I have the DX-390 and the 370 for a while. I have also a PH-410 Fisher
Unit, and though the tape recorder isnnt well designed on that Fisher it
has the best recording quality for cassette tapes that I have ever seen,
especially in stereo. I never have taken that radio out of the area, butu
it was one of those short-wave boomboxes that was popular in the early
1980's. I haven't seen one of those radios ina while, but I guess that
whenever I get the 392 I'll be able to compare.
On Wed, 24 May 2006, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> Hi Jeff.
>
> I found the DX390 to actually be a pretty decent receiver for FM
> DXing. The shortwave receiver is a bit more sensitive than my SONY
> ICF2010, but the tuning and the adjustable BFO are infinitely less
> convenient. Still, I've had my DX390 for about 12 years, and I guess that
> says something. I would expect similar results from the DX392...
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 01:33 PM 5/24/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >HI, when I change teh batteries on my 390 I do them all, and that is just
> >to be on the safe side. Will the 392 record in stereo? How about SSB
> >reception on tape? I doa lto of FM DX as well.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 24 May 2006, Danny Dyer 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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