Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11682 invoked from network); 20 Jan 2000 12:49:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by grants.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 20 Jan 2000 12:49:09 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12BGvA-0003KX-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:42:40 +0000 Received: from mail04.hostcenter.com ([195.186.64.57]) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12BGv5-0003KS-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:42:37 +0000 Received: from www303.hostcenter.com (195.186.64.84) by mail04.hostcenter.com (RS ver 1.0.53) with SMTP id 0996046 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:42:12 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <38882A74.2EB8F464@phonakcom.ch> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:44:20 -0800 From: "Toni Baertschi" Organization: Phonak Communications AG X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Receiving on 137 kHz Band References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Loop-Detect: 1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: >>From HB2ASB, JN36pt I have tried this receiver and from the performance side it is one of the best I have ever tested but I would not buy it! For me, ham radio is a hobby and not a profession (may be this is one of the reasons why I have only one call sign) and I love nice looking equipment with a good ergonomic front panel. The KWZ is one of the ugliest pieces I've ever seen and very cumbersome to operate with it's one knob concept (like the AOR3030). Have a look at a Collins 51-S-1, this peace of beauty has really a soul, it is a kind of artwork. I told them in Friedrichshafen that they should get an industrial designer and the answer was that this would be too expensive. They have no idea about marketing - really a flop. I'll keep my (modified) RF590. 73 de Toni "Soegiono, Gamal" wrote: > Dear LF friends > > Hope you all experienced a "good landing" in new year 2000. > > Using the DSP Receiver KWZ30 manufactured by Kneisner & Doering