I don’t know anything about those, is this a portable we’re talking about?
I was immediately reminded of a company called AOR I think it was, whilst their receivers may have been good the sensitivity and performance on the HF bands was not, I got this from someone I know who has had a few of their sets. It should also be noted that many of the portable sets I’ve written about now employ DSP - Digital Signal Processing - which makes the portable radio a more powerful and flexible unit than its ever been thus giving us more features, better sensitivity and selectivity. For example, it now only costs $50 to get a basic set with outstanding FM performance and a little more to get something with both outstanding AM/FM performance and slightly more for a well respected World Band radio. Not all that long ago to get something that performed well on FM would have cost hundreds of dollars and todays FM performers even beat some of the best Tuners I’ve seen. The trick with all this - if you take an interest that is - is to stay informed if possible as to what’s happening. The other big development of course has been SDR’S - Software Defined Radio - many of these radios are in fact small computers which run on software so no need for any of the expensive hardware designs that defined the radios of years past. I’m setting up a SDR system now with various components and software, I sent an article about this to the list some time ago. The Interface I’m using is a command driven one. > On 28 Apr 2016, at 6:46 PM, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> > wrote: > > Must say at this stage I am also looking at the AR8200 Mark3 receiver. At > least they have an agent over here which is very knowledgeable > > Bit pricy though but I have always been very impressed with the products from > them which I have used. > > Nice thing about it is that it is programmable by computer also. > > Any other AOR users on this list? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 28 April 2016 01:07 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio > > Okay an apology from me to you, there were a batch of the Eton Satellit which > muted as you described but those made after September last year have a > revised firmware that illiminated this problem, I must have one of those with > the updated firmware. > > > > > On 28/04/2016 1:42 AM, André van Deventer wrote: >> I listened to a youtube demonstration of this radio. You could clearly hear >> the break in audio when the tuning knob was turned even on USB. I >> understand that the tuning knob has clicks. So if you tune for example >> through the short wave frequencies there is a very slight break in audio >> for each click. This was in fact what also irritated this specific >> interviewer. >> >> I'm in the market for a good portable receiver but I would not like >> something like that for tuning shortwave bands and especially doing USB work. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: 27 April 2016 12:30 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio >> >> 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. >>> >>> >>> ********** >>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>> halfwits in this world behind. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> > > -- > > ********** > Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
