[R-390] OT: Other Radios You Like

[Tim Shoppa]

Cecil writes:

> As you can see from this thread we have all been on the search for the "Holy 
> Grail" of receivers....and I think most will agree that it doesn't exist. 
> Many very pleasing radio's are found along the way though and the hunt is 
> certainly a lot of fun.  It's also quite subjective so one mans jewel is 
> another's junk....

Cecil -
  Although I own a WJ-8716, it is not a particularly fun radio. The user
interface might have been stylish 20 years ago but it sucks compared to
both older knobs-for-everything radios and newer menus-for-everything
radios.  And I DON'T LIKE MENUS. It is great for utility etc. stuff (i.e.
"tune to 10.875MHz and listen on USB") but not particularly fun
for scanning bands.

For me, fun is my Heath HW-16. QSK on this radio beats everything else.
And yes, it's way better than my Ten-Tecs in this regard. Having the
receiver's front end tube be able to directly withstand the output of the
final, and no AGC, it really makes it feel like I can hear the band with
my key down.

Others like direct conversion receivers (e.g. HW-8) but I'm not so fond of them.

Tim.