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On 6/5/13, Gerry Learry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What are you asking?
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> From: "Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 9:18 PM
> Subject: FS-FT, Kaito, KA11, Micro AM,FM,SWL, Shirt Pocket, 1000NonVolatile
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> Memory, RX,Used3Hours,$30Shipped USA
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>> Bought this from a friend who received it as a gift, used it 2hours, =
>> sold it to me for $30Shipt.  I used it maybe an hour, and replaced it =
>> with a great deal I got on an Eton E100.
>> My Take, FM, better than average, SW, better than average, AM a good =
>> "locals" radio.  For its' size and price, it's hard to beat.
>> Shortwave is 5.8-18MHZ.  Two Nearly New Long Life AA cells are included.
>> =
>> Questions, email or call me.  Thanks Danny.
>> Notes From Radio Intel Review,
>> KAITO KA11, also available as the Degen DE11.
>> The Kaito version covers the AM expanded band between 1610 - 1710 KHz =
>> not covered by the Degen.
>> Measuring 4 =BC" x 2 =BE" x 1" (110 x 71 x 23 mm) the KA11 is one of the
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>> smallest PLL Digital World Band radios I have seen. It is a convenient =
>> carry-along size small enough to slip into a jacket or coat pocket. The =
>> basic features are all there; direct entry via the keypad, external =
>> earphone and antenna jacks, DC input jack and a Local/DX switch.
>> The KA11 has an unusually long list of additional features for a radio =
>> of this size and price, including 1000 non-volatile memory presets =
>> (which means you don't lose them even when batteries are removed), 10 =
>> level signal strength meter (which is highly unusual in this class of =
>> radio), alarm clock and temperature display (!), direct frequency entry,
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>> manual, auto scan and auto-preset tuning (ATS), back-lit LCD screen, FM =
>> stereo at the headphone jack and built-in battery charging. The KA11 =
>> runs on two AA batteries or the included AC adapter/charger; also in the
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>> package are a user manual, a wire antenna, earbuds and a warranty =
>> registration card.
>> The KA11 sells for $59.99 which is a competitive price-point, =
>> remembering that the KA105 sells for $54.95 and the much larger KA1107 =
>> goes for $59.99. So the question is, what kind of performance do you get
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>> from a radio this small and costing $59.99?
>> In a word, as good as it gets at this size and price. I compared it with
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>> several small radios I had on hand and found that for the size and price
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>> the KA11 held its own in terms of basic AM/FM/SW reception. To put this =
>> in perspective, the KA11 is no DX machine.you wouldn't expect it to be. =
>> It is designed to let you hear your local AM/FM stations and the major =
>> SW broadcasts conveniently no matter where you go. In fact I noted a bit
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>> of synthesizer or display-generated noise on parts of the AM broadcast =
>> band which might interfere with weaker signals, but stronger signals =
>> overcame this background noise with no problem. Again, this is typical =
>> of small, inexpensive radios. As expected sound quality is strictly =
>> utilitarian through the tiny speaker, but FM stereo in the included =
>> earbuds was satisfying and full sounding.
>> I tucked the tiny KA11 into my briefcase one day and brought it to work =
>> with me where I was able to hear many stations on all bands. To be sure,
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>> for weak signal listening I will pull out a more ambitious radio, but =
>> the KA11 will go places those radios won't and for that intended purpose
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>> it fills the bill nicely. Indeed, a few of the small, inexpensive radios
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>> I compared against the KA11 came up short. Even the Tecsun PL-200 (which
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>> costs $62 delivered from China) and is a tad larger, only marginally =
>> better in terms of sensitivity, selectivity and sound quality, and it =
>> lacks many of the KA11's features. To be clear, there are radios which =
>> offer better performance for about the same price as the KA11 but they =
>> tend to be twice the size, usually analog, and without all the digital =
>> features crammed into the tiny KA11. What you get is a sleek PLL digital
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>> radio chock full of features which you can put in any but the smallest =
>> of pockets to have with you virtually anywhere. For that intended =
>> purpose the KA11 succeeds nicely.
>> Comments or questions? Email me at [log in to unmask]
>> Jay Allen [log in to unmask]
>> =20
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