Ready For WWIII? I Review The Eton Elite 750 Shortwave Radio - Perfect For Preppers & Survivalists
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What will you do when the internet goes down? Where will you get your information? Or, tired of big-tech and the mainstream media deciding what you should know? Then you might need a shortwave radio receiver (receive only, it does not transmit) like the Elite 750 Shortwave radio receiver from Eton. A shortwave radio receiver will let you tune-in stations and ham-radio operators from around the world, but the Elite 750 can also receive longwave radio, midwave radio, commercial FM, AM, AirBand, and SSB, in addition to shortwave radio signals.
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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 ❤🎉
aw man, im sorry to hear about your battles with cancer. i wish you all the best! congrats on your amateur extra license!
Congrats on the Extra and praying for your rapid return to good health. 73
Try ivermectin sir..
Prayers for the cancer fight. Congrats on the Extra as well. I still have my Dad’s old Hallicrafters SX-130 SW. Just got it working again. I have this featured video radio too. ‘73!
I used to skip classes in high school and was suspended for it a couple of times. Does that count? 😂
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.
When I was a kid on my great-uncle's radio, I liked listening to Radio Moscow/Kiev/Cuba and then Voice of America to hear the completely opposite descriptions of the same events. My skepticism regarding "news" media grew from there.
My grandfather in Germany around 1965 had a shortwave radio I liked to play around with , in fact I found some rock n roll station in UK once ...which was awesome for a young teen .
RIP BILL COOPER, host of the greatest shortwave radio show: The Hour of the Time
Haha!
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
I have the same Grudig Satellit 750👍
Good video DE W5THC
There is an option for that radio also on the Amazon link, what are the primary differences between the two?
@@dannydivine7699 size
My TECSUN , the manufacturer of Grundig and ETON , model S-2000 is a good price point field radio !
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.
Well less then half the states have any restriction on scanners. Maybe cops should obey the law and they wouldn’t have to resort to politicians restricting citizens from checking up on them.
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.
Maybe it's the t-shirt
I agree!
It's because his personality is grumpy...
It's his eyes! They are...soooo...enchanting....
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!
What cheaper radio? I'm interested
I’m tuned in to your answer 😂
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 don't own a single radio. I still watch your videos. You're hilarious and informative. Thanks.👍
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 TH-cam SW videos. Many thanks for uploading it.
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 like that you are featuring other radio related products, apart from GMRS… Thank you!
It is a great radio. I have had one for years and still works like a champ
Glad to hear, considering this for my first sw radio. I've own a few walkies and ham(not for transmit, just listening). I was particularly looking for something that has good support for different antenna and this seems to be a solid option.
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 love this guys innuendoes about how “wonderfully” competent and diverse our government is. He made a fan out of me…
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.
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 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.
Glad hams for the win! I'm selling around $1500 of tax calculators that I've had so I can afford some new radios... starting with the QYT KT8900
I’m leaning toward this receiver but am not quite there, yet. How long have you had yours? From the many reviews and comments I have read on different forums, it seems people either love/like it or hate it.
Have had mine for a little over a year now and cant find anything to dislike yet. @@maureen3134
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.
I love this channel your sense of humor and sarcasm is right up my alley. Keep up the great work!!
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.
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 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!!!)
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. 👍👏
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.
how has it been working for you? and have you been able to find any interesting talk radio not available on am/fm?
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
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".
I bought an Eton Elite Executive, Tecsun PL-660, and Tecsun PL-330 for about 300 bucks total. They all have external antenna ports, are very portable, and you can use simple USB powered NiMH chargers with solar panels to keep them running. The PL-330 can be directly USB charged and can also be set for use with external antennas on the AM broadcast band. Plus with three receivers I have redundancy.
I have this radio as well. Love it. Nice reception on SW and AM/FM. Great sound. Enjoy.
PS. The D cells last forever.
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.
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.
Thank you for this review. Makes me nostalgic for my first few years in the Air Force.
