Steamed_Hams
Member
Hey everyone! I'm a brand new SWL-er with a brand new radio for SWLing! I was lurking on this forum before purchasing my radio and I thought, now that I'm "official," I'd sign up for an account and introduce myself!
As I was saying, I recently got my hands on a Grundig Satellit 750; it seemed like a pretty decent receiver for a newbie, quite "accessible" to use, and honestly I was kind of a sucker for its design. (In fact, I got it through Universal Radio, who are running a deal right now and they threw in an Eton Mini for free!) I've played around with the 750 quite a bit since getting it, and I'm quite happy with my purchase! For the most part it's pretty easy to use and it sounds great, though I've only used it a couple of places indoors so far so it feels like I haven't really "opened it up" like I really could/should. But there will be time for that yet, and I definitely look forward to it! (As for the Mini: I've only played with it a little bit, though I can say it sounds pretty good too! However, it is almost dangerously lightweight, so be careful with that.)
As for other stuff, well...I was briefly a communications technician in Civil Air Patrol years back. I was off at college then, though, so I could never do too much with it and eventually let my membership lapse. But sometimes I think about going back in, or maybe even joining the VDF, just as something to do in my free time. I also have experience in broadcast radio, in both a college station and a small local station. I can't say either of those really left me with a lot of technical knowledge, though, so I really am starting this radio thing as a beginner!
As for other-er stuff, I have some other hobbies/interests and a job, but I think my introduction's gone on long enough. (You guys can probably tell I enjoy HTML/message formatting, though!) I look forward to learning from/about you all and talking with you some more across the forums!
As I was saying, I recently got my hands on a Grundig Satellit 750; it seemed like a pretty decent receiver for a newbie, quite "accessible" to use, and honestly I was kind of a sucker for its design. (In fact, I got it through Universal Radio, who are running a deal right now and they threw in an Eton Mini for free!) I've played around with the 750 quite a bit since getting it, and I'm quite happy with my purchase! For the most part it's pretty easy to use and it sounds great, though I've only used it a couple of places indoors so far so it feels like I haven't really "opened it up" like I really could/should. But there will be time for that yet, and I definitely look forward to it! (As for the Mini: I've only played with it a little bit, though I can say it sounds pretty good too! However, it is almost dangerously lightweight, so be careful with that.)
As for other stuff, well...I was briefly a communications technician in Civil Air Patrol years back. I was off at college then, though, so I could never do too much with it and eventually let my membership lapse. But sometimes I think about going back in, or maybe even joining the VDF, just as something to do in my free time. I also have experience in broadcast radio, in both a college station and a small local station. I can't say either of those really left me with a lot of technical knowledge, though, so I really am starting this radio thing as a beginner!
As for other-er stuff, I have some other hobbies/interests and a job, but I think my introduction's gone on long enough. (You guys can probably tell I enjoy HTML/message formatting, though!) I look forward to learning from/about you all and talking with you some more across the forums!
