"Dan" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:50:48 GMT, "Honus"
wrote:


I just told someone over in rec.radio.amateur.dx that I'm
ready to mail my Grundig back to China with a letter enclosed telling
them
where they can send it from there. This whole shortwave/AM DX
experience
has been extremely frustrating.

All I want to do is turn on my radio, spin the dial until I find
something
interesting, look it up in my "Passport" book and have that be the end of
it. sigh Oh well. I might as well start wishing for world peace.

The Grundig S350/Tecsun 2000 is definitely *not* the radio for this!
However, it is nice to use/listen to when you know where you are
tuning, or what you are looking for.

Depending on how much you want to spend, you should look for a used
Radio Shack DX-440/Sangean 803A - same radio. These can be had for
under $100 and have much better performance than the S350. Next step
up would be a used Grundig Satellit 700, or perhaps a used Sony 2010,
for around $250 - $300.

A great bandscanning radio is the Grundig Satellit 800, available new
for around $400, or used for $250 and up. It's easy to use, with a
better than average tuning knob, good filters, good sound and a great
sync mode.

Yep...that's probably were I'll head when it's time to upgrade.

All of these radios have actual tuning knobs. There are loads of
inexpensive Chinese radios that have good performance, but most lack a
tuning knob, instead using just buttons for up/down and direct
frequency entry. Most also have scanning functions, however, and can
be almost as useful as manual tuning, but nothing really beats a real
tuning knob, IMO!

Ha! Those tuning knobs are one of the things that drew me to the S350 in the
first place.

Thanks for the tips!