Article: 17668 of rec.radio.shortwave Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!mcsun!Germany.EU.net!news.netmbx.de!mailgzrz.TU-Berlin.DE!math.fu-berlin.de!ira.uka.de!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!rpi!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!mizar.cc.umanitoba.ca!access.usask.ca!herald.usask.ca!maton From: maton@herald.usask.ca (Terry Maton) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave Subject: Radio reviews Date: 26 Jan 1993 20:03:16 GMT Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 34 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1k45e4INN98d@access.usask.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: herald.usask.ca Originator: maton@herald.usask.ca 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 -- Terry Maton University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada INTERNET: maton@sask.usask.ca or maton@herald.usask.ca