GE Superadio II

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'Class of Radios' -- what is that? It's an AM portable radio - many AM (MW) DXers say the SuperRadios are the gold standard of old time AM portables. Great for DXing, altho some models had some issues with the loop antenna being affected by incorrect wiring to the speaker (I think that was the issue, and the fix was easy). Mike
 

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...and the sound is pretty good too for a plastic cabinet - a 5 inch bass speaker with a whizzer cone in the centre plus a tweeter and proper tone controls. If you see one for sale, make sure the on/off switch works properly. If you try to open the cabinet with the radio switched off, the switch gets busted and there are no spares available.
 

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All three Superadios are about as good as it gets for MW DX and listening -- although the Superadio 3 was problematic early on, and later on. Their mid-run was pretty good.

The SR2 is usually considered the best of the three, although I haven't noticed mine being any better than the others. My SR2 took a dive from a refrigerator and still works. They're built like tanks. And yeah, if you decide to take the back off, be very careful of the power switch. It breaks easily.

One of the best features of the Superadio 2 (and other Superadios) is the sound. A lot of MW DX radios today have a muffled sound compared to Superadios -- so with the SR series you not only get good performance but good sound, too.
 

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I have one of the newer Superradios and it is just as sensitive as the old ones. Same good sound too. One of radio's better bargains.
 
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