And where has it been said the audio is interrupted when the tuning knob is 
turned? I don’t recall any mention of that do you?


> On 27 Apr 2016, at 8:23 PM, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> 
> wrote:
> 
> Must say what I find immensely  irritating with this specific radio is the 
> sound of the tuning during bands.
> 
> Perhaps I come from the time of analog receivers where the tuning is smooth.  
> Now every time that you turn the tuning knob and it clicks the audio is 
> interrupted.  My old AOR 3000A receiver does this on the fm bands but not on 
> AM and SSB.
> 
> I would be in the market for a portable receiver that has both the short wave 
> bands and SSB mode, is reasonable accessible and does not have this annoying  
> tuning feature.
> 
> André
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 27 April 2016 11:25 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
> 
> The radio arrived yesterday.
> 
> For those who wish to find out more about the new Eton Satellite note that 
> the Satellite in the name of the radio is spelt without the trailing E, I 
> would never had known this if it weren’t for my Braille Display <smile>.
> 
> List members would have read the review of the radio I posted and I agree 
> with pretty much every point in the review so there’s little point me going 
> back over old ground.
> 
> Audio out of the speaker less than 3 inches in size is nothing short of 
> impressive, not as good as the audio from the Tecsun PL880 but still good all 
> the same and of course the speaker of the PL880 is a 4 inch unit so if its 
> audio quality you’re looking for in a small unit then the Tecsun PL880 sets 
> the bar though its slightly bigger than the Eton.
> 
> The Eton is well thought out in just about every way, everything from the 
> double-jointed telescopic whip to the arrangement of functions.
> 
> The presets are arranged in pages, press the “Page” button and you can type 
> in a number of a page of presets followed by the page button to get there.
> 
> Once there just press one of the preset buttons above the keypad or tune to a 
> station and hold down the preset button for 3 seconds to set.
> 
> This Satellite is one of the very few radio sets around that performs well on 
> each and every band and I can only say its about time.
> 
> The clicks when turning the jog dial feel most satisfying so you’re not going 
> to accidentally turn 2 clicks instead of 1, certainly one of the best 
> mechanisms I’ve seen in a jog-dial.
> 
> The speed of the dial can be changed either between fast, slow or off by 
> repeatedly pressing the dial.
> 
> I’m extremely glad Eton chose to add an Aux-In function to the radio though 
> this function isn’t immediately obvious to the user, the Line-out jack can be 
> switched to an Aux-In jack so the user can take full advantage of the audio 
> powered packed into the radio through an external source.
> 
> Stereo headphones sound really nice through this radio, perhaps a little 
> quiet for some models of stereo but good enough for most.
> 
> so is the Satellite worth the $200 U.S. price tag? Most certainly and I have 
> the feeling this is the last great Shortwave radio we’re going to see for 
> quite some time, or perhaps this radio may well be the last we’ll see in a 
> good line of radios, time will tell.
> 
> 
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