I started with a Radio Shack 'Astronaut 8' portable radio in the mid-1970s; it included two SW bands. Even before that, there was a homebrew vacuum tube SW radio kicking around the house. It was the golden age of shortwave listening with all the powerhouse national broadcasters.
I still have my DX100, however it was the third SW radio for me, I started with my Aunts Sanyo '10 transistor' portable. Unfortunately my DX100 had it's front end tickled during a thunder storm, destroying the first transistor, At the time I was very young and my substitute transistor made the set only usable on the bottom end. Maybe I should fix it?, then as per the one in the video, my signal meter is also dead, with the needle stuck towards the top of the scale. After the Sanyo, which lived at my grandparents, I bought a Tandy 'P-box' kit, that was followed by another Tandy/Radio Shack, a 'Science Fair' 'Globe Patrol' kit, before I was able to scratch together enough money to buy a pre-built radio, the DX100 (or was it a Christmas/Birthday present?) When I finally had a job I bought a Yaesu FRG7700, quite a step up.
Awesome! I had one too. It was my first shortwave radio that wasn’t a kit. I am finally getting back into the hobby. Currently using the Tecsun PL-680. Getting the Qodosen DX-286 soon. Thank you for your channel!
I had one in the early days. Also had the DX160. Still have that one today. Works pretty well . They were certainly long lasting . I wonder if the modern receivers will still work after that length of time . I somehow doubt it. They were fun to use .
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I started with a Radio Shack 'Astronaut 8' portable radio in the mid-1970s; it included two SW bands.
Even before that, there was a homebrew vacuum tube SW radio kicking around the house.
It was the golden age of shortwave listening with all the powerhouse national broadcasters.
I can just Gilles back in his head banging days, rocking to the WRNO playlist…😂
73! Have a great day!
I still have my DX100, however it was the third SW radio for me, I started with my Aunts Sanyo '10 transistor' portable. Unfortunately my DX100 had it's front end tickled during a thunder storm, destroying the first transistor, At the time I was very young and my substitute transistor made the set only usable on the bottom end.
Maybe I should fix it?, then as per the one in the video, my signal meter is also dead, with the needle stuck towards the top of the scale.
After the Sanyo, which lived at my grandparents, I bought a Tandy 'P-box' kit, that was followed by another Tandy/Radio Shack, a 'Science Fair' 'Globe Patrol' kit, before I was able to scratch together enough money to buy a pre-built radio, the DX100 (or was it a Christmas/Birthday present?)
When I finally had a job I bought a Yaesu FRG7700, quite a step up.
I still have a dx-200 and a 302. 😊
Started with an Icom R70 about 1985/6
Wow...brings back memories for me...... I started with a Kentwood R2000 in 1984 !!!!!!
KENWOOD.......(spell check)!!!
RS was the bomb.
Awesome! I had one too. It was my first shortwave radio that wasn’t a kit. I am finally getting back into the hobby. Currently using the Tecsun PL-680. Getting the Qodosen DX-286 soon. Thank you for your channel!
Too cool 😎
I had one in the early days. Also had the DX160. Still have that one today. Works pretty well . They were certainly long lasting . I wonder if the modern receivers will still work after that length of time . I somehow doubt it. They were fun to use .
I started with a four band portable, also from Realistic. Had it fixed also to an end fed antenna. Soon after that I also got a DX 160.