Right, well AM or medium-wave transmissions I think run for another ten years or so here so there will be plenty of time for people to make the switch but I take your points about DAB and its going to have one huge problem here I think, that's going to be the problem of "distance". DRM is another medium which will be operating here and this may solve the distance issue, I did see a radio which was multi format compatible, that is to say it could receive DAB, DRM, FM, AM, SW and every other radio format known to the universe it seems <smile>, I'll try and dig up the link for you all. As for the Grundig radio? Well perhaps John's other chance might be to go up onto Ebay and have a look there, a lot of shops are up there now and I'm sure he'll find one willing to export to Australia and he may get the model at an absolute bargain too!
On 24/03/2008, at 6:12 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi Dane, Universal Radio does ship internationally, but not for all > products. The Eton E1 XM is expressly not shippable by them outside > of the > US. I don't know whether the same applies to the Eton E1 without the > XM. > Circuit City appears not to ship at all outside of the US. > > It will be interesting to see how DAB goes in Australia. It is being > switched off in Germany, it is faltering in the UK, and some are > suggesting > it's going the way of stereo AM, betamax, and HDDVD. This > disappoints me > really because the problem with the US so-called HDRadio standard is > that it > uses existing spectrum and thus protects the entrenched positions of > the > existing major players. > > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 7:53 p.m. > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: my radio future was short Wave radio questions > > Jonathan may correct me on this but I think that Universal Radio > will ship > to Australia, its been a while since I visited their site but I'm sure > they'll ship internationally. > As for my radio future? Well I'm saving for a second-generation DAB > receiver, should be very nice. DAB officially starts in Australia on > January > 1st next year however the roll-out of DAB receivers officially > starts on 1st > April so we're going to hear a lot about DAB in the coming months, > let's > hope it doesn't end up the way Stereo AM did. > > > > Dane Trethowan > A Visionless Visionary >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone +61 3 9747 3975 > Tech Support phone +61 3 8732 9237 > Fax +61 3 9743 7954 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: callto:grtdane12 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Scott Erichsen > Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 5:19 PM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: short Wave radio questions > > Yes it is much cheaper in the USA. > I want to know how we can get it from the US into Australia for the > iquivelant of that price in the US. > $299.00US is a steel! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 4:17 PM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: short Wave radio questions > > Yep well that's a lot more reasonable then $700.00 or so. > > > > Dane Trethowan > A Visionless Visionary >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone +61 3 9747 3975 > Tech Support phone +61 3 8732 9237 > Fax +61 3 9743 7954 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: callto:grtdane12 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen > Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 11:36 AM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: short Wave radio questions > > Hi John, there sure is. Universal Radio has it, and actually, Julia > bought > one for herself when she was back with family over thanksgiving, from > Circuit City. They had it on special for $299 which is one heck of a > deal > for what it is. > > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of DJ DOCTOR P > Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 1:33 p.m. > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: short Wave radio questions > > High Jonathan, > I want that radio man, is there a way to get that radio here in the > USA? > John. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:25 AM > Subject: RE: short Wave radio questions > > > Recently my Sangean AS909 gave up the ghost, so I did some research on > what's out there. > > In the end I chose the Eton E1, made by Grundig. In the US, there is a > version of the Eton E1 that also offers XM capability. The E1 is the > best > receiver I've owned since my good old Sony 2010, and there really is > no > other portable out there that came close on specs. The wide filter > makes > broadcast AM sound fantastic. Even for AM though, you do need to > have the > antenna extended. > > Here's some of what universal Radio has to say about it. > > The Etón E1 XM (originally announced as the Grundig Satellit 900) is > the > world's first radio that combines AM, FM, shortwave and XM Satellite > radio > into one ultra high-performance