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Economical HF receivers
syfr:
Another idea could be Eham.com and QTH.net and QRZ.com ... their classifieds sections are full of candidates .
ETM71:
Love my Grundig G5. Not sure if they still make it. I'm always impressed with what it can pull in with just some wire stuck up on the wall. Got Radio Free Euphoria the other night on just the whip while sitting in bed. Very weak but well enough to hear Capt. Ganja signing off. Got it from Universal if I remember right.
Pigmeat:
I've got a G5 and am very pleased with it. It's basically the Yacht Boy 400 under a new name.
It surprises me how well it does w/ just the whip on HF. It has a few images when I hook it up to my 40 meter dipole,but that's easily fixed by switching out of "Dx" mode to "local".
My only complaint is that it doesn't have a USB/LSB switch,but once you get used to BFO knob,SSB sigs are pretty easy to tune in.
I picked mine up at Rat Shack for a tad over 140 bucks w/ the 12 volt adapter as a freebie.
BTW,it performs very well on MW. As for FM it's a tougher call. I live on top of a hill,any FM radio receives well here. However,the G5 doesn't get spurs up and down the band,which is common problem with most other FM radios at my place.
PresentedIn4D:
For starters, Grundig/Eton G5/E5 works wonderfully. I loved it when I had it. If you're a bit more serious, I recommend a Grundig/Eton Satellit 750.
tmazanec1:
Is the Degen 1103 the same as the Kaito KA1103 on Amazon? Some of the reviews of that are rather negative. My birthday is March 5 and I hope I can buy myself something, but don't know yet.
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