Welcome to "Dave's
Radio Receiver Page". Here is my little spot on
this earth to pass along my experiences and or comments about "Radio
Receivers", as well as other gizmos that I use in my
radio monitoring / recording ventures. My main focus is in the
"Shortwave" part of the radio spectrum. A few other
radio related items have been thrown in too , including amateur
radio equipment reviews and views that may not be directly
related.
I have been playing around with radio receivers for over 40
years now, and in this time span my fingers have run across many
models, some really good and some really bad. Most comments you
read here have been pulled from my own head, but from others as
well (as noted). All observations from me are being made with the
2 ear / 2 eye method, so no fancy test equipment here. These of
course are my views and your findings may well be different.
Any set being listed on these pages does not mean that I own it
or plan on owning.
I'm sorry if any part of this site seems to have a "Soap Box"
slant to it , but I tell it like it is with my "hard - hitting"
unbiased hands on reports. To the dismay of
some readers, our reviews also contain comments / views and links from
other owners / reviews and information sources. We have been doing it
this way since 1998 and are NOT going to change our charter to be
skewed by other forces.
"Thank You" for stopping by and enjoy your visit to this web
page.....Dave
N9EWO
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" Radio Receiver -
Views / Reviews and Comments " - Tabletop
AOR AR7030 Tabletop HF Receiver
AOR AR-DV1 SDR "Digital Voice Receiver"
ICOM IC-R8600 Wide-Band
SDR / DSP Receiver
ICOM
IC-R9500 Wide-Band DSP
Receiver
ICOM
IC-R75 Tabletop HF Receiver
(JRC) Japan Radio Co. NRD-545
Tabletop DSP HF Receiver
(JRC) Japan Radio Co. NRD-345
Tabletop HF Receiver
(JRC)
Japan Radio Co. NRD-630 DSP
HF Receiver
(JRC) Japan Radio Co. NRD-301A HF Receiver
(JRC) Japan Radio Co. NRD-505 HF Receiver
(JRC) Japan Radio Co. NRD-93 HF Receiver
Kenwood (Trio)
R-1000 Tabletop HF Receiver
LOWE HF-250
Tabletop HF Receiver
Palstar R30
Tabletop HF Receiver
SDRplay
RSP-1 / RSP-1A / AFEDRI SDR NET SDR Receivers
Ten-Tec
RX-340 DSP HF Receiver
Ten-Tec
RX-350 DSP HF Receiver
UNIDEN
Bearcat BC898T Tabletop Scanner Receiver
WJ-8711
(A) and WJ HF1000 (A) DSP
HF Receiver
(Finmeccanica - DRS Technologies -
Signia IDT - BAE Systems - Watkins Johnson)
YAESU - STANDARD VR- 5000 Tabletop
"All Mode" Wide-Band Receiver
" Radio Receiver -
Views / Reviews and Comments "- Portables
AOR "AR-mini" and ICOM IC-RX7 Pocket Wide-Band
Receivers
eton
"e1" LW / MW / SW /
FM / XM Portable Receiver
GRECOM
PSR-800 "EZ Scan" Digital Scanning Handheld Receiver / Uniden BCD396XT
Grundig -
Eton "Satellit 750" / Tecsun "S-2000" / Eton "Elite 750" LW / MW / SW / FM / Aircraft
Portable Receiver
Grundig / eton G6 - Degen DE1109 LW - MW
- SW - FM - Aircraft Portable Receiver
Grundig "Satellit 800" /
Tecsun "HAM-2000" LW / MW / SW / FM / Aircraft Portable Receiver
"Malachite-DSP" Original Russian Standalone DSP - SDR
Sangean ATS-909X LW / MW / FM / SW Portable Receiver
