I used skip in high school on home made equipment. That was in 1963. During the lock Down I earned amateur Extra. What a brain work out. I am 77 now. My fight now is Cancer. Your presentation makes me smile. Thank you. RWB ❤🎉

I grew up with shortwave radio. From the 60s until the late 80s it was alive with state sponsored stations around the world. With 24\7 non-stop propaganda, it was a great tool to teach young people just how full of crap governments can be.

I’m a HAM radio operator and I’m in full support of your free speech to speak about whatever your heart desires. 😊 Great Video!

I have this unit from a few years ago when it was a Grundig Satellit 750. From my attic I have 80 feet of cheap wire running down the garden and have heard stations from all over the world. It feels hefty,well-made and sounds nice. Great radio. Great video, cheers. P. S It cost $250 when I bought it.maybe 9 years ago

Hi there, I am new to your channel. Like you, I am a novice in radio. I am a retired LEO and worked for a Motorola Shop in my area for some time, but I am retired now. If I might, I would like to pass on to you one piece of information about Scanners. Many States do not allow civilians (sorry for that) to have Scanners in Automobiles. Having a Amateur Radio License allows you to have a scanner in your car. Each State is a little different though. I wont bore anyone with my experiences with Motorola or being a Police Officer for 36.5 years. Yes, I have a Amateur License. I have found it very interesting to listen to Short Wave and HAM from all over the world. Enough about me. I'll be watching your channel and bore you with a come back now and then. I did Subscribe to you tonight.

I bought one after watching this video. I realize I could have gotten a cheaper radio but I liked your description of the tuning action. I’m happy with it and there is a lot for me to learn after a life of radio ignorance. Thanks!

I don’t know why you don’t have ten million subscribers. Even with a relatively niche market like radio, people are missing out by not being subscribed to your channel. You’re killing it and I appreciate every video you post. Thank you.

I could care less about hamm radios or short wave radios, I watch this channel for the sheer value of entertainment! You sir are awesome!

I don't own a single radio. I still watch your videos. You're hilarious and informative. Thanks.👍

I LOVE This Guy! He knows his stuff and has the right attitude. I am ordering the ETON Elite 750 tonight!

This video is extremely frustrating. Extremely frustrating that there's only one thumbs up button! Bravo sir, another fine video. Keep up the good work. 👍👏

Myself I have a Tecsun H-501x. My first love was the Zenith Transoceanonic 7000. There is a potential problem I see is that the shortwave/Ham users/broadcasters are required to have an FCC license. If they severely restrict or even shut down the internet to control the spread of news and information. Then, they will undoubtedly go through the database of licensed operators and shut them down, and seize their equipment...

I like that you are featuring other radio related products, apart from GMRS… Thank you!

This is a very helpful video. Straight forward, logical, clear, and told me what I needed to know as a novice without prompting more technical questions in my mind, than answers - which is what usually happens with KZfaq SW videos. Many thanks for uploading it.

I love this channel your sense of humor and sarcasm is right up my alley. Keep up the great work!!

I have this receiver and really like it. (I am a glad ham.) I was able to utilize my existing HF antennae to increase the reception greatly. HF antennae are easy to make. Good review.

Randy, I have seen TONS of reviews on this radio, but yours is the ABSOLUTE easiest to understand. I would like to see you do more SW radio reviews if you can wedge them into your schedule. 🙂

