I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had.
Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so
I figured I would wait and see how they held up...

But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE
for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I
decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it
outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the
size of a deck of cards with analog tuning.
New I think they might cost about $30 or so...

I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that
holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire
with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built
in antenna is only about 14 inches long!
I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside
that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and
will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip
on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA.

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob

Hi Rob:

- Little tiny Shortwave radios are Just Cool !

I currently have a Jwin JX - m14 ( with Digital readout) which,
because it sips electricity, I use as an FM runer, feeding it throough
2 spare computer speakers. I take it out on my Bike, for walks & such, and
while not as good as my Sangean 606A, lots of fun.

I'm thinking abouot upgrading to a Kaito KA 105 ( with PLL & memories )
_ But want to wait around a bit to see what else pops up on the horizon

{{{

( from http://www.passband.com/pages/receivernews.htm )

Degen’s new DE105,

a decent little radio, is sold in North America as the Kaito KA105 with a
robust front panel. Yet, its limited frequency coverage and other shortcomings
make it a dubious choice when another $20 can buy the vastly superior, if
slightly beefier, Degen DE1101/Kaito KA1101.

If you simply must go with a pocket-sized model, be patient.

Rumor has it that there is a serious model in the works to fill the current
price chasm between the $55 for a ‘105 and the $360 for a Sony ICF-SW100S.
}}}

- So thanks for the review & - Have fun ! !

Dan

find it not In article ,
(ROBMURR) writes:


I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had.
Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so
I figured I would wait and see how they held up...

But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE
for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I
decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it
outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the
size of a deck of cards with analog tuning.
New I think they might cost about $30 or so...

I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that
holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire
with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built
in antenna is only about 14 inches long!
I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside
that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and
will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip
on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA.

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob

"ROBMURR" wrote in message
...
I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had.
Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so
I figured I would wait and see how they held up...

But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE
for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I
decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it
outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the
size of a deck of cards with analog tuning.
New I think they might cost about $30 or so...

I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that
holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire
with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built
in antenna is only about 14 inches long!
I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside
that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and
will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip
on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA.

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob
I picked up one of these to use when walking the dog, not expecting too much
from it, at that price. But I must admit I was really surprised how good the
reception is on the sw bands, and the batteries seem to last for ever !!.

BMC

ROBMURR wrote:

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob


They don't seem to think much of the S-350. Grundig should never have
sold out.

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Based on our experience with the Grundig S-350, we suspected that the
MINI 100 PE might have some or all of the same flaws. But we found the
pocket set's performance much better than the larger Grundig S-350 that
costs more than three times as much!

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..let the cat out to reply..

The sangean 909 is a better radio than the degen/kaito/tecsun radios
out there. it stands the test of time well and performs a great
value. I also love my tecsun analog radios for traveling like the
wrx-911 and the R9700dx. The wrx911 is the most sparing on batteries
i've ever seen in a radio and it's really sensitive.

On 12 Apr 2004 15:25:52 GMT, (ROBMURR) wrote:

I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had.
Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so
I figured I would wait and see how they held up...

But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE
for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I
decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it
outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the
size of a deck of cards with analog tuning.
New I think they might cost about $30 or so...

I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that
holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire
with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built
in antenna is only about 14 inches long!
I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside
that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and
will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip
on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA.

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob

I have a Mini100PE but don't use it anymore. For a real cheapy, which
for some perverse reason I'll use from time-to-time, I like the Bell +
Howell radio - $9.00(!) or sometimes LESS. It seems to be more
sensitive than the Grundig and at least my sample doesn't drift to any
appreciable extent. Here too the batteries last "forever." I won't
take it on a trip however. (I hate all analog-tuned SW receivers; I
suffered with them for years - drifting, inaccurate "tuning dials,"
going out of alignment, etc. They should all be sent to the bottom of
the ocean! [Just kidding.] [I still have my Lafayette HE-10 and I
still "love" it.] I won't ever buy an analog-tuned one again no matter
what kind of review it gets. Of course, if it were REALLY special ...)
For the past several years I've taken a Sangean ATS-606A and the
Sangean wind-up antenna but this combination frankly doesn't seem to
work too well on the West Coast, at least for me (works well on the
East Coast, however). This year I'm going to take one of my older Sony
ICF-SW7600G receivers along with the Sony AN-LP1 antenna and see how
this combination does in California. I've never owned a Sangean '909.
I did have an 808A which I liked but it got broken (don't ask how -
it's still a "sore point" with me). I very much like the Sony '7600G
and 'GR. Not very sensitive with the whip (and for a dual-conversion
receiver surprisingly only fair image rejection) but works very well
indeed with the AN-LP1. Excellent build quality; none of my Sony
7600-series radios has even given me a problem. The 'Sync' facility is
what really "makes" the receiver. I wish others would incorporate it.

