size of the radio is same as the Sangean ATS818 and slightly smaller than
the GE SRIII
operates on either 4 X AA or 4 X D cell batteries, or mains 220 volt AC,
also will charge batteries
Delivered to my door for a total cost of $106.90 which includes shipping to
Africa and insurance.
Seller was Tquchina on eBay who supplies the English language fascia on the
radio - the other seller Liypn sells only Chinese markings on the fascia of
the radio. Very satisfied = excellent service and Tquchina kept me informed
all the way down the line. A big worry for me as some sellers get shipping
to Africa totally ballsed up.
Evening time and the AM MW BCB DX really boomed in on the internal ferrite
loop - stations 4/5000 moles away came in at readable DX quality like France
Info Nice, BBC Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and India AIR Nagpur = very impressive.
What you may not like:
No SSB reception
Presets drive me mad - as there is no direct keyboard entry of preset number
you have to rotate through the ten presets upwards. This means that if you
are on preset two and want to get back to preset one, you have to go through
to preset ten before getting back to one again. Maddening and the only
feature of this superb radio that I really don't like.
Overall a great radio for my purposes knocking about the house, with superb
FM and MW performance like I have never come across in a portable. For me in
Africa a great buy and superb value for money. A Sony 7600GR retails here
for $285 !#$%^&
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John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx
Sounds like you got a good deal. Did you ever have any luck with Pascua
Radio?
Mark.
Auckland
New Zealand.
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JP - This was a nice read and good reporting ~ RHF
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