I listened to a youtube demonstration of this radio. You could clearly hear the break in audio when the tuning knob was turned even on USB. I understand that the tuning knob has clicks. So if you tune for example through the short wave frequencies there is a very slight break in audio for each click. This was in fact what also irritated this specific interviewer.
I'm in the market for a good portable receiver but I would not like something like that for tuning shortwave bands and especially doing USB work. -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 April 2016 12:30 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio And where has it been said the audio is interrupted when the tuning knob is turned? I don’t recall any mention of that do you? > On 27 Apr 2016, at 8:23 PM, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> > wrote: > > Must say what I find immensely irritating with this specific radio is the > sound of the tuning during bands. > > Perhaps I come from the time of analog receivers where the tuning is smooth. > Now every time that you turn the tuning knob and it clicks the audio is > interrupted. My old AOR 3000A receiver does this on the fm bands but not on > AM and SSB. > > I would be in the market for a portable receiver that has both the short wave > bands and SSB mode, is reasonable accessible and does not have this annoying > tuning feature. > > André > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 27 April 2016 11:25 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio > > The radio arrived yesterday. > > For those who wish to find out more about the new Eton Satellite note that > the Satellite in the name of the radio is spelt without the trailing E, I > would never had known this if it weren’t for my Braille Display <smile>. > > List members would have read the review of the radio I posted and I agree > with pretty much every point in the review so there’s little point me going > back over old ground. > > Audio out of the speaker less than 3 inches in size is nothing short of > impressive, not as good as the audio from the Tecsun PL880 but still good all > the same and of course the speaker of the PL880 is a 4 inch unit so if its > audio quality you’re looking for in a small unit then the Tecsun PL880 sets > the bar though its slightly bigger than the Eton. > > The Eton is well thought out in just about every way, everything from the > double-jointed telescopic whip to the arrangement of functions. > > The presets are arranged in pages, press the “Page” button and you can type > in a number of a page of presets followed by the page button to get there. > > Once there just press one of the preset buttons above the keypad or tune to a > station and hold down the preset button for 3 seconds to set. > > This Satellite is one of the very few radio sets around that performs well on > each and every band and I can only say its about time. > > The clicks when turning the jog dial feel most satisfying so you’re not going > to accidentally turn 2 clicks instead of 1, certainly one of the best > mechanisms I’ve seen in a jog-dial. > > The speed of the dial can be changed either between fast, slow or off by > repeatedly pressing the dial. > > I’m extremely glad Eton chose to add an Aux-In function to the radio though > this function isn’t immediately obvious to the user, the Line-out jack can be > switched to an Aux-In jack so the user can take full advantage of the audio > powered packed into the radio through an external source. > > Stereo headphones sound really nice through this radio, perhaps a little > quiet for some models of stereo but good enough for most. > > so is the Satellite worth the $200 U.S. price tag? Most certainly and I have > the feeling this is the last great Shortwave radio we’re going to see for > quite some time, or perhaps this radio may well be the last we’ll see in a > good line of radios, time will tell. > > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
