[PUP] SSB reciever, worth the money?

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Hi Scott -
 
No need to spend $500. Check out the Grundig Yachtboy YB400 on eBay. There  
is one on there right now for $9.99! This is the "standard" SSB radio used for  
years as an alternative to a transceiver by cruising sailors and will give  
excellent results. We have one as a backup on the sailboat. It uses AA 
batteries  and they will last a long time. No problem pulling in Herb or any of the 
nets -  I find it is as sensitive as a "real" radio. But if you decide to go 
with a  transceiver, check out the SEA 235R at _www.sea-dmi.com_ 
(http://www.sea-dmi.com)  These radios have long  been a favorite of fishing and commercial 
boats - we bought one after a bad  experience with SGC and have never regretted 
it. Used with the AT1630 tuner, all  you need to do is ground tuner and 
transceiver to the same place (ours is  grounded to the main engine) and you're in 
business. Yards of copper foil  running throughout the boat is unnecessary for 
good performance the  frequencies most used today (4-12 megs).
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"



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