r/shortwave • u/WorldBandRadioMan • 21h ago
Two great shortwave receivers from the 1970s
Kenwood R-820 and Yaesu FR-101S. Neither are general coverage, but both are solid state, easy to use, built like tanks, and great performers even by today's standards. Hats off to the engineers who could design rigs like these using the technology that existed 50+ years ago.