I just discovered that GigaParts is also hosting a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale–possibly the most extensive among radio retailers. They have a large inventory of radios and accessories and GigaParts is a trusted retailer.
The AOR AR6000
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes:
NatComMag just posted on twitter that http://www.butel.nl/ is having a Black Friday Sale on their scanner programming software. [T]heir software is great for programming a ton of different models.
Page says this when you go to their site –
BuTel Famous Black Friday crazy sales is back!
The Dutchman is going crazy again!
All ARC software packages are 50% off this Black Friday!
Correct price will be shown at check out.
No extra discounts
All software sales are final, strictly no refunds !
I just received a notice about DX Engineering’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales event. They have about 14 products currently included in the sale including Amplifiers, Transceivers and a magnetic loop antenna. Sale prices are good through November 28.
This morning, I received an email from C.Crane with a link to their Black Friday Sale:
Admittedly, I was a little underwhelmed when I discovered the sale only included four items: a stereo Bluetooth speaker, LED spotlight, headphones and ear buds:
I was hoping they’d include their excellent CC Skywave in the sale, but it doesn’t seem they plan to include any radios at this point.
Admittedly, I’m tempted by their Senta-40 Wooden Headphones–$25 is a great price. If you have a set of the Senta-40s, please comment–perhaps I should grab a set?
The Elecraft KX3 tuned to Radio Australia.
If you’ve been thinking about pulling the trigger on an Elecraft transceiver, now may be a good time. Elecraft is throwing in free accessories and free shipping on a few of their products.
Here’s their full Black Friday advertisement:
Even if you aren’t a ham, you might consider an Elecraft KX3 or even the new KX2. Both are excellent HF broadcast receivers.
Click here to read my review of the Elecraft KX3. I’ll be posting a review of the Elecraft KX2 on December 1–if you can’t wait, I’d encourage you to download the latest issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine (my KX2 review aside, the issue is chock-full of brilliant radio articles!).
The SDRplay RSP software defined radio
Yesterday, after SDRplay announced the new RSP2 software defined receiver, HRO included the original RSP (the RSP1) in their holiday “Pre-Sale Specials” and lowered the price to $119.95.
An excellent bargain in my opinion! Many thanks to intrepid SWLing Post contributor, Robert Gulley, for the excellent tip!
Click here to view the SDRplay RSP1 at HRO.
Click here to read our review of the SDRplay RSP.
The Icom IC-7300
Also, many thanks to Dave Zantow who notes that HRO has also included the Icom IC-7300 in the same sale. The IC-7300 price is now $1299.95. Also an excellent price for such a full-featured general coverage transceiver.
Click here to view the Icom IC-7300 at HRO.
Update: Dave also noted two other vendors offering the IC-7300 at a discount:
Click here to read our review of the Icom IC-7300.
HRO has a number of other items on sale, so you might consider searching their site for other goodies.
Post readers: Notice any other radio deals? Please comment or contact me!
Traveling with my Sony ICF-SW7600GR in Taos, New Mexico
Regular SWLing Post readers know that I’m a big fan of the, now discontinued, Sony ICF-SW7600GR shortwave portable. Recently, I even wrote a post about finding some of the remaining units online.
This morning, I noticed that Amazon.com has some “Used – Like New” ‘7600GRs available via the seller Blinq for $113.39 shipped. At first, I didn’t notice the deal because it’s buried in the page: simply go to the Amazon product page, scroll down and click on “Used & new from $113.39 & FREE shipping” on the right side of the page. There, you’ll see the current offerings, if still available:
Since this offering is available via Blinq, I then searched the Blinq.com website and found the same deal:
I’ve bought a number of items via Blinq (directly and through Amazon) in the past and found that the retailer is not only reliable but has a very generous return policy if you’re not satisfied. You can buy from them with confidence.
Each time a ‘7600GR deal pops up, I’m very tempted to bite the bullet. I have two working units already though–“Coals to Newcastle” as they say!