Somebody was ragging on the Sat 800 in another thread so I thought I would
start this thread in order to avoid hijacking thier thread.

Yes I was telling myself last night how glad I was to get one of the last
Sat 800's. For program listening it is the best radio I have ever used. The
AM sync also works better than any I have ever have heard. Sound quality?
Yes also the best of any SW radio I have ever listened too. Maybe there is a
reason that it was rated only half a star lower than a Drake R8B in Passport
to World Band Radio. How about the Sony 2010 everyone is so crazy about? Yep
the Sat 800 was rated much higher than that but still I think the 2010 is a
good radio. The large size of the Sat 800 lends itself to great sound, great
ergonomics, and a display that I can read across the room. I even use it to
listen to a local FM music station sometimes. A radio with a dozen submenus,
buttons that each have nine different functions and will fit in a shirt
pocket? Yeah I have some like that... Which radio do I use the most? Yep...
The Sat 800.

"Jill Stafford" wrote in message
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Somebody was ragging on the Sat 800 in another thread so I thought I would
start this thread in order to avoid hijacking thier thread.

Yes I was telling myself last night how glad I was to get one of the last
Sat 800's. For program listening it is the best radio I have ever used.
The
AM sync also works better than any I have ever have heard. Sound quality?
Yes also the best of any SW radio I have ever listened too. Maybe there is
a
reason that it was rated only half a star lower than a Drake R8B in
Passport
to World Band Radio. How about the Sony 2010 everyone is so crazy about?
Yep
the Sat 800 was rated much higher than that but still I think the 2010 is
a
good radio. The large size of the Sat 800 lends itself to great sound,
great
ergonomics, and a display that I can read across the room. I even use it
to
listen to a local FM music station sometimes. A radio with a dozen
submenus,
buttons that each have nine different functions and will fit in a shirt
pocket? Yeah I have some like that... Which radio do I use the most?
Yep...
The Sat 800.


As one of those insensitives who ocasionally makes jokes about the 800, I
understand your point--it is indeed a very useful radio and in fact saved my
life once during a tornado. I was able to tether myself to it during a
tornado and never budged an inch.