Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

I know little abt short wave radio

I'm seeking a good portable radio with decent speaker
that would be easy to hear in small rooms and cabins
when traveling round the world.

Advice?

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

Conan Ford wrote:

1st choice: Sony ICF-SW7600GR ~$150.

2nd choice: Grundig Yacht Boy 400PE or Grundig/Eton G4000A (same radio)
$100-$150.

I have excluded the cheap chinese radios due to reliability in an around-
the-world trip.

Ok thanks

That's abt the price range I want to stay in.... $100

Is there one of them more robust as far as water
proofness such as use on a boat or in tent?

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

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Conan Ford wrote:

1st choice: Sony ICF-SW7600GR ~$150.

2nd choice: Grundig Yacht Boy 400PE or Grundig/Eton G4000A (same radio)
$100-$150.

I have excluded the cheap chinese radios due to reliability in an around-
the-world trip.

Ok thanks

That's abt the price range I want to stay in.... $100

Is there one of them more robust as far as water
proofness such as use on a boat or in tent?

i don't know what a "gos speaker" is. i am looking at the Sangean 909
($225?). my Sony ICF2001 sucks.

Gravity

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

"gravity" wrote:


i don't know what a "gos speaker" is. i am looking at the Sangean 909
($225?). my Sony ICF2001 sucks.

sorry was typo

should read "good" built in speaker and audio section

this is so I can listen from say across a small room or
inside cabin

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

"gravity" wrote:

i am looking at the Sangean 909

very cool

solar power would be handy

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

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"gravity" wrote:

i am looking at the Sangean 909

very cool

solar power would be handy

hey, you are on a boat or yacht? years ago, my granddad had a yacht. he
used VHF, LORAN, Yaesu 757, etc. $2000 invested in the Yaesu, and only $100
damage to the PL259 and dial.

they do make marine radios for VHF which are water proofed. there might be
some shortwave and HF equivalents, but they are probably expensive.

at $100, just get a cheap shortwave. you can always replace it and it's
less than the cost of a professional marine rig.

Gravity

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

Hello.

I should like to recommend the Sony ICF-SW7600GR to you. I take one of
mine with me on all my travels and have found it to be a robust and
excellent radio for use both at home and on trips. Its sound quality
and volume is more than adequate for your purposes, and its
sensitivity, selectivity (especially with its synchronous detection
circuit), and overall performance is about "as good as it gets" in a
small portable SW receiver. It is easy on batteries (I use NiMH
rechargeables) and it can handle an external SW (only) antenna should
you require one. It works unusally well on the MW (standard AM) band
and on the FM band. And it has a good line output, in addition to an
earphone output, for use with a stereo system if desired.

Amazon offers it and often has it at a sale price. (Right now they are
selling it for $139.95 including shipping.)

I bought my first ICF-SW7600G (the predecessor model) in 1998 (I own
two of them). I bought my first ICF-SW7600GR in 2001 (I now own five of
them!). All have performed in a superb manner (and all have performed
identically - a sign of good quality control) and have held up very
well.

I think you'd be pleased with this radio.

Best,

Joe

wrote:
I know little abt short wave radio

I'm seeking a good portable radio with decent speaker
that would be easy to hear in small rooms and cabins
when traveling round the world.

Advice?

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:57:54 -0500, wrote:

I know little abt short wave radio

I'm seeking a good portable radio with decent speaker
that would be easy to hear in small rooms and cabins
when traveling round the world.

Advice?

Never travel with a radio you can't afford to lose.

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

"Joe Analssandrini" wrote:

Believe me, there is no shortage of interesting ststions to monitor via
the shortwaves and the Sony ICF-SW7600GR offers an excellent and
inexpensive means of doing so.

Very cool!!

Thanks for the reply!

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

David wrote:

Never travel with a radio you can't afford to lose.

Damn good advice!

Having said that that would be the model and brand you
recommend that is good... yet somewhat disposable?

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:18:31 -0500, wrote:

David wrote:

Never travel with a radio you can't afford to lose.

Damn good advice!

Having said that that would be the model and brand you
recommend that is good... yet somewhat disposable?
The $50 E-10 is my new travel radio. It replaces a $50 Yacht Boy 300.
(If I'm not flying I'll take my beloved Sangean ATS-606A, which, while
not loud, is voiced very pleasantly).

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

David wrote:

The $50 E-10 is my new travel radio.

have a link to it?

Good portable shortwave with gos speaker for world travel?
 

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:13:56 -0500, wrote:

David wrote:

The $50 E-10 is my new travel radio.

have a link to it?

That was a Radioshack closeout special. No longer available at that
price. You gotta pay attention and strike while the ingot is pliable.

I have a $200 Panasonic RFB-45 I got for $50 at WalMart, too. Keep
your eyes open.

http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold132.html

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/1101.html