[HCDX] Portable MW/SW receiver opinion needed !

[J999w@xxxxxxx]

I am in the market for a portable receiver with the following requirements:

- Must fit in backpack/daypack without breaking my back. I still need to be 
able to ride my bicycle while carrying it.

- Must have good performance when connected to longwires/beverages without 
undue overloading. (perhaps with loose coupling or preselector inline).

- Low battery consumption. Either internal or external.

- Have a functional S meter (meter or LEDs).

- Selectable AGC would be a plus. (or on/off)

- Digital readout would be a plus.

Something like the Icom R71a or Kenwood R1000 is on the large side. They will 
fit in a backpack, but are on the heavy side. Perhaps Sony 2010 ?

I have some mini dxpeditions in mind and need to find a suitable receiver.

Thanks,

John Wilke
WB9UAI
Milwaukee
---[Start Commercial]---------------------

World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom

---[End Commercial]-----------------------
________________________________________
Hard-Core-DX mailing list
Hard-Core-DX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
_______________________________________________

THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed
and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License
published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt