In a message dated 13/12/04 08:29:29 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm thinking of buying a short wave receiver like a Grundig or something, and have been looking at them on the web. What I have in mind is a very small, pocket sized rig, 2 AA cells for power... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- With could be a problem in how you want to power the radio. Most of the digital radios that will cover the frequencies and have the facilities you require are greedy on battery consumption or at least were up to a few years back. I lived in Saudi Arabia for 20+ years and SW radio for the last 13 years was the prime way of getting news. Lived in an area where the nearest black top road was 100km away and no terrestial television, electric power or telephones outside our camp. We did not get any satellite TV until the mid 1990's, so SW radio was the only way of keeping track of the outside world. I started with a Sony 2001 in 1981 and that was still OK when I retired in 2002. Also had the later 2001D which also has the SSB/CW facilities you need, though again greedy on battery consumption, which meant use on a AC power supply was essential. A popular radio was the Sony 7600D used by many expats at the time which was somewhat better in terms of battery life. Lost track of what is available today, but for SSB/CW use Sony was always at the top of the pile in the past. Maybe the battery consumption problem has been cracked with more recent technology, but the only way at that time was for reasonable battery life was to use an analog radio and most of these did not have the SSB/CW features nor the frequency coverage required. Bob, G3VVT ex desert rodent _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