Lawrence

Altawaowr wrote in message . ..
The sangean 909 is a better radio than the degen/kaito/tecsun radios
out there. it stands the test of time well and performs a great
value. I also love my tecsun analog radios for traveling like the
wrx-911 and the R9700dx. The wrx911 is the most sparing on batteries
i've ever seen in a radio and it's really sensitive.

On 12 Apr 2004 15:25:52 GMT, (ROBMURR) wrote:

I was thinking of getting another Sangean 909 like I once had.
Then all these Degen and Kaito radios started showing up so
I figured I would wait and see how they held up...

But at my local pawnshop they had a Grundig Mini World 100 PE
for $18 in like new shape so I figured I would get that until I
decided what I would do. I like this little radio and will use it
outdoors on my daily walks with my earbuds. It is about the
size of a deck of cards with analog tuning.
New I think they might cost about $30 or so...

I found a matching silver plastic Sucrets lozenge case that
holds 2 AA batts, my earbuds and a thin 12 ft antenna wire
with micro clips on both ends for serious listening. The built
in antenna is only about 14 inches long!
I will make a shortwave freq chart to put inside
that case and will have a tiny am fm sw radio for travel, and
will use it on a daily basis since it is small and has a belt clip
on it. I heard Australia today from the southeastern USA.

I was able to get many stations on SW at night. I also have a
cable to allow me to run this into my full size stereo at home.
I am sure the other radios will run rings around this little radio but
I am keeping this one even if I get a larger one later.
I found this very indepth review of this radio if anyone is interested.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~srw-s...rundig-100.htm
Rob

"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
om...
I have a Mini100PE but don't use it anymore. For a real cheapy, which
for some perverse reason I'll use from time-to-time, I like the Bell +
Howell radio - $9.00(!) or sometimes LESS. It seems to be more
sensitive than the Grundig and at least my sample doesn't drift to any
appreciable extent. Here too the batteries last "forever." I won't
take it on a trip however. (I hate all analog-tuned SW receivers; I
suffered with them for years - drifting, inaccurate "tuning dials,"
going out of alignment, etc. They should all be sent to the bottom of
the ocean! [Just kidding.] [I still have my Lafayette HE-10 and I
still "love" it.] I won't ever buy an analog-tuned one again no matter
what kind of review it gets. Of course, if it were REALLY special ...)
For the past several years I've taken a Sangean ATS-606A and the
Sangean wind-up antenna but this combination frankly doesn't seem to
work too well on the West Coast, at least for me (works well on the
East Coast, however). This year I'm going to take one of my older Sony
ICF-SW7600G receivers along with the Sony AN-LP1 antenna and see how
this combination does in California. I've never owned a Sangean '909.
I did have an 808A which I liked but it got broken (don't ask how -
it's still a "sore point" with me). I very much like the Sony '7600G
and 'GR. Not very sensitive with the whip (and for a dual-conversion
receiver surprisingly only fair image rejection) but works very well
indeed with the AN-LP1. Excellent build quality; none of my Sony
7600-series radios has even given me a problem. The 'Sync' facility is
what really "makes" the receiver. I wish others would incorporate it.

Lawrence


Lawrence,

You would be the perfect candidate for a Sony ICF-SW07. It's an amazing
portable -- just priced pretty high. I was one of the folks that got in on
the "Amazon deal" for $150 -- and I've been very pleasantly surprised.

