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MotorBikeLes · 17th Apr 2018, 8:32 pm

I have a NordMende Globtrotter 808 which has full SW coverage and BFO as standard. There is normal LW, MW, 3 SW bands covering 1.6 to 18MHz, superb FM coverage and performance, plus separately 9 SW bands on their own turret tuner each with a 6MHz first IF stage. Most of the earlier Globetrotters lacked the BFO, but I don't think this was the only model including it. Varicap diode tuning for FM, all the rest conventional "old school radio" method.
Some of the older Grundig Satelits had the optional BFO (Sat 2000, 2100, 3000 I think); the later models such as my Satelit 600 include BFO, but these are digitally tuned.
Les.

17th Apr 2018, 8:32 pm	#17
MotorBikeLes Nonode Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Kirk Michael, Isle of Man Posts: 2,350	Re: A relatively cheap portable SW receiver with SSB/CW and analogue tuning? I have a NordMende Globtrotter 808 which has full SW coverage and BFO as standard. There is normal LW, MW, 3 SW bands covering 1.6 to 18MHz, superb FM coverage and performance, plus separately 9 SW bands on their own turret tuner each with a 6MHz first IF stage. Most of the earlier Globetrotters lacked the BFO, but I don't think this was the only model including it. Varicap diode tuning for FM, all the rest conventional "old school radio" method. Some of the older Grundig Satelits had the optional BFO (Sat 2000, 2100, 3000 I think); the later models such as my Satelit 600 include BFO, but these are digitally tuned. Les.