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 . 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.
RE: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
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 . 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
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 > 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 . > > 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.
Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Dane how would you compare the synchronous detection on the satellite to that of the techsum pl880? On 4/27/2016 5:25 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: 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 . 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.
Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Now that’s a good question. The Sync detection on the PL880 is about the worst there is and the one on the Eton Satellite isn’t much better, in short its a disgrace if Sync Detection is what you’re after. The radio with the best Sync Detection I’ve seen of recent years is that found on the Tecsun PL660 which is a very good Shortwave unit however its audio isn’t too good for its size and the AM Broadcast band sensitivity is dreadful, the worst I’ve seen in a portable. FM performance thankfully is outstanding. > On 27 Apr 2016, at 9:43 PM, tim cumings wrote: > > Dane how would you compare the synchronous detection on the satellite to that > of the techsum pl880? > > > On 4/27/2016 5:25 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> 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 . >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> > > ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
RE: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
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 > 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 . > > 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
Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Well I have one of these radios on my hot hand I can tell you that the audio doesn't mute but the level drops when the dial is turned, yes that part is correct but its far from an annoyance as you seem to suggest, in other words as the dial is turned you can still hear the audio. On 28/04/2016 1:42 AM, André van Deventer wrote: 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 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 . 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 -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Just in case anyone wants a manual to read? Well I have the Eton Satellit manual here but quite frankly I don't know why Eton bothered to publish a manual, this manual would have to be about the worst manual ever written for anything. On 28/04/2016 2:47 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Well I have one of these radios on my hot hand I can tell you that the audio doesn't mute but the level drops when the dial is turned, yes that part is correct but its far from an annoyance as you seem to suggest, in other words as the dial is turned you can still hear the audio. On 28/04/2016 1:42 AM, André van Deventer wrote: 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 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 . 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 hal
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Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Hi so how is this unit for reception on all bands including a.m and f.m? Is it nice and sensitive and selective and good at picking up hard to get stations? Also do you think that when the f.m band is open to receive stations from far away I believe they call that skip will this unit work good for that also? Also how good is it on batteries? -- Casey
Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Okay an apology from me to you, there were a batch of the Eton Satellit which muted as you described but those made after September last year have a revised firmware that illiminated this problem, I must have one of those with the updated firmware. On 28/04/2016 1:42 AM, André van Deventer wrote: 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 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 . 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 -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio
Ah that is good news indeed. Another thing - I'm wondering if this radio covers the airbands as well? Regards Andre -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 28 April 2016 01:07 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Few Words On The Eton Satellite Radio Okay an apology from me to you, there were a batch of the Eton Satellit which muted as you described but those made after September last year have a revised firmware that illiminated this problem, I must have one of those with the updated firmware. On 28/04/2016 1:42 AM, André van Deventer wrote: > 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 >> 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 . >> >> 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
