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From: maton@herald.usask.ca (Terry Maton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio reviews
Date: 26 Jan 1993 20:03:16 GMT
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The february issue of BBC Worldwide magazine includes reviews of 
12 shortwave receivers.
Here are the ratings given (actually they use little radio symbols not *)

    * Mediocre
   ** Average
  *** Good
 **** Very Good
***** Excellent

** Lowe SRX-50 (Amsonic AS-908 or Morphy Richards R191)
       is mOrphy a mistake - I remember mUrphy richards as a kid)
**** Sangean ATS-808 (Roberts R808, Realistic DX-380, Siemens RK661)
                       in the article they wrongly say DX-390 for above)
** Sony ICF-SW20
** Sangean SG621 or SG631 (Siemens RK710 and Roberts R621)
**** Sony ICF-SW1E
*** Panasonic RF-B45 (National B-45)
**** Sony ICF-SW7600
*** Sangean ATS-818CS (Roberts RC818 and Siemens RK670)
**** Sony ICF-SW55
**** Sony ICF-SW77
***** Grundig Satellit 700
***** Lowe HF-150

You'll have to read the magazine to get the details, as price, portability,
options, etc. have a lot to do with your choice.

Terry
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Terry Maton
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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