleaner really
does put out 5.0 peak horsepower,but as long as it will pick up the crud in my house,what do I care.Of course when I was at the Sears store check out counter,the guy asked me if I wanted to pay for a three years extended warranty.I told it has the Craftsman name on it,doesn't it? If it wont last more than three years,it isn't any good anyway.I will complain to Bob Vila about it. cuhulin |
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