SONY
SW RECEIVER PAGE : ICF-SW7600GR , ICF-2010 (ICF-2001D),
CRF-1, ICF-6500W
Tecsun
PL-880 / Tecsun PL-660 / Tecsun PL-680 FM Stereo / LW / MW / SW
Receivers
Tecsun
PL-360 / Tecsun PL-380 / Tecsun PL-365 /
CountyComm GP-5 SSB FM Stereo / LW / MW / SW DSP Receivers
" Radio Receiver -
Views / Reviews and Comments "- Portables with Built In
Recording
DEGEN DE1121 (KAITO KA1121) LW / MW
/ SW / FM Receiver - MP3 Player - MP3 Recorder
DEGEN DE1126 - DE1127 - DE1123 (KAITO
KA1123) - DEGEN DE1125 - Pocket MW / SW / FM DSP Receivers - MP3
Player - WAV Recorder
Grundig - eton "G2 Reporter"
DEGEN DE1128 / DE1128H MW / SW / FM Receiver - MP3 / WAV Recorder-Player
ICOM IC-R30 - IC-R20 Wide-Band Handheld Receivers
TIVDIO V-115 (Retekess
V115 / VRrobot WC-710S / AudioMax SRW-710S) MW / SW / FM Receiver - MP3
Player - MP3 Recorder
" Radio Transceiver -
Views / Reviews and Comments "
FLEX-6400M Tabletop SDR HF / 50
MHz Transceiver
ICOM
IC-7300 Tabletop SDR HF / 50
MHz Transceiver
ICOM
IC-7600 Tabletop DSP HF / 50
MHz Transceiver
YAESU
FT-450D Tabletop DSP HF / 50 Mhz Transceiver
YAESU
VX-2R , ICOM IC-P7A
and ICOM IC-Q7A Dual Band "Micro" Amateur Handheld
Transceivers
YAESU
VX-3R Dual Band "Micro"
Amateur Handheld Transceiver
YAESU FT1D / FT1XD / FTM-100D "System
Fusion" Amateur Analog-Digital Transceivers
" Antenna's and Antenna Accessories "
Ameco TPA / MFJ-1020B Tunable Preamp - Active Antennas
MFJ-1026
(MFJ-1025) "Deluxe Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer" ("Monitoring Times"
April 2007 - PDF Document)
PALSTAR LA30 Ferrite Loopstick Antenna (prototype)
"RF SYSTEMS" GMDSS LW / MW / SW Vertical Antenna vs. MLB-MK2 Long Wire Antenna
" Other and
Miscellaneous... "
JVC R-S77 Synthesizer
Stereo Receiver (60 WPC - Super A)
MW122A Regulated Power Supply
Modifications (for use with Sat 800, Tecsun HAM2000 , E1 , SW-8 )
Sangean
DAR-101 Digital MP3 "Stand
Alone" Audio Recorder (TASCAM SD-20M information)
Task Chair Reviews (Mid Back) :"BodyBilt" J752 ESD / Global #T9F695506
/ Eurotech 4x4LE-LM59802A / Lemberi-Bossin AB-EOC01 / OFM 119-VAM-AA
Dave's
Miscellaneous Receiver Reviews
- Sangean HDR-16 AM/FM HD
-
C.Crane "Skywave"
- Retekess TR604
- Yaesu FT-70D Notes
- C.Crane "FM REFLECT" FM Antenna
- Grundig / Eton "Field" BT
- CommRadio CR-1A
- Tecsun PL-600
Dave's
Miscellaneous "Radio" Tips / History and Service Notes
- Tecsun PL-600 Audio Distortion Modification
- Sangean ATS-803 / ATS-803A - Realistic DX-440 "Anti-Chuff" Modification.
- GRE "General Research of Electronics Inc." Shortwave "HF" Receiver List.
- JRC NRD-525 Important Serial Number Information.
- HF RFI Generator - "Electronic Defrost Timer"
- "Caveat Emptor" - JRC Display Failures
- AOR AR7030 Power Supply Repair Notes
- Tecsun PL-380 Undocumented Function / Hiss Issues Apparently Cleared Up.
- Increased “Off” Battery Life with Grundig G2 Reporter / Degen DE1126 - DE1127 - DE1128 - DE1128H
- Kenwood R-1000 “39.545 Mhz” Display Repair
N9EWO's
HF Receiver's Previously Owned
N9EWO List :
"Radio's That Never Were"
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