I took a $35 gamble (as it didn't have a power supply so as to test it), and scored the Grundig version of this from my favorite second-hand store. Brought it home, attached the proper AC/DC adapter to it, and it powered up! - - Some of the controls were on the "scratchy" side, and not consistent in their performance, but less than 45 minutes later, and with some electronic components spray cleaner, the controls were back to operating perfectly! I still need to string a super-long antenna up in my attic so as to test its full capabilities, but so far, the performance has been more than satisfactory! The one feature (so far) that I wished it had that it doesn't, is the ability to set the clock in regular "civilian" (AM/PM) time, vs the mandated 24hr (military) time. Great find, and I can't help but wonder about the "Why's" of the person who gave this gem away!! Btw, can't believe that you're not happy with many of President Biden's appointments and nominees for Government positions! Being a person who has had an interest in aviation for over 50 years, I was just "thrilled" that he nominated someone to head the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) that was 100% "qualified"; though he had ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, aviation experience, having not so much as spent 30 minutes behind the controls of a Piper Cub (and probably hasn't a clue as to what Microsoft Flight Simulator is!), BUT he is 100% "WOKE", and therefore would meet all of the "stringent" vetting requirements that this administration has become so (IN) famous for!! (He also has an equally qualified "expert" on national transportation issues, as witnessed by the recent cataclysmic train derailment in Ohio!!!)

I remember my dad having a portable sw radio that we listened to a lot. Greenwich mean time station was always on way way back before the internet was even thought about. I want one. Thanks for sharing this.

Great Video, love the shirts. I have a couple of small shortwave radios and after researching, it was my understanding that shortwave in and of itself was diminishing. This radio will be best for listening to the Ham frequencies as I am sure, in a SHTF scenario, there will be a lot of chatter ...

I can remember the glory days of International Shortwave Broadcasting. Sadly, it's long gone and will never return. Nonetheless, there are still plenty of interesting things to listen to if you look in the right places. Everything that you do on the internet is tracked and stored. However, there is no way to track what people are listening to on a shortwave receiver. Yes, buy a shortwave receiver while you still can.

As a General Class ham, I appreciate your productions and your personality with the ribbing. There's no fun if guys can't give each other a little $hit.

I received this radio today. I am listening to a hard to receive AM station clear as a bell! Good job Randy I’m looking forward to exploring this radio’s capabilities.

Thanks for creating this channel. Possibly ,the most entertaining Radio channel on KZfaq.

Looks like a very nice radio to me. Well build aswell. At the moment i'm using an SDRPlay RSP1A 1 kHz - 2 GHz, and i'm very happy with that.

I love this guys innuendoes about how “wonderfully” competent and diverse our government is. He made a fan out of me…

I was so mesmerized by your hypnotic hand gestures that I couldn’t resist buying this radio!!

I have this radio as well. Love it. Nice reception on SW and AM/FM. Great sound. Enjoy.

Having some shortwave listening experience over the last 30+ years with several cheap and one $150.00 price range Eton E5 radio, I presume the model profiled here would be a very decent home "table top" unit. The multiplicity of frequency options should make for a very reasonable portal for information in an " information blackout" scenario. Being able to copy high frequency SSB HAM traffic over great distances is very very good. No matter what or where something is happening, someone will be talking about it. Good video review and great suggestion for the not tuned into radio folks that were wondering about "things".

One really important good feature with this radio is that the power brick is a transformer type, not the switching type that will have "spurious emissions" that will interfere with weak signals.

Your sarcasm keeps me coming back to your videos. Also my total lack of knowledge about radios

Everyone needs a Short Wave radio…

Omg!! I literally have this in my shopping cart at Amazon just waiting for me press buy. Will watch your video and see what you have to say about it… the other reviews I have seen have been all over the place.. on a side note.. Love the shirt.

Only one left in stock and now $499. Too rich for my blood. Thanks, Randy....(insert sarcasm) 😉

After subbing your channel I've discovered your videos are not only very informative but I love your humor.

“incompetent yet diverse…” I really like your phraseology.

Dammit I bought one! I started listening to shortwave back during the Persian Gulf War. Love your GMRS collection on the floor.

I have had the eton executive radio and the eton mini radio for a few years now. Excellent radios. Excellent video . Health and prosperity to you and your family.

