Michael Black wrote:
) writes:

I still don't believe you - the S350 only weighs on pound and the
12-150 is a repackaged S350, so there is no way - you just keep
forgetting to take the batteries out. My $25 RS PLL AM/FM radio is just
as sensitive as the over-hyped S350, which I happily returned to RS,
The S350 suffers from drifting, images galore, is cheap plastic, has
cheap switches, has a smelly imitation-leather handle, an a bunch of
switches that are all hype and cheap, a plastic speaker grill, an
antenna that flops and doesn't lock into place, and a low-resolution
display - the list goes on and on ! The 12-150 is just like the cheap
piece of **** SRIII - I read a review on eham.net that the 12-150's
wide/narrow switch shorted out and the reado is no better than standard
AM/FM radios. The SRIII's switched fall off ! Enjoy, sucker !

The more you post about this, the more you look like a fool.

How can a radio that has synthesized tuning be an S350 that has
analog tuning?

The S350 has analog tuning, and a frequency counter readout. That's
where at least some of the celebrated drift comes from.

But according to Radio Shack (and various people's comments about
the tuning steps) the 12-150 has synthesized tuning.

That is a pretty blatant difference.

ANd once they make that sort of "mod", there is little reason to
even believe there is anything in common between the two radios.

You should have stuck with the line about how they are equally bad,
because whether or not that is true, it's more true than claiming
the radios are the same.

Michael

Read the reviews on eham.net and Amazon and see how great these
pieces-of-**** receivers are ! All these big-boxed, Chinese-made,
over-hyped, light-weight receivers are crap ! You are the sucker, not
me ! I can smell'um a mile away !

wrote:
jamman wrote:
I posted earlier after buying the Radio Shack 12-150 ... and I'll be
the first to admit that this radio was my first foray into DX ... but
I've been disappointed in the radio overall. It has a simplistic
attractiveness to it, and it has PLL, but the knobs are real cheap
plastic (and will probably have a short lifespan!) and the reception
hasn't been as great as I'd hoped for a radio that was boasted as being
"extreme range." The SW capabilities are very weak, but that might be
my inexperience.

Don't think the 12-150 covers shortwave. Probably accounts for it's
poor performance on those bands....!!

The 12-150 is just a repackaged SRIII - I guess, we live in a
throw-away society ! Most receivers these days are junk, and made in
China ! Bring back the RS DX-440 and Sony ICF-2010 ! The S50 is total
garbage - take off the back, and see that it is mostly-hollow inside
and the whole receiver is a cheap low-grade plastic ! When I opened, my
now returned to RS S350, some little washers fell out and I could not
figure where they went - some poor suck probably has that radio now !
The S350's electronics are 1960's grade.

Michael Black wrote:
) writes:

I still don't believe you - the S350 only weighs on pound and the
12-150 is a repackaged S350, so there is no way - you just keep
forgetting to take the batteries out. My $25 RS PLL AM/FM radio is just
as sensitive as the over-hyped S350, which I happily returned to RS,
The S350 suffers from drifting, images galore, is cheap plastic, has
cheap switches, has a smelly imitation-leather handle, an a bunch of
switches that are all hype and cheap, a plastic speaker grill, an
antenna that flops and doesn't lock into place, and a low-resolution
display - the list goes on and on ! The 12-150 is just like the cheap
piece of **** SRIII - I read a review on eham.net that the 12-150's
wide/narrow switch shorted out and the reado is no better than standard
AM/FM radios. The SRIII's switched fall off ! Enjoy, sucker !

The more you post about this, the more you look like a fool.

How can a radio that has synthesized tuning be an S350 that has
analog tuning?

The S350 has analog tuning, and a frequency counter readout. That's
where at least some of the celebrated drift comes from.

But according to Radio Shack (and various people's comments about
the tuning steps) the 12-150 has synthesized tuning.

That is a pretty blatant difference.

ANd once they make that sort of "mod", there is little reason to
even believe there is anything in common between the two radios.

You should have stuck with the line about how they are equally bad,
because whether or not that is true, it's more true than claiming
the radios are the same.

Michael

You are the fool for buying these receivers, and I am only doing this
to watch you react like a fool.

wrote:


jamman wrote:
I posted earlier after buying the Radio Shack 12-150 ... and I'll be
the first to admit that this radio was my first foray into DX ... but
I've been disappointed in the radio overall. It has a simplistic
attractiveness to it, and it has PLL, but the knobs are real cheap
plastic (and will probably have a short lifespan!) and the reception
hasn't been as great as I'd hoped for a radio that was boasted as being
"extreme range." The SW capabilities are very weak, but that might be
my inexperience.

Don't think the 12-150 covers shortwave. Probably accounts for it's
poor performance on those bands....!!


Wow, someone noticed.

