"Dave Stadt" wrote
wrote in message
I wish MFJ Enterprises www.MFJEnterprises.com would start building
shortwave radios and other kinds of radios too.I would certainly buy one
or two,if I could afford it.I can't speak for the performance of their
products because I don't own any of their products,,, yet.I am going to
MFJ Enterprises in a couple of months (they are just up the road from
me,so to speak) and buy one of their antennas.I think their products do
look great though.
cuhulin


There is a reason they are known as Mighty Fine Junk.


Look at eHam reviews on various MFJ products. Seems folks either love them
or hate them. I use two of their tuners, an MFJ-962D (1.5kw) manual tuner
and MFJ-994 (600w) ATU "IntelliTuner". I like them both, and have no
complaints about their performance.

Jack Painter
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Les wrote:

dxAce wrote:
Fresh from the Universal site:

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0082.html

Scroll down and read the sorry news.

This is a sad day indeed.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Indeed it is Steve. Having owned the R8 and R8B (I passed on the R8A)
and having owned an SPR-4, 2B, R4, R4A, R4B, R4C and R7 over the years,
I can say without a doubt, R. L. Drake was a leader in manufacturing
excellent receivers. I do think however, the R8B was the best of the
line with reservations. That tuning knob and the lousy mechanical
encoder turned me off. Of course, that didn't preclude me from many
pleasurable hours sitting in front of that otherwise fine receiver.
Having said that, it is a sad day for shortwave enthusiasts when you
think that the Japanese manufacturers haven't ever produced one that
didn't need agc, filter, synchronous detector and audio modifications
to make it perform. I realize that we all had to modify our beloved
hollow state receivers over the years, but the Japanese have led the
free world in crappy audio, filters and agc's for decades. Shortwave
receivers are but a minute drop in the bucket of electronics. If and
when a manufacturer can sell shortwave receivers in the numbers such as
dvd players, tv's etc., we will see this sort of thing happen.

For whatever reason I skipped out on the R8A as well. The only one of the other
above receivers I never owned was the R-4C which I don't think was noted as
being a good SWL receiver.

I also have had a few SW-4A's.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

TM,

"RHF" wrote in message
oups.com...
TM,
.
Many people would not think twice about spending
$1000 to $2500 every 3-5 of years for a 'new' Computer.
.
But how many of us in the Shortwave Listening Hobby
would make the BUY Decision that easily for a 'new'
$1000 to $2500 Radio/Receiver every 3-5 of years ? ? ?
.
it's about perceived value = time-of-use and enjoyment ~ RHF

And the radio would hold its value MUCH better.

.
.

"dxAce" wrote

For whatever reason I skipped out on the R8A as well. The only one of the
other
above receivers I never owned was the R-4C which I don't think was noted
as
being a good SWL receiver.


Are you kidding, Steve? Out of all the receivers I have owned the R-4C was
"the best."
A Sherwood modified R-4C is still considered THE best "ham" SW receiver of
all time.
Even unmodified it was a treasure to many, including me. But alas I
unwisely sold her
when the new fangled digital displays hit the scene - sigh.

Have you lived there? Or are you just a couch political anal-ist?

wrote in message
oups.com...
Really...now that is a statement sounds like it is making a point when
it really isn't. Please tell me what you are really saying. Surely
you can't be saying that China will only change when the CCP has
completely disappeared. Surely all the change that I have read about
for the past 20+ years isn't a figment of some reporter's imagination
is it?


Li Changchun wrote:
wrote
I'm not sure shortwave will prove to be a viable
alternative to the net in China. The governmental net controls are
far
from perfect right now. I see a gradual loosening of controls on
society in general and the net in particular as China becomes more
secure in it's position as a major economic and political player.

The only thing that will "loosen" anything in China is when the CCP
is hung
up on the rafters.

Yeah, high end, as in a 1103 with a bunch of consumer junk glued on.
All for a miserly $300 - ooh wee, I can't wait - NOT!

"running dogg" wrote

Degen is already talking about a high end receiver, much more high end
than their usual $50 portables. It will probably be marketed to the
West, since it will likely cost much more than anybody in Degen's
traditional market (domestic China) will be able to pay. That indicates
to me that Degen must have pretty strong sales of its portables like the
1102 and 1103 in the West.

Li Changchun wrote:

"dxAce" wrote

For whatever reason I skipped out on the R8A as well. The only one of the
other
above receivers I never owned was the R-4C which I don't think was noted
as
being a good SWL receiver.


Are you kidding, Steve? Out of all the receivers I have owned the R-4C was
"the best."
A Sherwood modified R-4C is still considered THE best "ham" SW receiver of
all time.

Read it again comrade. I said I didn't think it was noted as a good SWL
receiver.

Frickin 'tards... they're everywhere.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Jim wrote:

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:14:28 -0500, dxAce
wrote:

Really? I don't recall a single post from you indicating that the R8B was going
to be discontinued.

What's that got to do with anything? Do I need to post every thought
I have? Did you really think the R8 line would continue forever?
What are you, some kind of 'tard boy? :-)

Get some Windex out and clean your crystal ball.

Wow, that's *almost* clever.

Better than anything you ever came up with, 'tard.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Jim wrote:

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:52:05 -0500, dxAce
wrote:

Better than anything you ever came up with, 'tard.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Zing! Ouch! You are just *so* clever aren't you? The witty
retorts just keep on coming, don't they 'tard boy?

It's just so easy, 'tard!

Go tote it!

dxAce
Michigan
USA