Thanks, Ken. A number of other replies also suggested a Drake, though most
mentioned the R4 series.
At this point I am thinking of something still in production, since I have
never gotten into doing restorations and buying used from afar can be an
expedition to the unknown. I plan to look at what’s available at hamfests . .
. where I can touch the goods.
Following the advice I received from others I am trying out two possibilities.
One is the KX3. I tried that last weekend. It has what seems like very good
sensitivity, and operational ease, though to use it for arm-chair type casual
listening will require an external audio amp and a decent speaker. The other
possibility – at less than $200, near the low cost end of the scale – is a
Sangean ATS 909X. TI bought one and it just arrived. I’ve not yet had a
chance to hook it to a real antenna. I plan to do a side-by-side with the KX3
and will happily share my impressions off list with anyone who asks.
My thanks to the many people who replied to my inquiry post, both on-list and
off.
Ted, KN1CBR
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 05:41:28 -0700 (MST)
From: N4OI - Ken <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 for SWL?
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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I suggest you consider finding a good, used Drake R8 receiver on eBay. The
sound of AM HF broadcasts (yes, they are still there -- e.g., Radio Romania)
is second to none. And listening to SSB has it all over my K3 and other ham
transceivers from a fidelity viewpoint.
73 ES GOD BLESS U ES URS DE KEN N4OI
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