Top 10 list radio related holiday gifts

["Hakim Madjid" <HMadjid@earthlink.net>]

It's that time of year again where one has to start holiday gift shopping.
Here is my own Top-Ten List of holiday gifts for the radio/TV enthusiast,
hobbyist
or industry professional [Prices (all US $) are approximate 'street prices'
calculated from
advertised prices at various internet retailers].

Ok here we go

10.) The 'WRTH' - World Radio TV Handbook $20.00.
Good reference work for broadcasting around the world.

9.) The 1 year subscription to Monitoring Times $27 (2nd class mail).
Good magazine covering short-wave, scanning, AM/FM broadcasting,
amateur radio & related equipment reviews.

8.) The Itensitronics Select-A-Tenna $60.00 to $190.00
The famous inductively coupled AM antenna booster.
now comes in 3 models.

7.) The GE (Thomson)Superadio III $60.
The AM DXer's favorite [has major QC issues, however].

6.) The Radio Shack Pro-95 Trunking Scanner $250.
1000 channel memory locations. Tracks Motorola
and EDCAS trunked radio systems. (On sale until
11/24 for $150 at Rat Shack).

5.) The Sangean AT-909 (Radio Shack DX-398) portable short-wave receiver
$240.
Good portable for the money.

4.) The Automotive XM or Sirius satellite radio tuner $300 and up.
Listen to the new satellite radio services (monthly subscription
$10 for XM $13 for Sirius).

3.) The JRC NRD-545 table-top short-wave receiver $1,800.
Arguably the best table top out there.

2.) The TEN-TEC RX 340 short-wave receiver $4,000
The top of the line...

And finally...*FANFARE PLEASE* the #1 holiday gift for
the radio/TV hobbyist, enthusiast, or industry professional:

1.) The Hawker 800XP business jet $12,500,000.
Travel in style on out of town radio hobby expeditions,
or to business meetings. The 800XP has been updated with
Collins glass cockpit avionics.

NOTE: price does not include flight training expenses required to
obtain Hawker 800XP FAA type rating.


73, de Hakim (N1ZFF)