Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be a
good example on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnavox-Philips...ayphotohosting

Comments on the radio's performance ???
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Respectfully,

Michael

Location: NJ
Primary Radio: ICOM IC-R75 (full Kiwa mods)
Antennas: G5RV & 200ft "Frankenstein" Roof Wire
Additional Radios: Icom IC-PCR1000,
Sony 7600GR, Grundig YB400,
Tecsun PL-550, Kaito KA1101, Kaito KA1102
GE SR-III, Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:48:37 -0500, "Michael"
wrote:

Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be a
good example on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnavox-Philips...ayphotohosting

Comments on the radio's performance ???

Those are very well liked. Same era as the ATS-803A.

Excellent performers. Magnavox made some fine high quality portable
shortwave radios during the late 70s and early 80s. The higher end models
rival radios like the Sony 2010 in performance. That being said, it's hard
to find a good working D2999 due to CPU, LCD display, and keyboard contact
problems mostly brought on due to age.

"Michael" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be
a good example on ebay.

On shortwave it suffers heavy from overloading (cross modulation) during
nighttime hours. Sound it very good because of large loudspeaker.
It does not compare to the Sony ICF-6800W.

Carel

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:28:19 -0600, "ditinsta"
wrote:

Excellent performers. Magnavox made some fine high quality portable
shortwave radios during the late 70s and early 80s. The higher end models
rival radios like the Sony 2010 in performance. That being said, it's hard
to find a good working D2999 due to CPU, LCD display, and keyboard contact
problems mostly brought on due to age.

"Michael" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be
a good example on ebay.


Made by Philips, actually.

The D2999 is a nice set. Very pleasant audio. Great for
hour-after-hour program listening.

I think this radio introduced the "portatop" class of SW radios and
influenced the layout design of Drake's SW8. I have had one of these
for several years (bought from someone in this NG, actually).
This radio is hard to beat for audio quality due to its two speakers
(the 3" one on the front and the 7" one on top). SSB uses the BFO
method, which can be fussy to operate, especially on weak stations. I
had to perform an AGC mod on mine as there was too much pumping
(replacing the AGC cap by a larger one fixed that).
If you get one in good condition, and the one on auction appears to be,
you will be happy with it.

RK

Thanx for all the posts. I did a bit of reading on the net and found that
it has amazing audio. If you have a good signal, it is fantastic. I've
also read that it can overload when used with too big of an external
antenna. I may just pick one up.... Haven't decided.

Thanx Again

Michael

"Michael" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be
a good example on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnavox-Philips...ayphotohosting

Comments on the radio's performance ???
--
Respectfully,

Michael

Location: NJ
Primary Radio: ICOM IC-R75 (full Kiwa mods)
Antennas: G5RV & 200ft "Frankenstein" Roof Wire
Additional Radios: Icom IC-PCR1000,
Sony 7600GR, Grundig YB400,
Tecsun PL-550, Kaito KA1101, Kaito KA1102
GE SR-III, Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)

Michael wrote:
Has anyone ever used a Magnavox Philips D2999. I've heard a lot of good
things about them, but hardly ever seem them up for auction. Seems to be a
good example on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnavox-Philips...ayphotohosting

Comments on the radio's performance ???
--
Respectfully,

Michael

Location: NJ
Primary Radio: ICOM IC-R75 (full Kiwa mods)
Antennas: G5RV & 200ft "Frankenstein" Roof Wire
Additional Radios: Icom IC-PCR1000,
Sony 7600GR, Grundig YB400,
Tecsun PL-550, Kaito KA1101, Kaito KA1102
GE SR-III, Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)

Several years ago, but they are a delightful radio to use and more
importantly listen to. If you get a chance go for one...you will be
amazed at how good shortwave broadcasts can sound.

John S. wrote:


Several years ago, but they are a delightful radio to use and more
importantly listen to. If you get a chance go for one...you will be
amazed at how good shortwave broadcasts can sound.

Indeed, this radio is for the program listener who wants to give
his/her ears a rest from the ol' headphones. Panasonic,
Philips/Magnavox and Grundig made quite a number of nice sounding
receivers during the 1980's. The D2999 was one of the best in this
regard. As I recall, it was described by some reviewer or another as
the poor man's Satellit 650 (the Satellit 650 retailed around $1000 in
its day).