Category Archives: Portables

Grundig M300

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

Recently discontinued by the manufacturer, the Grundig M300 (or Mini 300PE) is a portable analog SW receiver with a digital display. Specs: • AM/FM-stereo and 7 Shortwave bands (49, 41, 31, 25, 22, 19 and 16 meters) • Analog tuner … Continue reading →

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Grundig G4000A

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

The Grundig G4000A was recently resurrected by the manufacturer. It is noted for its good audio fidelity, above average shortwave performance and overall functionality. Specs: • FM-Stereo; AM; Full-Shortwave (1711-29999 KHz) • Dual Conversion AM/SW Circuitry With SSB • PLL … Continue reading →

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Grundig G8 Traveler II

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The Grundig G8 Traveller II (a.k.a. Tecsun PL300wt) is a very small, portable DSP shortwave radio. For stronger broadcast signals, it’s fidelity is excellent–especially for a radio in this price class. This radio has notable FM sensitivity–an excellent radio for … Continue reading →

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Grundig G6

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The Grundig G6 is a very small, portable shortwave radio that features the air band. See SWLing.com review of the GrundigG6 and reviews below. Specs: • AM/FM-stereo/Aircraft Band (117-137 MHz) and LW-Shortwave (150-29999 KHz) • Set 9/10 KHz AM tuning; … Continue reading →

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Grundig G5 / Eton E5

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The Grundig G5 (a.k.a. Eton E5) was recently dropped by the manufacturer and replaced with the Grundig G3. Still, the G5 is a classic portable shortwave receiver and has many faithful owners. They are widely available in the used market … Continue reading →

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Etón E1

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The Etón E1 (a.k.a. Grundig Satellit 900) is a robust portable shortwave radio with many of the features and performance of a tabletop radio. The Eton E1 is no longer produced by the manufacturer, however they are still easy to … Continue reading →

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County Comm GP-4L

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The County Comm GP-4L is a general purpose, 4-band shortwave receiver with emergency light. Specs: RUN TIME: Radio: 150 hrs at 40% Volume, Light: 70 Hrs FREQUENCY RANGE: FM 76-109 MHz, MW 520-1740Khz, SW 5.20-18.30 MHz, SW1= 49 Meter Bands … Continue reading →

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The County Comm – Marathon ETFR

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

The County Comm  Marathon ETFR Emergency Task Force Radio is a very small ultra-portable radio. The ETFR is similar to the earlier County Comm GP-4L, but was produced initially for Canadian Forces and features enhance cold weather operation. We rated … Continue reading →

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Alinco DJ-X11T

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

The Alinco DJ-X11T is a handheld wideband radio receiver/scanner with dual VFOs for simultaneous receive. Specs 2VFO simultaneous RX Main-band coverage: 0.05`1,299.99995MHz all mode AM/FM/WFM/SSB/CW (BFO for SSB/CW receive. An external antenna required for practical HF monitoring. Internal bar antenna … Continue reading →

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Alinco DJ-X7T

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

The Alinco DJ-X7T handheld wideband receiver covering from 100 kHz to 1299.995 MHz (less cellular) in AM, FM wide and FM narrow modes. Please note that shortwave radio reception, while available on this small handheld, is very compromised. Specs: Receiver … Continue reading →

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