On the subject of short wave receivers, I am thinking of purchasing an Eton
E1XM in the near future. I looked at one of these at Sharper Image in
Seattle and really liked it for sound and the QRM fighting features of the
receiver. But, I wonder if anyone on the list has used one or knows anyone
who is bland and who has and how accessible it is? Also, any comments on
broadcast and shortwave sensitivity would be helpful.
Take care all and very 73.
--------------------
Kevin :)
Amateur Radio: K7RX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 17:32
Subject: Re: off topic short-wave receiver
> 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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