From: loucks@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (AKA GRIZZLY -- Ext. 3286)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE Super Radio I-III
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:20:19 EST

In article <u8VNTB3w165w@bluemoon.rn.com>, gerry@bluemoon.rn.com (Gerard M. Foley) writes:
> richard@torag.guild.org (Richard Quan) writes:
> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have heard a lot about the GE Super Radio Series.  I want to know more abou
>> it and want to know the difference between the model I. and III.  Is there 
>> a significant difference in reception quality between the different models?
>> 
>> richard@torag.guild.org
>> richard.quan@canrem.com
>> 
> 
> A phone-in to the local (AM) university radio station yesterday
> claimed that many samples of GE Superradio III were very noisy
> on AM and poor reception on FM.  On the other hand, the caller
> said it was "a good radio except..".  He was obviously not
> knowledgeable, since his best description of what appeared to
> be AM noise was that it sounded like "FM interference".  Maybe
> it is just that it has better AGC on AM than the caller was
> used to?  I have never seen or heard one myself.
> 
> gerry@bluemoon.rn  My amateur radio callsign is K8EF, and my
> packet radio address is K8EF@W8CQK.OH.USA.NA


-------------------------------[Original Review]-------------------------------

This is just a brief review (My Opinion) of the G. E. Superadio 3. I think
it looks OK, but then again, I have no objections to the appearance of the
Super Radio 2.

Anyway, I recently purchased a G. E. Superadio 3. I was disapointed with its
performance on the AM band (my primary intention was to get a radio that
would work well for AM DXing), so I took it back and exchanged it for another
hoping that I just got a bad unit. The second unit didn't function well on AM
or FM (particullarly the low end of the FM Band). Once again I exchanged it for
another. This one works well on AM, but not on the low end of the FM Band.

I own a Super Radio 2 and it really works well. But the Superadio 3 appears
to be a giant leap backwards. The Superadio 3 sounds good, looks good, and
has excellent features for the money; now if it would only work good (if
only G.E. had better quality control and could turn out a consistant product).

Now, for those of you familiar with the DAK MR-101 (the radio that everybody
loves to hate), take note of this! The MR-101 outperforms the G. E.
Superadio 3 by leaps and bounds on FM!

I think I'll stick with the Superadio 2 and advise anyone who is considering
"moving up to the SR3" to not sell off your SR2 too soon!.

----------------------------------[Update]-------------------------------------

I live in a fringe area for receiving AM and FM signals. That is why a
good receiver matters to me. I found it difficult to get a SRIII that worked
good on AM and FM. Out of a total of 5 SRIIIs that I have looked at, 3
performed close to or equqal to, but never better than the SRII on AM, and
one came close to performing equal to the SRII on FM, and the rest fell
significantly short. This was true especially from 92MHz on down. I haven't
finalized this, and it sounds weird, but it works. Putting a 2pF. Capacitor
from the External AM Terminal to the External FM terminal corrects this low end
weakness in the SRIII FM Receiver.

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