Do you think we will ever see shortwave DVR type functionality using micro sd card storage? For 20 years I've thought FM/AM car radios should have a rewind playback feature and now that I've spent the past 2 years dipping my toes into ham radio, I feel like sd card recording functionality could be very useful during and after emergencies.
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.
So did I. Strangely, there was a duo on Radio Moscow that were hilarious.
Good memories. Around those same years, I also liked to listen good music at WRNO (World Radio New Orleans) and news at the BBC, and adjusted my clocks and watches with the signal synced to the atomic time. "At the tone, the time is.."
Hello Sir,
I have watched several of your videos now, and I want to thank you for your “regular guy” reviews of what are complicated devices, in particular, a recent review of what many consider the best scanner. I will be watching more of your videos, as I find them not too overwhelming, yet enough for getting the general idea of the product in question.
Thanks again.
After subbing your channel I've discovered your videos are not only very informative but I love your humor.
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.
I regret letting my Transoceanic. A great radio.
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.
Dammit I bought one! I started listening to shortwave back during the Persian Gulf War. Love your GMRS collection on the floor.
Thank you for putting this on anything to do with preparedness is always welcome
New favorite channel. I just started watching you for your baofeng uv-5r tutorials. Hilarious, and educational.
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.
"As for WWIII if that does indeed happen" virtually everyone will die, so it is silly to suggest that "preparation" is meaningful 🤪
@@sandhill9313 whoa big world war expert over here
Get a vacuum tube radio. Impervious to emp
@@jjiacobucci is it true? I don't have any experience with vacuum tubes, but I thought they still have other electronic components inside the radio as well. Are those other components not susceptible?
@@sandhill9313, wrong
Everyone needs a Short Wave radio…
A Beat Frequency oscilator allows you to listen to ATIS transmissions at airports which is basic information such as weather conditions at the airport . Runway in use and so on
Usually on a VOR station very high frequency omnidirectional range. Which is used for radio navigation . And on an ILS station instrument landing system . . Hope that helps a little.
Incompetent, yet diverse.
Perfect description.
Some people might disagree.
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.
You made the right choice. For this Eton money I would have bought the Tecsun 501x
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.
Had one for years. Hasn’t changed a bit. Took a beating and kept on going. Much better than cheaper ones I had.
I just want to say you are awesome. Entertaining and informative. Thank you.
Thanks for creating this channel. Possibly ,the most entertaining Radio channel on TH-cam.
your radio collection getting big since your first youtube vid👍
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.
As a long time "Expert" on heavy knobs I can say with confidence that THAT knob is not heavy... If it were heavy, as in heavy like the radio knobs of old, you would be able to turn said knob briskly and have said knob continue to spin after having released said knob.
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.
“incompetent yet diverse…” I really like your phraseology.
go to the channel called "John Talks". He's got short daily videos of our government in action (he doesn't narrate or anything, just the clips themselves that leave you jaw dropped)
That's exactly what it is; competence doesn't seem figure into the equation.
"Incompetent, yet diverse" is redundant.
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!
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.
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!
How can I do anything but like this video, given your excellent early, non-radio, commentary. 🙂
I'm ordering one of these asap. The Barry White knob was the clinching reason. Thank you sir. Btw the display peel was very soothing.
Love your style and especially love your clarity of speech. Your jeep adventures are fantastic. For some reason TH-cam quit recommending your channel? I'll just search it manually.
lol tropic thunder paused on the wall, awesome!
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.😀
What HAM did you buy?
I agree with you and getting true news, I have a DR 49 by Panasonic. Your right we will need this in the future.
I once heard a amateur radio operator describe the term "skip" as being inappropriate but in his diagram he then used the term "skip" to describe an appropriate distance of a side of a triangle.
(every thing appears flat to a photon)
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.
I agree. I have the Tecsun PL-330 with SSB. A very very good receiver.
I'm up in Northern California and after 11 PM I can hear you guys loud and clear on my Grundig Field radio with a long wire.👍
@@la7yka Would that be the Tecsun H501?
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.