Michael Black wrote:

) writes:

I still don't believe you - the S350 only weighs on pound and the
12-150 is a repackaged S350, so there is no way - you just keep
forgetting to take the batteries out. My $25 RS PLL AM/FM radio is just
as sensitive as the over-hyped S350, which I happily returned to RS,
The S350 suffers from drifting, images galore, is cheap plastic, has
cheap switches, has a smelly imitation-leather handle, an a bunch of
switches that are all hype and cheap, a plastic speaker grill, an
antenna that flops and doesn't lock into place, and a low-resolution
display - the list goes on and on ! The 12-150 is just like the cheap
piece of **** SRIII - I read a review on eham.net that the 12-150's
wide/narrow switch shorted out and the reado is no better than standard
AM/FM radios. The SRIII's switched fall off ! Enjoy, sucker !

The more you post about this, the more you look like a fool.

How can a radio that has synthesized tuning be an S350 that has
analog tuning?

The S350 has analog tuning, and a frequency counter readout. That's
where at least some of the celebrated drift comes from.

But according to Radio Shack (and various people's comments about
the tuning steps) the 12-150 has synthesized tuning.

That is a pretty blatant difference.

ANd once they make that sort of "mod", there is little reason to
even believe there is anything in common between the two radios.

You should have stuck with the line about how they are equally bad,
because whether or not that is true, it's more true than claiming
the radios are the same.

Michael

Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

Craig wrote:
Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

--------------------------------------

I own the 12-150 too. I like the radio a lot. great sound and with a
long wire attached it picks up almost anything my other radios do. Its
a great bedside radio,imho

wrote:
Craig wrote:
Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

--------------------------------------

I own the 12-150 too. I like the radio a lot. great sound and with a
long wire attached it picks up almost anything my other radios do. Its
a great bedside radio,imho

It is still a cheap, over-sized, over-hyped, low-grade plastic box !

craigm wrote:
Michael Black wrote:

) writes:

I still don't believe you - the S350 only weighs on pound and the
12-150 is a repackaged S350, so there is no way - you just keep
forgetting to take the batteries out. My $25 RS PLL AM/FM radio is just
as sensitive as the over-hyped S350, which I happily returned to RS,
The S350 suffers from drifting, images galore, is cheap plastic, has
cheap switches, has a smelly imitation-leather handle, an a bunch of
switches that are all hype and cheap, a plastic speaker grill, an
antenna that flops and doesn't lock into place, and a low-resolution
display - the list goes on and on ! The 12-150 is just like the cheap
piece of **** SRIII - I read a review on eham.net that the 12-150's
wide/narrow switch shorted out and the reado is no better than standard
AM/FM radios. The SRIII's switched fall off ! Enjoy, sucker !

The more you post about this, the more you look like a fool.

How can a radio that has synthesized tuning be an S350 that has
analog tuning?

The S350 has analog tuning, and a frequency counter readout. That's
where at least some of the celebrated drift comes from.

But according to Radio Shack (and various people's comments about
the tuning steps) the 12-150 has synthesized tuning.

That is a pretty blatant difference.

ANd once they make that sort of "mod", there is little reason to
even believe there is anything in common between the two radios.

You should have stuck with the line about how they are equally bad,
because whether or not that is true, it's more true than claiming
the radios are the same.

Michael

Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

The guy that takes on the name of a highly respected private school as
his handle is adept at making statements that have no basis in fact.

wrote:
craigm wrote:
Michael Black wrote:

) writes:

I still don't believe you - the S350 only weighs on pound and the
12-150 is a repackaged S350, so there is no way - you just keep
forgetting to take the batteries out. My $25 RS PLL AM/FM radio is just
as sensitive as the over-hyped S350, which I happily returned to RS,
The S350 suffers from drifting, images galore, is cheap plastic, has
cheap switches, has a smelly imitation-leather handle, an a bunch of
switches that are all hype and cheap, a plastic speaker grill, an
antenna that flops and doesn't lock into place, and a low-resolution
display - the list goes on and on ! The 12-150 is just like the cheap
piece of **** SRIII - I read a review on eham.net that the 12-150's
wide/narrow switch shorted out and the reado is no better than standard
AM/FM radios. The SRIII's switched fall off ! Enjoy, sucker !

The more you post about this, the more you look like a fool.

How can a radio that has synthesized tuning be an S350 that has
analog tuning?

The S350 has analog tuning, and a frequency counter readout. That's
where at least some of the celebrated drift comes from.

But according to Radio Shack (and various people's comments about
the tuning steps) the 12-150 has synthesized tuning.

That is a pretty blatant difference.

ANd once they make that sort of "mod", there is little reason to
even believe there is anything in common between the two radios.

You should have stuck with the line about how they are equally bad,
because whether or not that is true, it's more true than claiming
the radios are the same.

Michael

Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

The guy that takes on the name of a highly respected private school as
his handle is adept at making statements that have no basis in fact.

Too bad, yes I went to Sidwell Friends Wisconsin Ave. Wash, D.C., so
eat **** ! These radios are still cheap pieces of **** !

Michael

Take a look inside the 12-150. It is clearly not the same as the S350.

The guy that takes on the name of a highly respected private school as
his handle is adept at making statements that have no basis in fact.

Too bad, yes I went to Sidwell Friends Wisconsin Ave. Wash, D.C., so
eat **** ! These radios are still cheap pieces of **** !

Given your attitude on this forum and the way you write I find it very
hard to believe that you have had any involvment with Sidwell Friends
school, other than possibly walking by and seeing the sign.