GE Super Radio III

[peterjmag]

Does anyone own the GE Super Radio III? I have heard it is the best AM radio for the price. Is it really as good as they say it is? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...


P.J. Maguire

 

[ka3jjz]

For folks that don't recognize the radio - it's an AM/FM analog tuning portable; as such, this question probably should move to the HF forum.
But before it does - somewhere in my memory - I'm not sure whether this applied to the 2 version or the 3 version - when it first came out, the radio was reviewed by IRCA members (I think) and it didn't perform very well. Then some enterprising soul found that the speaker wires were reversed; and that caused detuning of the antenna element (no I'm not sure how that worked - I'm not heavily into AM DXing) once that was fixed it performed much better.
I'd check with the IRCA or NRC folks if you're interested in that radio. Those links can be found on tte SWL broadcast Wiki, along with checking to see if there are any online reviews on the RadioIntel website (specifically the 2nd link of 2) and Eham as well. There's lot of resources there for finding out about this venerable performer. 73s Mike

 

[corbintechboy]

In my opinion a CC radio would be better. And somewhere I read something to back my choice (I just can't remember where).

 

[wesct]

i own a super radio 3 and i love it. the selectivity probably could be better on wide, but its still a great radio.
the fm on it is one of the better receivers out there for the price.

as for the cc radio, i had one and the volume control opened up in the middle of the night.
my wife insisted i get rid of it, so the super radio won.

and yes it should be moved

wesct

 

[MacombMonitor]

I think it was the GE Super Radio II that started the "good" reputation. I bought a GE Super Radio III, and I was not impressed. But they are not expensive, so I guess you get what you pay for.

Build quality was poor. All the switches, and knob controls felt cheap. It doesn't even have a digital tuner, but rather an analog slide-rule type tuner display, that was way out of alignment. It has a very large speaker, but it seems to have a muddy sound. I had to adjust the bass to its lowest point, and the treble to its highest point, to clearly listen to a local talk radio station. I think it's highly overrated, maybe because it doesn't have much to compete with.

 

[radioscan]

I have a Super Radio II and would not take a brick of gold for it.
Best AM DX radio I have ever owned. I know the first production runs
of the SR III had problems and left a lot to be desired, but the current runs
produce a decent AM DX radio. I would still choose it over the CC radio.
A good place to look for SR IIs and probably SR IIIs as well would be garage sales
and flea markets, if you don't want to go for the full price.


Mark

 

[TomK]

I don't have the exact name handy but there is a Yahoo group dedicated only to the SR III (with some postings for the I and II also).
Check it out via a search for a group on the Yahoo group main page.
Love mine.
-TomK-

 

[mkewman]

In my opinion a CC radio would be better. And somewhere I read something to back my choice (I just can't remember where).

ick! CC radio? too expensive. the GE super radio is the shiznat. AWESOME for DXing.

I had a CCradio once, it wasn't great. wasn't terrible, but definitly overpriced.

i love my grundig yb.

 

[mkewman]

It doesn't even have a digital tuner.

digital tuners (and digital displays for that matter) get weaker reception. not by any large amount, but for dxing, every little bit helps.

besides, IMO dxing isn't about numbers, it's about making little tweaks and finding gold in little nooks and crannys.