Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John

That's easy. The Grundig Satellit 700. Have fun.



On 19 Dec 2003 11:56:58 -0800, (John) wrote:

Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John

wrote:



I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available .



Oh boy, that's a loaded question. How much money do you want to spend? What do
you expect to listen to, major shortwave broadcasters or flea-powered pirate
stations? Amateur radio operators, aircraft, boats, long wave beacons ....
what?

Depending on your needs, you can spend from about $150 up to $11,000 or more.

This may help: http://www.dxing.com/rx.htm

John wrote:

Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John


The best desktop HF radio I know of that's reasonably practical to run on batteries as a "portable" is the AOR 7030+ I use one for vacations and camping trips.

A lower cost alternative would be the Lowe HF-150, but they're out of production, and tough to find.

You might also look at the Palstar R30 series. They're available new, but they're quite small for a desk top radio.

John wrote:

Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John

If you mean a desktop receiver that is also portable, try to find a used
Drake-SW8 with a serial number that starts with a '6' or higher. That
would be the improved model. They go for about $500. The Grundig Sat-800
is also a large desktop/portable based on the circuitry of the SW8. It
sells new for about $500 but I would recommend getting a factory
refurbished one for $400. These are checked out by Drake. Otherwise the
field is wide open if you want a desktop 'or' portable, but not both.


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(John) wrote:

Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio.

Depends on if you mean portable AND desktop or portable OR desktop.

I got a Drake PRN-1000 on ebay for $100 and it is an amazing performer for
the price. But it's not a portable.


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(John) wrote in message . com...

... which are the best shortwave radios available.

Well, that shouldn't take long (not). Here's a start:

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/rx_current.html

http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm

JOHN,

Here is my Short List of Shortwave Radios in various Price Ranges with
{Specific Listening Features} .
Included in this 'Short List' of Portable Shortwave Receivers and
some YAHOO! eGroups to Help You Check-Them-Out !

* Grundig Satellit 800 Millennium {AM, SYNC-AM & SSB} ~$499 [NEW]
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/
= = = Table Top: AM / FM / AIR / SW "World Band" Receiver
AM-Synchronous Detector; Three IF Filters, RF 20dB Attenuator,
Whip Antenna Pre-Amplifier, Hi-Low AGC and
Large Speaker [Big Box] Dynamic HiFi Sound.


* Sony ICF-2010 {AM, SYNC-AM & SSB} ~$360 {USED}
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icf2010/
= = = Portable: AM / FM / AIR / SW "World Band" Receiver
Hi-Sensitivity, AM-Synchronous Detector, Two IF Filters,
AM Local-DX Switch and RF Gain.


* Sangean ATS-909 {AM & SSB} ~$240 [NEW]
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DX398/

* Sony ICF-7600GR {AM, AM-SYNC & SSB} ~$180 [NEW]
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600group/

* Grundig Yacht Boy 400 PE {AM & SSB} ~$160 [NEW]
* Grundig Yacht Boy 300 PE {AM Only} ~$160 [NEW]
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig_Yacht_Boy_Radios/

* Grundig S350 {AM Only} ~$100 [NEW]
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S-350/
= = = Hi-Sensitivity, Two IF Filters, RF Gain and Good Audio Sound.

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F W I W: My ranking of some 'used' Shortwave Radios:

#10 = Drake R8B (Would like to Own one$$$)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r8b.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/494


#9 ? ? ?


#8 = Drake R8A
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r8.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1827


#7 ? ? ?


#6 = Icom R75 (Own One with the Full Kiwa Installed Mods.)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r75.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/427


#5 ? ? ?


#4 = Drake R8 (Tried one)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r8.htm
+ Add-in + Drake SW-8
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/sw8.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/600
+ Add-in + Grundig Satellit 800M (Own one.)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/sat800.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1699


#3 = Kenwood R-5000 (Own one)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r5000.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/468


#2 = Palstar R-30
- - - http://www.radiointel.com/review-palstar30.htm
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/r30.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/851


#1 = Yaesu FRG-7700 (Own one)
+ + + FRT-7700 + FRA-7700 + FRV-7700
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/frg7000.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1808


#"0" = Panasonic RF-4900 (Own one)
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/rf4800.htm
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1190
+ Add-in + Drake SW-1 (Own one)
- - - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1313
- - - http://www.dxing.com/rx/ssr1.htm


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= = = (John)
= = = wrote in message . com...
Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John

On 19 Dec 2003 19:45:11 -0800, (RHF) wrote:



* Sony ICF-2010 {AM, SYNC-AM & SSB} ~$360 {USED}
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icf2010/
= = = Portable: AM / FM / AIR / SW "World Band" Receiver
Hi-Sensitivity, AM-Synchronous Detector, Two IF Filters,
AM Local-DX Switch and RF Gain.


$360 for a used 2010 try again - a lot less than that. Check out
Ebay and you'll see. The price point is below 3 bills ...

I've got the Palstar R30, Yaesu FRG100, AOR7030, Drake SW8, and Icom R75.
They're all pretty decent receivers. The R30 has the best sounding audio,
followed by the 7030, the SW8, and the R75.
Sensitivity wise, the FRG100 is the best, closely followed by the R75, the
7030, the R30, and the SW8.
Ergonomically, the SW8 is my favorite..............looking inside of the
unit, I can see that it was an expensive design. Internal construction is on
a par with the R30. If you asked me which one was my favorite, I would have
to say "all of them!"
My best performing commercial receiver is my Racal 6790/GM, but that thing
is HUGE at 22 inches deep, so it doesn't get too much use on my nightstand.
My favorite portable is the Grundig 210. They just don't make them with that
turret type of bandswitch anymore. That's not to say that the new ones
aren't any good. They are very good.

Pete

Ken Thomas wrote in message
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On 19 Dec 2003 19:45:11 -0800, (RHF) wrote:



* Sony ICF-2010 {AM, SYNC-AM & SSB} ~$360 {USED}
GoTo= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icf2010/
= = = Portable: AM / FM / AIR / SW "World Band" Receiver
Hi-Sensitivity, AM-Synchronous Detector, Two IF Filters,
AM Local-DX Switch and RF Gain.


$360 for a used 2010 try again - a lot less than that. Check out
Ebay and you'll see. The price point is below 3 bills ...