You do an excellent excellent job of explaining every single detail. Thank you 🙏 so very much. I’m new to communication devices and you videos have been such an inspiration and encouragement for me. Again thank you so very much

Nice shortwave radio...Eton used to be called Grundig, which was a great shortwave radio maker As for WWIII if that does indeed happen and goes nuclear (even small tact nukes), we have to worry about EMP's killing all our electronics. Faraday cage! Great video sir.

Incompetent, yet diverse. Perfect description. Some people might disagree.

First time viewer, really enjoyed your sense of humor, irony and sarcasm while being informative. It's apparent you grew up when there were morals and freedom - me too. Thank you. I will be a subscriber. Keep up the realism!

New favorite channel. I just started watching you for your baofeng uv-5r tutorials. Hilarious, and educational.

Back in the mid- to late-1990s, I had a long wire antenna hooked up to a SW radio from Radio Shack. I used to listen to the BBC World Service in the evenings, along with some German broadcasters. Most of the stations I listened to have quit broadcasting to North America because (a) cost, (b) lack of listeners, and (c) the internet.

your radio collection getting big since your first youtube vid👍

Thank you for this review. Makes me nostalgic for my first few years in the Air Force.

Had one for years. Hasn’t changed a bit. Took a beating and kept on going. Much better than cheaper ones I had.

Dang...I _wondered_ what those holes in my wall were. I was just getting ready to fill them in with liquid plaster and paint over them. Now I'm glad I didn't! Since watching this, I've been plugging all sorts of things into those holes --- things that I thought were broken. But since plugging them into the wall holes, they've sprung into life! I thought they were broken! Once again, watching this channel has saved me tons of money.

Wow, now Jason is on the channel. This is awesome.

I just want to say you are awesome. Entertaining and informative. Thank you.

Hi Randy, hope your well! I recently got my GRMS call sign. Having a lot of fun here. I really like this SW Radio 📻. Thank you for making the video.

Your T-shirt had me laughing so hard I almost passed out. Bravo!

My entire garage had been turned into a shrine to you Randy. Your picture is surrounded by candles and cheap Chinese radios. All hail Randy!

Picked up the Eton 750 because of the recommendation on this channel and have to say for the $$ this is a pretty interesting radio ..thanks Randy for turning me onto this one !

Haha great shirt Randy. Awesome video as always! Salute!!!

Love your (GMRS) videos! Interesting enough, I kicked around purchasing one of these a couple weeks ago. Instead I went with the Tecsun PL990, which had slightly better reviews. Although, I may also wind up with an Elite 750 someday.

I used to have a eton sw radio until a cat knocked it off my window sill and broke it. Heard all kinds of crazy stuff on it and I loved tuning into the atomic clock.

Thank you for putting this on anything to do with preparedness is always welcome

I am impressed.! I like the Ham radio-esk features, the boom box handle, the EQ, and the Oh Shit handles! Pretty cool radio receiver.

You rock ! Thank you.

Virtually a clone of my '70s era Zenith worldwide (D battery or AC) SW, LW, MW, AM/FM radio. It still works like a charm.

Awesome review! It's nice to see that SW is still relevant in spite of modern communication tech.

The review is another great piece of artwork. More radios for my Christmas list.

I have this radio. It’s my most prized radio.

Beautiful! Maybe they'll watch and the next version will have an AC power supply that fits in that little compartment. I'm looking for one with fewer features in the $200 range because I'm a cheap old bastard.

The revealing of the plastic display cover music scenen is PRICELESS! Thank you for tge Saturday morning smile! Luv your content!

Thanks for the video. I bought this radio last year. I think it is worth the price. I bought it so I could stay connected to the world when the power goes out or the Internet is not working. Or I guess even if the crazy people take over (more than already) at least I can hear about what is going on. Plus there is a cool factor in listening to shortwave radio for old farts / radio dorks like me. Looking at getting a CB handheld that operations on FM next. No, I don't need it... just want it. Thanks again!

I just want you to know I bought this through your affiliate link below 👍, Thank you for the great video!

