[IRCA] Sony SRF-M37V vs. Eton E100

[George Sherman <georgesmn@xxxxxxxxx>]

I picked up the 3 oz. Sony on eBay used (minus phones) for under $8 shipped, so thought I'd give it a try. I got the Eton E100 used on eBay.
   
  As for MW DX, could not hear a difference in sensitivity. Tried to compare at night, using the Ontario stations on 530 & 1610. Could not do a same second comparison, with one having no speaker & the other a dead speaker. Both radios had both stations present, at times,
  with audio as weak as possible. No IDs possible even if they would use English.
   
  Checking MW for selectivity, no surprise the Eton E100 is more selective. E100 tuning offers choice of knob, up/down buttons, direct keypad entry, or memories. Uses 2 AAs.
   
  E100 has more volume, speaker (though mine bad), much less FM overload & actual telescopic antenna, plus 200 memories, 1 kHz tuning steps with knob on MW/SW. SW coverage is complete with good sensitivity. E100 $99.95 new or cheaper on eBay. E100 is larger & heavier, but still smaller & lighter than some radios that can be put in a pocket.
   
  But I've forced myself to use the Sony, just to hear the DX that $8 bought. 180+ stations in under 2 weeks, from 26 states, 6 Canadian provinces, + Mexico Radio Canon (800), Cuba 
  Radio Reloj (570, ticks, tone, & code ID RR only), Turks & Caicos-530. Also, one of the loudest hets I've ever heard, on 1520. I could confirm that the other station was on 1521, using the E1, but still no audio readable through KOKC sideband. Assume Saudi Arabia as gone 0315 UTC.
   
  T&C-530 was clearly IDed, as was BC ("14-10 C-fun"). Most easterly domestic WBZ-1030. Logging of WRVA-1140 tentative, adjacent to nulled ultralocal KFAN-1130. Also managed to get a null on "local" CHWO-740 & heard the new Fargo, ND station on night power/pattern. First new logging on the $8 radio! 73, George
   
   

       
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