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- From: srivasta@physics.ucla.edu (Srivastava)
- Subject: Re: Casio PR-100, opinions?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.020400.21745@physics.ucla.edu>
- Organization: UCLA Department of Physics
- References: <eZ31VB2w165w@bluemoon.use.com> <1992Dec29.200313.23048@cas.org> <1992Dec29.221207.2374@sal.wisc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 02:04:00 GMT
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- In <1992Dec29.221207.2374@sal.wisc.edu> lattis@sal.wisc.edu (Jim Lattis) writes:
- >has anyone seen enough of one of these to give an opinion?
- >how, for instance, does it compare to the DAK cheap SW units?
-
- A very nice review of PR-100 appeared in this group a couple of weeks
- ago. Based on that I bought the radio ($39.95 + $4.95 shipping) from J&R
- 1-800-221-8180.
-
- It seems to pull powerful stations (BBC, radio Australia, Netherlands,
- NZ, Canada etc) quite easily. I live in Los Angeles (Western US) which
- is quite bad for SW listening so I expect in other areas, it does even
- better than here. I also had bought DAK's $69.95 radio which has more
- bells and whistles but PR-100 beats it hands down in performance.
-
- To add to the very thourough previous review, I will add the following:
- -- digital screen has no lights ..tough to operate in dark.
- -- Channel selector is mechanical, very hard to change ..I have a
- feeling that it would be the first one to break.
- -- It will help a lot to get a spool wire antenna.
- -- 5 memory presets for each channel (am,fm,sw1,sw2) is not enough,
- atleast for SW frequencies.
-
- Still, a great value and reasonable performance. If you, like me, are
- interested in only the major broadcasters then you can not go wrong with
- this radio.
-
- --Sanjay.
-
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- Sanjay Srivastava email: srivasta@physics.ucla.edu
- Dept. of Physics, UCLA. ibc6sxs@uclamvs.bitnet
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