I've had an Eton E5 (an Amazon vendor is selling a new one for $99) for about one year purchased from Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) $100. I use it almost every day; so far the E5 has performed flawlessly, cross my fingers. The ergonomics can be a bit frustrating especially keeping track of whether the display is in "page" or "clock" mode. When in page mode the 7 direct-access memory buttons (7 presets per page) provide for single button station access like the Sony 2010. I have 7 talk stations programed in one page to hop around. The E5 replaces a Sony ICF-7601, an analog tuned dual conversion SW radio. One advantage of the 7601 is it will keep running on batteries at a lower voltage than the E5, about 0.8 V per cell for the 7601 vs. 1.1 V per cell for the E5.
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The Tuning knob and an ability on FM to get a few stations my other receivers can't, make the G-5 a plus radio for me.
Having a few Hams in the neighborhood, I put it to use on 120,80,10 meter sideband too.
My only concerns are durability ??? and the battery charge not lasting very long. But I do like the radio and I don't think I'd trade up to the new G3 just for Sync-Detect. though it's probably nice to have.
Posted by: Wals | February 01, 2009 at 06:35 PM
I had the Kaito 1103, a clone of the E5, and one of its worst features was the short length of the battery charge.
Posted by: herculodge | February 01, 2009 at 07:17 PM