unit. In development for nearly ten > years, > in collaboration with RL Drake Company and XM Satellite Radio, the > E1 XM is > simply the finest full-sized portable in the world. The E1 is an > elegant > confluence of performance, features and capabilities. The look, feel > and > finish of this radio is superb. The solid, quality feel is second to > none. > The digitally synthesized, dual conversion shortwave tuner covers all > shortwave frequencies. Adjacent frequency interference can be > minimized or > eliminated with a choice of three bandwidths [7.0, 4.0, 2.5 kHz]. The > sideband selectable Synchronous AM Detector further minimizes adjacent > frequency interference and reduces fading distortion of AM signals. IF > Passband Tuning is yet another advanced feature that functions in AM > and SSB > modes to reject interference. AGC is selectable at fast or slow. High > dynamic range permits the detection of weak signals in the presence of > strong signals. All this coupled with great sensitivity will bring in > stations from every part of the globe. Organizing your stations is > facilitated by 500 user programmable presets with alpha labeling, > plus 1200 > user definable country memories, for a total of 1700 presets. You > can tune > this radio many ways such as: direct shortwave band entry, direct > frequency > entry, up-down tuning and scanning. Plus you can tune the bands with > the > good old fashioned tuning knob (that has new fashioned variable-rate > tuning). There is also a dual-event programmable timer. Whether you > are > listening to AM, shortwave, FM or XM, you will experience superior > audio > quality via a bridged type audio amplifier, large built in speaker and > continuous bass and treble tone controls. Stereo line-level output is > provided for recording or routing the audio into another device such > as a > home stereo. The absolutely stunning LCD has 4 levels of > backlighting and > instantly shows you the complete status of your radio. Many receiver > parameters such as AM step, FM coverage, beep, kHz/MHz entry etc., > can be > set to your personal taste via the preference menu. The E1 XM has a > built in > telescopic antenna for AM, shortwave and FM reception. Additionally > there is > a switchable antenna jack [KOK] for an external antenna. There are > jacks for > Line Input, Line Output, earphones, and external speaker. The E1 XM > comes > with an AC adapter or may be operated from four D cells (not > included). 13.1 > x 7.1 x 2.3 inches 4 lbs. 3oz. Assembled in India. This model is not > available for export. > > 1. XM Satellite Radio ready > 2. Continuous Shortwave with Selectable Single Sideband (SSB) > Reception > 3. Dual Conversion Superheterodyne Circuit Design > 4. Digitally Synthesized PLL Tuner with Synchronous Detector > 5. Passband Tuning and Selectable Bandwidth Filters > 6. 1700 Station Presets with Memory Scan Function > 6. Direct Keypad Entry > 7. 5.7 inches Oversized Illuminated Multi-Function Dot-Matrix LCD > Screen > 8. Stereo Line-Level Audio Inputs/Outputs and External Antenna > Connections > 9. Dual Clocks and Programmable Timers > 10. Adjustable Snooze/Sleep > 11. Separate Bass and Treble Controls > 12. Programmable preference settings > > Note: The CNP2000 & CNP2000H XM module and docking units are > available > separately. Both are required for XM reception along with an XM > activation > and monthly subscription fee. E1 users should order the CNP2000 DUO to > obtain both pieces. > > What's also good is that this radio is pretty accessible. Obviously > some > memorising is involved because we don't have access to the display, > however > the menu system can be accessed via the keypad, so for example you > know that > to toggle between stereo and mono mode on FM, you press the menu key > followed by 21. I have a cheat sheet on my PAC mate that contains > all these > codes, and it does allow me to configure the radio, for instance > when I > travel to the US and need to set it for 10 khz spacing. > > This radio isn't pocket sized by any means. But it is still portable > and it > sounds sweet, You can find many reviews of the E1 praising its > selectivity > and sensitivity. > > Hope this helps. > > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Bill and Marie Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2008 5:04 p.m. > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: short Wave radio questions > > Hi list. As you know we are plunging into HD TV shortly. We have a > C C > Radio which has the old tV on it. What is their new Short Wave > Radio like? > Does anybody know of a good, selective, sensitive SW radio for some > poor > person that likes SWLing? My amateur call was in the book as NB9g, > but as I > > moved and married I think it may be gone. I would like a radio with > beat > Frequency Oscillator and full coverage. I don't know how much they > cost. > If the radio had its own really good internal antenna that would be > a plus. > Thanks. 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