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November 28, 2010

I Hope My New Black Grundig S350DL Proves That I Had a Bad Eton S350DL.

I've had a few Grundig/Eton S350 field radios over the years. I've sold them either due to drift, on the old models, or too much AM noise on the newer red Eton S350DL I had. Some readers reported great AM and suggested my Eton may have been a dud. So yesterday I walked my twin girls to RadioShack at the Del Amo Mall in Torrance to take advantage of their sale (black Grundig S350s going for $60), found they were out of stock, but would ship me one with no shipping costs.

So I await the black S350DL and can only hope that its AM beats my Eton clone. For $60, it will make a great garage radio. I tend to get less AM noise using radios outdoors. To be continued.

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Invicta Subaqua Noma III 6691 Selling for $229 Plus Shipping

Lowest price I've seen on this Invicta Subaqua Noma III orange diver with 50 mm bezel.

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November 27, 2010

Overall, the Grundig S350DL Gets a Good Rating from Blake

As expected my Grundig 350 does image strong shortwave stations about 930 Khz down. Sometimes the images are bringing the station in clearer than the actual frequency.

I still really appreciate the 350 even with its images and quirks. For one thing once a SW station is tuned in is really sounds great. Much better than my YB400 with the 350's lower noise floor.

However SW sensitivity is only average. AM & FM sensitivity seems above average. Great sounding on AM. I feel I can listen with little fatigue.

The 350 is fun to use. The sound quality of this radio makes it all worth it to me. I think that the analog design of this radio is a key reason for its pleasant sound quality.

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Black on Black Special Combat Edition of the Invicta Russian Diver Makes It My Sleekest Big Watch

I felt like going for the combat look. A lot of "combat" watches I was looking at were in the $700 area, way too much. I wanted something closer to $100.

As usual, Invicta makes good styles at the right price.

That's when I decided to take a look at their new Russian Diver lineup. The Invicta Combat Edition of the Russian Diver is a strapping 53 mm across the bezel but looks sleek with its black on black color scheme. No luminosity. For snipers.

I don't even feel the strap. Very comfortable.

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5 Easy Steps to Equalize the Volume on Your iTunes

After 4 years, my wife Carrie's iMac broke down (bad hard-drive), so she went to the Apple store yesterday. While she waited to get the diagnosis for her computer, she found out the 5 steps to equalize the volume setting on iTunes so all your songs play at the same volume (a huge problem for me). Here are the steps:

One: Go to iTunes

Two: Click on Preferences

Three: Click on Playback

Four: Go to Sound Check

Five: Click the check box for "auto adjusts song playback volume to same level"

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Manly Watch Sighting on One-Day Sale for $229.99: Rebosus NightGlow Phantom Black Chronograph

Not a bad price for this Rebosus NightGlow Phantom Black Chrono with 51 mm bezel and black leather strap. Very tempting.

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Manly Boombox Sighting: Panasonic RS-466S

Top photo on this eBay auction for the Panasonic RS-466S doesn't drag so I can't show you the photo on my blog, but it's worth clicking on and taking a look at it. I dragged another photo.