Kitty Cat killed the radio!
follow the link in the description box for a discount on a well mannered kitty :)
Your sarcasm keeps me coming back to your videos. Also my total lack of knowledge about radios
I was so mesmerized by your hypnotic hand gestures that I couldn’t resist buying this radio!!
I just want you to know I bought this through your affiliate link below 👍, Thank you for the great video!
Will you be testing out the new Baofeng UV-17R and/or UV-17 Pro (gps)?
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 !
What price can you tell me ,please.
Your T-shirt had me laughing so hard I almost passed out. Bravo!
Wow, now Jason is on the channel. This is awesome.
Awesome review! It's nice to see that SW is still relevant in spite of modern communication tech.
Love the review. I just got this radio a few months ago and its awesome.
You rock ! Thank you.
I have this radio. It’s my most prized radio.
First time listening and I love this guy already!
Hey Randy, I like the different radios you are showing, Id like to see something on Zello operations. Interested in all aspects of radio, long time “Not Sad” ham, even longer on GMRS, always learn something here, great info, great style, best channel, keep it up.
When the protective plastic distraction came off, I had to buy it.
I love the feeling of peeling that stuff off. Oh yeah!
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!
I love your videos. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you.
The review is another great piece of artwork. More radios for my Christmas list.
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.
Yeah, plus one on problems with long term storage of alkaline batteries inside equipment. I've had same experience of all brands, although apparently lithium battery equivalents don't have the leakage issue (if you can afford them!).
I babysit my radios jealously and I've had some Duracells last for years. Energizers-different story.
I quit buying Duracells because of how horrid the leak issue has become.
I've been wanting to upgrade to this.... but DCells? I listen on battery, because RF noise on AC. I hope they redesign with rechargeable option. It's a very nice radio.
I got a MLA 30 antenna, I was surprised at how much it improved my reception over long wire.
The radio comes with four D cell adapters that hold two EAs each so eight AAs will operate this radio
If they did a rechargeable version, it would probably not be user serviceable. All of the rechargeable things these days aren’t designed for users to replace the batteries.
You want something serviceable if a SHTF event happens.
you could probably wrap your double A batteries in an insulative material and hook em up normally
@@yayinternets 18650 Li on batteries are user serviceable, rechargeable....... it's what is in my Tecsun 880......yes I have many spares, I have several devices that use that battery. 18650s are what are in most drill batteries, laptop batteries, electric bike batteries.
"Maybe you are just a Radio Dork who requires more toys to fill that hole in your soul"...
I am a Radio Dork who USED to have a hole in my soul. but watching this TH-cam channel and buying a few of the toys reccomended herein filled that hole nicely.
I’ve been eyeballing this. Thanks for the review.
Best Review by far !
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...😳
Thank you good sir for showcasing devices I didn’t know I wanted to buy!
The revealing of the plastic display cover music scenen is PRICELESS! Thank you for tge Saturday morning smile! Luv your content!
Dramaturgy 🤖
LOL that shirt had me rolling. Love your channel and how you don't take any of this super serious. Quality Content
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.
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!
Excellent video.
Mine is the Tecsun S-2000. It's the same radio as the Eton Elite 750. My radio was made for the European market.
They are excellent receivers. My S-2000 came powered by these 3 Power Sources:
4D Alkaline Batteries
220V AC Power (AC power cord included for Asia market) It's hard wired into the radio and it will NOT work in a 120 volt U S outlet.
6V DC Jack (DC adaptor included for Europe market) (Mine was missing the 6 volt adapter. Had to purchase separately)
What a beast!!!
I think World War lll started February 24th 2022. Really nice radio. I looked at this radio long ago because I'm a prepper and I wanted something for emergencies but this is out of my price range. I ended up with the Voyager Pro radio from Kaito. Unfortunately I would hate to be in a situation where I actually need this radio but by the way this war is going it looks like that's what's going to happen.
WW III will start when AI starts it - soon.
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 ❤😂
You Sir, are exactly what we need. Thank you. Keep it up. The Eton Elite, the only Elites we like.
I am, in fact, a radio dork and I require more toys to fill that hole in my soul. Thank you for noticing. 😢