[Lowfer] Grundig g5 sale at Radio Shack

[rick kirby]

 I see a Grundig G3 at the Shack website but not a G5. Maybe its  only 
available in stores?

                        Rick  KA2PBO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Daulton" <k5wms at centurytel.net>
To: <4sqrp at ae5k.us>; "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and 
MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 21:35
Subject: [Lowfer] Grundig g5 sale at Radio Shack


> The grundig g5 rec should be of interest to both the lowfers and qrp guys. 
> I bought one today at local radio shack for $39.00( list price $149.00).
>
> Rec convers 150-29999 khz  am/cw/ssb and 88-108mhz FM. Features are 1khz 
> tuning steps LCD display, wide and narrow selectivity, and can use 
> alkaline or rechargable NI-MH batteries. comes with 8 volt wall wart 
> adapter/charger.External antenna jack is 1/8 inch mono jack.Unit has line 
> out for sound card on ARGO ect.
>
> Lowband sensitivity good enought to copy local NDBs, not low enough for 
> 137 but useful on 160-190 and 600meters.Much better with longwire 
> connected to ext ant jack.Cw has thumbwheel bfo pitch contol.
>
> Size is about like paperback book about 4 1/2 by 6 by 1 inch. Much smaller 
> than my radio shack DX400 keboard entry radio.
>
> Plan to use mine for feild strength measurements on lowfer and cw copy in 
> the camper..
>
> Local Radioshack store mgr says sale is company wide.
>
> 73 Paul k5wms
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