HI Don, If you could find a super radio original model, imho that beat model
2, and ___Completely outclassed and outperformed so called super radio 3!
But what do I know? dd
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From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: shortwave receivers


> A few questions along this line, if I may.  My wife's GE super
> radio 2 and my GE super radio 3 are both showing their age.  I
> care little about short wave because most of the international
> broadcasters no longer are there.  So in terms of medium wave and
> FM sensitivity, selectivity, and sound quality, what new
> receivers are available which are reasonably accessible and which
> perform and sound at least as good or better than the super radio
> 3?  As I said, I really don't care that much about short wave as
> I still have a working Sony 2010.
>
> Thanks for ideas.
>
> Don Roberts
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 9:11 PM
> Subject: shortwave receivers
>
>
> Hi All, On the bottom end of the portable receiver curve, the
> little
> yachtboy400 and or 400PE by Grundig's a simple 40memory easily
> settable
> decent lw-mw-sw-fm portable, the little Kaito KA1102's a nice
> very little
> 190 memory digital SW FM AM, with bfo, surprisingly decent cheapy
> that comes
> with rechargeable bats, charger, and all.  Then There are several
> receivers
> Sony makes with the 7600 model number.  1, I've read described as
> the 7600A,
> and bought one of that deliniation by mistake, is an older,
> "Banded SWL
> receiver, same size and similar layout to the other 7600 radios,
> it has no
> bfo and does have a tuning knob, but is not digital at all and is
> strictly
> an older swl-am-fm-lw portable, but a good one.
> Then there is the 7600D, european version and it's also called, I
> think the
> 7600.  and may also be called something else like the 2002 or
> something
> similar.  It's digital, has only nine memories and no synch
> detection,
> pretty good radio, hard on bats, but only uses four AAs, as do
> all the
> 7600s.
> The 7600G, is synch detected, has twenty memories, and a pretty
> dynamite
> little/same size as the others, portable, then the 7600GR, has
> more memories
> and is also synch detectored.
> Another radio you might consider is the sony sw100 a 2 AA shirt
> pocket
> clamshell type radio, synch detectored and a very good little
> set/though
> expensive.  If buying a 7600, make sure you know which one you're
> getting.
> They will all tune the LW band, lmore or less 150-400 or so, and
> tuning and
> memory setting are easy.  the nine memory unit goes used for
> anywhere from
> fifty to eighty, the G can go from fifty to a hundred and twenty,
> and the
> GR, usually more.  The sw100 goes from 150 to three hundred
> depending on
> what shape and what accessories.  Suggest you go to the universal
> radio site
> and check out their comparative review of short wave receivers,
> pretty
> revealing.  Appreciate all you guys and gals, dd.
>
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