Dang, that was a good radio...the SW was strong, and every nught,
before turning in, I'd flip it on, scroll through the SW1 band,
listening to a few dozen station for about 15 minutes....but sadly she
died on me, and I threw it away...
I bught a Grundig Yachtboy......what a pieve of crap....I'm lucky to
receive 2 - 3 stations, usually jesus stations...nowhere near the
reception power of the 30 year old Panasonic....
Maybe i can snag one off of ebay...

schrieb:

Dang, that was a good radio...the SW was strong, and every nught,
before turning in, I'd flip it on, scroll through the SW1 band,
listening to a few dozen station for about 15 minutes....but sadly she
died on me, and I threw it away...

Now that wasn't such a good idea - I would keep this set for looks
alone. I remember someone mentioning the shortwave sections to be a bit
problematic in terms of successful realignment (probably aging issues)
but can't find that right now. Anyway, here's what I know in terms of
pages on the RF-1150:
http://www.noobowsystems.com/restora...rf-1150-e.html
http://www.radiointel.com/review-panasonicrf1150.htm

I bught a Grundig Yachtboy......what a pieve of crap....I'm lucky to
receive 2 - 3 stations, usually jesus stations...nowhere near the
reception power of the 30 year old Panasonic....

Which model would that be, the YB400PE? It's possible that you got a bad
apple (maybe a blown RF amp FET or something), but due to varying
conditions one can only tell side by side with a known-good radio.

Maybe i can snag one off of ebay...

That wouldn't be that bad an idea, with that huge speaker and rotating
ferrite antenna it certainly is a fun set for AMBCB, not to mention the
retro looks. Alternatively, take a look at the Kaito KA2100 - which is
not to say that one couldn't have both.

Stephan
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Dang, that was a good radio...the SW was strong, and every nught,
before turning in, I'd flip it on, scroll through the SW1 band,
listening to a few dozen station for about 15 minutes....but sadly she
died on me, and I threw it away...
I bught a Grundig Yachtboy......what a pieve of crap....I'm lucky to
receive 2 - 3 stations, usually jesus stations...nowhere near the
reception power of the 30 year old Panasonic....
Maybe i can snag one off of ebay...

Yup, that's a nice looking radio - came close to buying one a couple of
times. Reminds me vaguely of the Sony ICF5900, which was a fun radio
to use.

wrote:
Dang, that was a good radio...the SW was strong, and every nught,
before turning in, I'd flip it on, scroll through the SW1 band,
listening to a few dozen station for about 15 minutes....but sadly she
died on me, and I threw it away...
I bught a Grundig Yachtboy......what a pieve of crap....I'm lucky to
receive 2 - 3 stations, usually jesus stations...nowhere near the
reception power of the 30 year old Panasonic....
Maybe i can snag one off of ebay...


It is a very cool radio. I found one at a yard sale a year ago for 6
bucks. They do show up on Ebay, I just saw one sell there for $114.00 !
I have several old portables, including a Blaupunkt "Derby Deluxe". The
sound on them is so much better than todays offerings. The Blaupunkt
makes my CC Radio+ sound very bad. Good luck finding one,


Dave

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ups.com...
Dang, that was a good radio...the SW was strong, and every nught,
before turning in, I'd flip it on, scroll through the SW1 band,
listening to a few dozen station for about 15 minutes....but sadly she
died on me, and I threw it away...
I bught a Grundig Yachtboy......what a pieve of crap....I'm lucky to
receive 2 - 3 stations, usually jesus stations...nowhere near the
reception power of the 30 year old Panasonic....
Maybe i can snag one off of ebay...

Yeah I picked one up on eBay a few months ago - around $80 including
shipping.

It's a good radio. Better sounding and better FM reception than the 2200
(which I also have), but the 2200 is a much better MW/SW radio. The 1150
sounds nearly as good as the Grundig 650 (which I also have), is plenty
sensitive off the whip, but it's total lack of SW tuning aids (no
bandspread, no bandwidth filters, no SSB) make it nothing more than casual
listening SW radio. However, careful and VERY SLOW tuning will reveal
loads of signals, but you have no idea where you are because the dial
calibration is so bad.

But for room filling sound of local AM and FM - and the occasional SW
station once you get used to the tuning - it's hard to beat. The 70's
styling is complimented by the CB reception - very 70's indeed!

Mike

In article , "Mike"
wrote:

Yeah I picked one up on eBay a few months ago - around $80 including
shipping.

It's a good radio. Better sounding and better FM reception than the 2200
(which I also have), but the 2200 is a much better MW/SW radio. The 1150
sounds nearly as good as the Grundig 650 (which I also have), is plenty
sensitive off the whip, but it's total lack of SW tuning aids (no
bandspread, no bandwidth filters, no SSB) make it nothing more than casual
listening SW radio. However, careful and VERY SLOW tuning will reveal
loads of signals, but you have no idea where you are because the dial
calibration is so bad.

But for room filling sound of local AM and FM - and the occasional SW
station once you get used to the tuning - it's hard to beat. The 70's
styling is complimented by the CB reception - very 70's indeed!

Sorry, I had a brain fart. The 1150 does indeed have a BFO, and a Fine
Tuning knob on the right side.

Mike