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Sorry to just add more to this topic - but I've been offered a Palstar R30 for a really low price: http://www.palstar.com/rec30.htm Does anyone have experience with this receiver? Thanks! Dan. On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:53:59 -0500, Mark Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list > > Sue (and others interested), > > I have both a Satellit 800, and an Icom R 75 (and got them in that order.) > Also have a Radio Shack DX 398 / Sangean 909). > > If you want a good all around shortwave radio, with really nice audio, the > Satellit 800. Is an excellent choice. Since they appear to be going out of > production, your probably right about being able to get one in the $300 > Canadian price range if you buy at the right time. > > For numbers, you will hear what is commonly available in North America (V2 > family, some E10, M8 vamily, etc. on a Satellit 800. It takes good antennas > without overloading. Has great sound (did I say that already?) Works well > for North American pirates (don't know why but I was talking with some other > Dxers yesterday who have the Satellit 800 and they concurred.) It was a > quantum step up from the DX 398. > > The R 75 is another quantum step up from the Satellit 800 in terms of most > things. Except for having rather poor audio through the tiny speaker, but > is easily fixed by buying an external speaker for a computer at a garage > sale for $3.00 (US :-) ) Most importantly for this purpose, with a decent > antenna, it is excellent for receiving all kinds of unusual signals > (including numbers.) The DSP module has routinely been available for free > with it, and imporves the performance a lot. They are new for about $500 > (US), but can be easily gotten on the used market for half that (which I > think will put it into the price range your looking for.) > > In the price range you talk about, and if I could only have one radio: if > you are mostly interested primarily in listening to international > broadcasting, pirates, etc. I would get a new Satellit 800. If I was > interested more in numbers, unusual signals, etc. a used Icom R 75 is the > clear choice. > > The other things I've done in the past year is improved both antenna and > ground, per several other loggings here lately. It has made a tremendous > difference. I second everything said about that. > > Mark > > > > On 8/21/04 7:48 PM, "Susan C. Hickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > > list > > > > Chris, what do you think of the Satellit 800? The things are coming down in > > price all the time but I told my other half that I wouldn't get one until > > they come down to $300 Cdn (which I think will happen)...Sue > > PS: my little radio is a Sangean ATS-818 and I have an antenna running > > outside to the metal clothesline pole, works for me for now! > > > > Sue Hickey > > Forum editor, the Messenger > > CIDX (Canadian International DX) Club > > > > "I am in terrible ignorance of everything." Blaise Pascal > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm > Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > Visit http://www.spynumbers.com/ for complete information about Spy Numbers Stations > ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Visit http://www.spynumbers.com/ for complete information about Spy Numbers Stations
