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The Eton E1 Story

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There is a classic TV commercial series on Norwegian Television. It ends with the phrase

(translated from Norwegian): "Gotta have it. Just gotta have it!" I've been down that road with the

Eton E1. Though resisting fiercely, when acclaimed MW DX-er Jan Alvestad said he had bought

one and it performed well in his environment, I succumbed to the phrase above.

I bought a refurbished set from Siegler in the USA, now out of business. The following will start

off with a brief description and evaluation of the user interface and the different functions found on

the Eton E1. I will then delve further into subjects of special interest to a "hard-core" DX-er like

me, most notably sensitivity, selectivity and strong signal handling. And the Eton E1 story has a

relatively happy end.

The E1's display is very large and has room for all the information you need, including a large

frequency readout. The illumination has three positions; off, dim and bright, and the contrast can be

adjusted. Unfortunately, the "bright" position is nowhere as bright as I would want it, accustomed as

I am with the IC-746Pro's exceptional display. May be difficult to read in dim light, or if the light

source is behind the radio.

Tuning is done by way of a tuning knob, up/down buttons, and direct input via keypad. The tuning

knob could use a dimple to make quick tuning easier. Otherwise, one can choose to tune in 10, 100

or 1000 Hz increments. The up/down buttons are used for tuning in pre-selected tuning steps; 5 kHz

on Shortwave and Longwave, and selectable 9/10 kHz on Mediumwave. The functions are easy to

learn and easy to use. According to the specifications, frequency stability is +/- 10 ppm in the 0-50C

temperature range. Not impressive. Actually it is advisable to let it warm up for an hour before

doing much ECSS DX. In fact it seems that many (most?) E1s are supplied with an off-reading of

50 Hz or more. It is easy to align but it really shouldn't be necessary.

Modes and bandwidth are chosen from a row with "soft buttons". One button defines the

bandwidths as you cycle through the alternatives. One button defines AM/AM-sync, and one SSB

button defines USB or LSB. If AM-S is selected, the SSB button defines USB, LSB or DSB (double

sideband). There is no choice for modes like CW and RTTY. The button for PBT turns it on and off,

and a separate control under the tuning knob adjusts the offset. The offset is displayed above the

soft button. These functions are intuitive and easy to use.

AGC is selected from a soft button which cycles through "Fast" (0.3 sec), "Slow (3 sec) and "Auto"

(Fast during tuning, Slow when set to a frequency). I use Slow AGC most of the time. The release

time seems to be very well chosen.

Audio: Volume, Treble, Bass and Squelch controls are placed on the left side. The Treble and Bass

controls do not have a very wide span, although they appear to be adequate for adjusting the audio

blend to one's personal preference. I was not impressed though.

Time, Memory: The E1 has rather advanced clock and timer functions which I will not delve

further into now. One clock is displayed, unfortunately only hh:mm, not seconds. The E1 also has

ample space for memory channels; 500 free to use and 1200 restricted to 120 countries. The

memory channels are easy to store, edit and delete. They store frequency, mode, bandwidth, AGC

setting, PBT setting and Sync detector setting.

The External Antenna input is placed on the left side, with separate sliders for AM and FM to

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The Eton E1 Story© Bjarne Mjelde, Sept 2006www.kongsfjord.noThere is a classic TV commercial series on Norwegian Television. It ends with the phrase

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choose between internal and external antennas. The E1 does not have an inboard ferrite antenna, which has caused outcry among some users. Instead the

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the radio's frequency it needs to tune in and does so much more slowly than the SE-3, and it growls a lot.But what about split-channel DX and int

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Obviously, here's where the tabletop and the portable go separate ways. Strong signal handlingWith a sensitivity at the 0.5uV level, the E1 needs

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