That is about average for those batteries on that radio. I had a 370 a
while back and sometimes batteries would last anywhere from two-four
weeks.
On Wed, 24 May 2006, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I found that the D cells in my DX390 would go flat in about 30 days no
> matter what I did, so I make a policy of only having batteries in that
> radio if I am going portable somewhere, and the rest of the time I take the
> D cells out and just run it on the wall adaptor.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 11:23 AM 5/24/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi Jeff, Here's the note, dd
> >Hi Jeff, I've owned a couple of the dx392/akaSangean 818cs, and the
> >dx390/aka Sangean 818,/same rx<recorder. My experience has been that Both
> >are pretty good, although not excellent receivers, and the former are
> >pretty good recorders. Keyboard is a little unhandy in terms of layout, but
> >once you get the hang of it, it makes for a very handy addition to your
> >arsonal. There've been quite a few times I've regretted, for one reason or
> >another, selling/swapping mine. The clock/memory set of 3, AA batteries
> >will last
> >almost indefinitely, but I had several_ sets of different brands of 4,
> >alkoline
> >D cells in several different units, to suffer from corosion, and the battery
> >case is more than a little difficult to take apart and clean. Make sure to
> >1, use adequately amped" AC adapter when possible. 2, ____Make sure to
> >check your 4, d, cells, often, for corosion, and get them out of there
> >immediately at ___The ___First ___Sign of possible trouble. Again, I don't
> >know why I had so many instances of corosion in the battery wells of the
> >390s and 392s I've owned, but I have.....the only other receiver with
> >anywhere near the battery problems in my experience has been the
> >radioshack/sangean dx440/Aka803.
> >
> > Make Sure You Also Check 9/10 kc set switch, it's in the bottom of the
> >AA portion of the AA section of the battery well. Also, be sure to check
> >out the receiver on _all bands before taking delivery on it, the FM may do
> >very well, and you may only get _Very local_ reception on the SW, LW, and Mw
> >bands, or MW may be normal, and the other three very weak. Usually this
> >happens because of a weird/apparently ""bent just so seating of Either, Or,
> >the rod antenna, and or the ext antenna jack.
> >If you haven't already, and can, take a tape whose speed, angle of asmeth,
> >etc, you're familiar with...a factory recorded music tape, with some slow
> >soft passages is probably best, as I have encountered one of these units
> >whose speed was ______Way Way Way! Slow......a c60 would last nearly 2hours
> >per side with that one, at somewhat reduced fidelity....very handy for some
> >applications, but you'd have to redub tapes to be able to use them on
> >another machine.
> > In short, for a radio/recorder, it sounds good, once you learn its'
> >querks, and it'll do what you ask it to do, receive and record pretty well.
> >Don't let my comments desuade you, just be prepared. They were closed out
> >for $50 bucks by radioshack, I think still bring 3to4times that, new, from
> >Sangean, and are, when they're right, _Very handy and usually pretty
> >dependable. If I can help you further, let me know. Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeff Kenyon" <
> >[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >To: <
> >[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:17 PM
> >Subject: off topic short-wave receiver
> >
> > > Hi everyone, in a few days I am planning on purchasing the Radio Shack
> > > DX-392 and it is used, and it has the tape recorder on it. I was just
> > > wondering if anyone on here has used this unit? Any pointers or things to
> > > look out for would be great, and thanks in advance.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:55 AM
> >Subject: Re: off topic short-wave receiver
> >
> >
> > > Hi, I haven't gotten anything yet, and that's still something I have to
> > > figure out, but I will not probably get mine until a few weeks from now.
> > > I didn't get your note either.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 24 May 2006, Danny Dyer wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Jeff, Did you get your dx392 yet? Did you get my note in response to
> > > > yours concerning it? Thanks, Danny.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:17 PM
> > > > Subject: off topic short-wave receiver
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone, in a few days I am planning on purchasing the Radio
> >Shack
> > > > > DX-392 and it is used, and it has the tape recorder on it. I was just
> > > > > wondering if anyone on here has used this unit? Any pointers or
> >things to
> > > > > look out for would be great, and thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > >
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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