Post by kb3fck on Oct 21, 2007 11:14:16 GMT -5
I got the SWL fever when I was about 12 or 13 years old. My father was cleaning out the attic and had a Hallicrafters S-38 B he was going to toss out. I asked if I could have it and he handed it to me and from then on I was hooked.I use to sit and listen to it every night.I used that until I was 17 years old and my first pay check I received,I went to the local Lafayette radio store ,there they had a used Hallicrafters S-108 shortwave receiver,and I bought it I had used that until I saw an add in a Radio Shack flyer with an add for the DX -160 SWL receiver I went down and bought one.I thought it was the best radio I had. A friend of mine had gotten one around the same time,but never got hooked,he gave me his DX-160 about 5 years ago.But yes,you can't beat the Icom Amateur radio for SWL'ing,I use my Icom 718 for that when I am not on the airwaves
