[Hammarlund] Re: LOOKING FOR BEGINNER'S SWL RECEIVER

[Ken Kaplan]

Dan,

You might want to consider a Radio Shack DX-394. I'm not sure what they are going for 
these days but they are compact, digital and easy to operate. I think they have a slightly 
serious look. Their selectivity is rather poor for serious work but for SWL use, they aren't too 
bad. I use one as my bedside radio. It covers LF, Broadcast & HF to 30 mHz. If he gets into 
it, there is a "support" group on Yahoogroups. Never mind if needs big dials to turn <g>.

73 Ken kb7rgg

>  Hello Group...
>
>  I have a friend who is retired and is going crazy from boredom. He's not a
>  radio person, altho I think he might enjoy HF SWL and I was thinking of
>  buying buy him a vintage (?) receiver (e.g. SX-110, HQ-110, etc.). 
> Something
>  general coverage but not too complicated. But also not total junk and with 
> a
>  front end with at least modest selectivity & sensitivity. Then I got
>  thinking maybe some of the 80's vintage Yaesu/Kenwood/Icom receivers might
>  be better, especially something with a product detector...I don't know
>  what's out there (I'm familiar with the modern stuff and the boatanchors,
>  but not much in between).
>
>  I don't want to spend a lot of money (thinking $100 +/-) as I'm not sure
>  he'll take an interest in SWL. He has totally non-electronic, so a fix-up
>  project is NOT what we need...something that works fine and looks 1/2
>  decent, but need not look like a museum piece.
>
>  Any suggestions, offers, referrals, etc.?
>
>  Tnx es 73
>
>  Dan
>  K0DAN
>  k0dan at comcast.net
>  Kansas City