Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?


- the design looks kinda 60's

Kinda " Girly"

For the woman who still has white Go-Go boots ?

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...alty/0068.html

has no Shortwave;

Perfect If your getting a Christmas present for Dick Cheney's wife

..

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

My advice: Get a Sony ICF-7600G and a Select-a-Tenna. You can't go
wrong.

Steve

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception."

A long ferrite rod antenna is only one part of the equation. Who has
verified that it has unmatched am reception. Unmatched AM reception
is a level of performance I would not expect in a dressed up clock
radio.

Assuming for a moment that it does have excellent reception, using
that AM antenna to null signals will require that a radio loaded with
6 C batteries be lifted on one end and/or rotated.

I'm going to guess something like a Sony 7600 or Degen will have
better AM performance and be a whole lot easier to handle.

I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

$100.00 for an AM FM radio seems pricey. But it is a big impressive
white box with 2 speakers and a yellow backlit display, so those
features have to be worth something I suppose. And it has 5 yes count
'em folks 5 memories each for AM and FM.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:47:24 -0700, Roadie wrote:
On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception."

A long ferrite rod antenna is only one part of the equation. Who has
verified that it has unmatched am reception. Unmatched AM reception
is a level of performance I would not expect in a dressed up clock
radio.

Assuming for a moment that it does have excellent reception, using
that AM antenna to null signals will require that a radio loaded with
6 C batteries be lifted on one end and/or rotated.

I'm going to guess something like a Sony 7600 or Degen will have
better AM performance and be a whole lot easier to handle.

I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

$100.00 for an AM FM radio seems pricey. But it is a big impressive
white box with 2 speakers and a yellow backlit display, so those
features have to be worth something I suppose. And it has 5 yes count
'em folks 5 memories each for AM and FM.


But comrade... COMRADE!...

"... it includes RDS technology to display station name, call sign,
song title or other transmitted information..."

What WOULDN'T you pay for that???

"...plus it can set the clock automatically."

Top that magic! Other clock radios require you to adjust the minute
value every 3 months or so. (And the hour value TWICE a year!)

And, when you consider it's FM stereo to 2 speakers -- that appear to
be a full 6 inches apart -- you got to hand it to the guys at Sangean!

[Note to original poster: No offense, but for $100, I think this is a
lousy value. You can get as much for less; or a lot more for a little
more. Although Universal's including the FM Atlas does sweeten the
deal.]


--
Col. I.P. Yurin
Commissariat of Internal Security

Stakhanovite
Order of Lenin (1937)
Hero of Socialist Labor (1939)

"dead of night" wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm sorry, that should read: "Sangean PR-D5."

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?


Universal Radio Likes It
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...alty/0068.html

Lamont

On Aug 30, 10:39 am, "The Shadow" wrote:
"dead of night" wrote in oglegroups.com... I'm sorry, that should read: "Sangean PR-D5."

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

Universal Radio Likes Ithttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0068.html

Lamont

Have you ever seen a retailer pan it's new products?

On Aug 28, 10:47 am, Roadie wrote:
On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:

Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception."

A long ferrite rod antenna is only one part of the equation. Who has
verified that it has unmatched am reception. Unmatched AM reception
is a level of performance I would not expect in a dressed up clock
radio.

The Universal website states:

"We have carefully tested this radio here at Universal Radio. It is
impressive. We feel it is an exceptional value, and certaintly (sic)
one of the best medium wave DXing machines to come down the pike in a
long time."

Now, one could argue that Universal is trying to sell radios - and one
might be right. However, if true, it would seem strange for Universal
to make this claim on an inexpensive radio when they could push much
higher end rigs for this purpose. Also, I trust Universal's general
level of practical expertise, and whent hey make this claim, I see no
reason to doubt it.

Bruce Jensen

"Roadie" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Aug 30, 10:39 am, "The Shadow" wrote:
"dead of night" wrote in
oglegroups.com... I'm
sorry, that should read: "Sangean PR-D5."

On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception." I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

Universal Radio Likes
Ithttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0068.html

Lamont

Have you ever seen a retailer pan it's new products?

Just gave the Universal web site so folks could see what it looks like - as
well as the hype
The user's manual is at URL;
http://www.sangean.com/downloads/manuals/PR-D5_MAN.pdf

Lamont -- will probably stay with my GE Super Radio -- works well