For those interested, the E100's replacement, the E1100, is available in a Tecsun-badged version from Ebay seller "Trinityforevertrading". The price is $12.99 with $13.00 shipping from Hong Kong. Chec

I couldn't resist sharing one of the photos that I took yesterday of the final National SRF-39 in its cabinet and with its companion speaker system cabinet. The sound system is a small 2 x 5 watt ster

Hello, there are a few sources relating the pros and cons of using a shield over the loop antenna. However, some time ago I found an original way to shield a ferrite loop, it was made by PA2OHH Onno f

The one photo that I inserted in a recent message about completing the National SRF-59 got stripped out of the message before it got to some of you, but reached others... So, I've uploaded another gal

SRF-59 Apr 30 12:30-1 am XEFO 680 250 watts Chihuahua, 408 miles from Laredo. 1970's, 80's type of music. Decent signal, but QRM from 680KHz stations KKYX San Antonio, and KNBR San Francisco occasiona

SRF 59 May 2 1:00 am WBZ 50KW 1030 KHz 1897 miles from Laredo...local talk show, 617 area code adds. Also on 1030 KHz, KFAY Fayetteville AR, 1KW, 667 miles from Laredo, Coast to Coast show. Be a bette

I have posted once on the dxer.ca forum but this is the first time here.I bought a Sony SRF- m37v at the local Wal-Mart (for about $30) 8 days ago.It does not do too badly on sensitivity ,but it leave

can someone explain how the performance headings apply to the rows of this portion of the matrix? that is, the headings on the left are not the same as the headings on the right. i was assuming that t

Brett, I'm the wrong person to ask.... Gary and the Technical Committee (Gil, Kevin S., Joe) are the ones that rule on such. The E100- was actuaqlly just a cubic inch over the 20 cu./in. general size

i just bought one these which are a new version without the soon to be useless TV band with the 5 memories added to the FM side. seems to have the same poor qualities in selectivity and images, spurs.

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Hello all, Has anyone tried a Grundig G6 Aviator? It appears to be slightly smaller than an E100, it's dual conversion, and it has SSB. If it performs well, it seems like it would be a good addition t

I'm planning to power my E100 two D cells under some circumstances, through the DC input port on the side. That port is also used for wall warts, of course. the size of plug is 4.0 mm outside dia. and

Hello Guys, It what was probably the easiest AM-DX loopstick transplant ever performed, a 7" loopstick from a Channel Master Super Fringe (model 6515) was soldered into an E100, resulting in greatly i

I've just uploaded an updated Firsts and Records list to the Ultralight Files area of DXer.ca. Records as of mid-May 2008. Only one change in the past month: Allen Willie of Newfoundland was the first

Hello all, I received my E100 from Durham Radio today. It sure is small; it looks like a shrunken E10 (yes, I have one of those too.) Overall, I like the radio, but it does have some quirks. For one,

Hello Guys, After receiving two more Eton E100's from Durham Radio via eBay today (at $49 plus shipping), they were immediately tested and aligned. First of all, Eton's design for this radio has a sig

When I went to Easter Island last year, I took with me a Ramsey active antenna based on a 5/8" x 6" ferrite rod. The Ramsey PR bragged about its Faraday shielding and the fact that the antenna operate

Hi Gary, Your comments on the Durham Radio E100 are pretty typical. I've had four Durham E100's for alignment, and these all act about the same. Out of the box, high-band sensitivity is usually very g

Hello All, If you were to receive Djibouti-1431 on a stock pocket radio on the East Coast (5,906 miles), would you feel deserving of an award? How about receiving VOA Thailand-1575 on a stock pocket r