-- Stinger

Hello Stinger,

I had indeed thought about the '07 but the price turned me off. I feel
that, as the '07 is really no better-performing than the '7600G and
'GR (or so I've read) that I could do without.

Lawrence

"Stinger" wrote in message ...

Lawrence,

You would be the perfect candidate for a Sony ICF-SW07. It's an amazing
portable -- just priced pretty high. I was one of the folks that got in on
the "Amazon deal" for $150 -- and I've been very pleasantly surprised.

-- Stinger

Lawrence,

The SW07 is MUCH more radio than a 7600G (or GR). It comes with a powered
loop antenna (similar to AN-LP1, except that the radio actually tunes the
antenna to the freqency the SW07 is receiving at the time. The Synch
Detector is also much better.

The amount of technology that Sony put into that package is astonishing. It
includes a ROM (updateable every two years) that looks at where you are
(after you set the world time zone) and automatically installs the best
frequencies for five major shortwave broadcasters in memory, and decides
which stepping you'll need for MW. It also has room in user memory for all
of your favorites.

It also performs EXTREMELY well on the whip antenna, or on a standard
mini-plug roll-up wire.

It has a good, variable antenna attenuator (not just a "Local / DX" switch),
which I think is essential for SSB (which it gets flawlessly -- but you do
have to learn to get proficient with "UP / DOWN" buttons -- there is no
tuning knob -- which is also the major problem I have with 7600GR's). The
noise filters are surprisingly good as well.

The tiny speaker on the SW07 is useful, but the radio is best used with the
headphones from your Walkman. Not even Sony could get much fidelity out of
a one-inch speaker. It's listenable, but understandably tinny.

Keep looking for a deal on one of these SW07's. From what I read about your
listening requirements and travel, this is THE radio for you.

-- Stinger



"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
m...
Hello Stinger,

I had indeed thought about the '07 but the price turned me off. I feel
that, as the '07 is really no better-performing than the '7600G and
'GR (or so I've read) that I could do without.

Lawrence

"Stinger" wrote in message
...

Lawrence,

You would be the perfect candidate for a Sony ICF-SW07. It's an amazing
portable -- just priced pretty high. I was one of the folks that got in
on
the "Amazon deal" for $150 -- and I've been very pleasantly surprised.

-- Stinger

I forgot to mention that there is a Yahoo group for this radio he

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SW07/

-- Stinger


"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Lawrence,

The SW07 is MUCH more radio than a 7600G (or GR). It comes with a powered
loop antenna (similar to AN-LP1, except that the radio actually tunes the
antenna to the freqency the SW07 is receiving at the time. The Synch
Detector is also much better.

The amount of technology that Sony put into that package is astonishing.
It
includes a ROM (updateable every two years) that looks at where you are
(after you set the world time zone) and automatically installs the best
frequencies for five major shortwave broadcasters in memory, and decides
which stepping you'll need for MW. It also has room in user memory for
all
of your favorites.

It also performs EXTREMELY well on the whip antenna, or on a standard
mini-plug roll-up wire.

It has a good, variable antenna attenuator (not just a "Local / DX"
switch),
which I think is essential for SSB (which it gets flawlessly -- but you do
have to learn to get proficient with "UP / DOWN" buttons -- there is no
tuning knob -- which is also the major problem I have with 7600GR's). The
noise filters are surprisingly good as well.

The tiny speaker on the SW07 is useful, but the radio is best used with
the
headphones from your Walkman. Not even Sony could get much fidelity out
of
a one-inch speaker. It's listenable, but understandably tinny.

Keep looking for a deal on one of these SW07's. From what I read about
your
listening requirements and travel, this is THE radio for you.

-- Stinger



"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
m...
Hello Stinger,

I had indeed thought about the '07 but the price turned me off. I feel
that, as the '07 is really no better-performing than the '7600G and
'GR (or so I've read) that I could do without.

Lawrence

"Stinger" wrote in message
...

Lawrence,

You would be the perfect candidate for a Sony ICF-SW07. It's an
amazing
portable -- just priced pretty high. I was one of the folks that got
in
on
the "Amazon deal" for $150 -- and I've been very pleasantly surprised.

-- Stinger