Re: [IRCA] Tried a couple new portables today.

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > ...the E1 has no AM ferrite loop stick. YUCK as the non directional
> > whip picks up noise and noise and MORE noise.

Had one and compared it to the R8B and SDR-14.  Obviously they outclassed
the Eton due to $$.  But, I also compared it to the Sony ICF-SW100S I have
and didn't find it better.  The Sony is pretty deaf using the onboard
ferrite, but still better than the Eton.  With a passive loop, the Sony is
quite good.  So, I sold the Eton.  It was worth a try, though!

On my last vacation, I brought the Palstar R30CC, a ferrite rod mounted on a
camera tripod, and a 12v 7ah battery to run it.  With the DX Engineering
preamp, it really was better than any portable I've used.  Sony, Eton, and
others.

The Eton is bigger than a phone book.  The Sony is a bit bigger than a pack
of cigarettes.  Pocket size.  The Sony has AM, FM, SW and LW.  Also does
USB/LSB and has a sync detector that can be selected for upper or lower
sideband.  The drawback is that it costs the same as the Eton.  Around $400.
And, there is not an easily usable external antenna connection on the Sony.
There is a small jack of about a 1/8" size, but I have not been able to get
it to work on the BCB.

When I go on vacation, the Palstar goes with me.  I can see that trying to
get the large ferrite rod antenna on a plane could be difficult.  I'm sure
on xray it looks like something ominous.

Craig Healy
Providence, RI


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