Where can we still get this Radio?
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From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: short wave / cw receiver


> Zac:
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> I have a grundig g3 coming, and woill write a short review after playing =
> with it a while.
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> am / fm / sw / air, with synchronous detection and ssb.
> from the manual, looks to be fairly accessible.
>
> more info after I receive it.  supposed to arrive next week.
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> Gary Lee
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> On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Zach Shifflett <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
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>> Hey all,
>> I'm wondering if there are any portable shortwave receivers out there
>> that are relatively accessible, and that can receive cw.
>> Now that I've had my license for a couple weeks and have familiarized
>> myself with basic procedure, I'd like to get started studying for
>> general.  First though, I want to learn cw.
>> I've been doing cw training tapes I found online, as well as using the
>> g4fon cotch trainer, but what I'd really like is to be able to listen
>> to some code on the air, and copy that.  I feel like that'd be the
>> best practice, to actually use realtime, on air code.
>> I'd also like to see what kind of stuff I can pick up on the low
>> frequencies where I live.
>> I don't even know how good a portable receiver like this would be, as
>> I know you have  to have decent antennas to even be able to pick up
>> most of this stuff.
>> Please forgive a stupid question from a total newbie, but everybody's
>> gotta start somewhere, eh?
>> I'd just really like to start listening to some code on air and
>> copying it. Maybe this is also something I could do with echolink.
>> Are there even shortwave stations you can pick up anymore?
>>=20
>> Thanks in advance for all the great advice I know will come.
>> This list is really great, and I look forward to actually being able
>> to talk to some of you guys once my echolink approval goes through.
>>=20
>> 73
>> Zach, kk4ruz