Love your style and especially love your clarity of speech. Your jeep adventures are fantastic. For some reason KZfaq quit recommending your channel? I'll just search it manually.

Thanks for short wave....love your stuff. Listen to everything

Yeah, that soft squelch is slick. I'd like that on my $2K+ "Ham" radio setup. Having a small amount of static noise gives you confidence you are still receiving and you don't hear any speech because obviously no is talking. Little things like this sure make a difference in radio listening enjoyment. Oh, and maybe it's pronounced EH TON.😀

lol tropic thunder paused on the wall, awesome!

Dude! You’re awesome! Thank God you’re a local! I enjoy and learn a lot from your vids

Love you Man! Now in the middle of treatment, a laugh with a tear! That expert upsets me. I made my first transmitter from a Kit. Next time Skit the loud mouth. 73 K2QXQ. RWB ❤😂

When the protective plastic distraction came off, I had to buy it.

How can I do anything but like this video, given your excellent early, non-radio, commentary. 🙂

You must be one heck of a seller. It has risen in price to $450. Good job on the review. They seriously owe you a sponsor.

I’ve been eyeballing this. Thanks for the review.

FOUR CHANNELS!? I was robbed as a kid. We only had three channels! Black & white... steam powered TV... that we watched by candle light... in a cardboard box 😞we lived in... with the dogs and cats...🐶🐱at the end of a dirt road... 😞I was the antenna...😳

LOL that shirt had me rolling. Love your channel and how you don't take any of this super serious. Quality Content

I love your videos. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you.

Thanks for all the educational and entertaining content. 👍😎

Best Review by far !

Omg you are friggin hilarious and that t-shirt had me in tears laughing 😂.

You Sir, are exactly what we need. Thank you. Keep it up. The Eton Elite, the only Elites we like.

Thank you good sir for showcasing devices I didn’t know I wanted to buy!

I have the Tecsun version of this radio. They are bloody good! FYI, the empty space in the back of the receiver is where the power cord comes out of my radio. It is hardwired into the radio on mine and the empty space is where the power cord is stored when going portable using the batteries. It's great to see you have one of these great receiver's! I'd love to see what you end up using as an external antenna. ENJOY! - Ian, Australia.

"You are not allowed to talk about simple physics unless you have memorized over 400 questions." - Some people

Love the review. I just got this radio a few months ago and its awesome.

Excellent radio, Excellent channel, thanks for this, just bought one haven’t hooked up yet!

Randy, I am not trying to be a know-it-all, just helpful. You may want to get those Duracells out of that nice radio, ASAP. I have had numerous flashlights and other devices ruined by them over the decades. For some reason, they are very much prone to leak, even when nowhere near completely drained of energy. I have generally had good results with Energizers, though I feel certain other brands may yield good results, also.

What a beast!!!

Thank you! I've been thinking about this for a while ... Loved your presentation! Barry! 😂

OMG, that t-shirt brought my first good chortle of the morning. Well played, sir.

I am glad that you mentioned the administration's march to folly. Those of us actually paying attention realize that WWIII is on the table for this diverse administration. We should all be terrified.

This looks like as very useful radio, but you need to remember you'll need different antennas for certain bands, like the aircraft (120-130 MHz) band. I think I'd use the secret storage area for an extra set of batteries, or an antenna wire, earphones, or maybe chocolates? ;)😉 Other than that, I think it's more important to know *where* to tune (tornado, hurricane, riots, SHTF, etc.) I haven't found any useful books or web sites for that- they only care about ham radio!

I agree with you and getting true news, I have a DR 49 by Panasonic. Your right we will need this in the future.

Sub'ed after the first 1:36 just for the eloquent pronunciation of the "ETON" , "E-TAN", "EEE-TON" radio !!! LOVE IT!

Oh my lord, that T shirt! Randy your too much 😂

I am, in fact, a radio dork and I require more toys to fill that hole in my soul. Thank you for noticing. 😢