Well, I'll keep you all posted, but I have a Trekker/PDA now with
recordign capabilities, and I am thinking in instances like this weekend
of just doing my audio recording/logging of DX catches to the PDA and then
of course uploading them to the laptop. I'll be at a cottage close to
lake Huron, and in a sparcely populated area, so bands should be hopping
with the weather over teh weekend forecasted to be warm. I've had some
pretty good luck before whyen there have been band openings there, but
unfortunately the last fwe times i haev been to this cottage the bands
haven't been nearly at what they could be.
On Wed, 24 May 2006, Danny Dyer wrote:
> Hi Jeff, in my experience, re ssb recording, it records pretty truly, what
> it hears.
> I think the recording is just mono, although I may be wrong. In terms of FM
> dxing, IMHO, if you had a GE Super Radio, either generation 1 or2, and a way
> to record off it, you'd do better, but the 392/818cs, is no slouch. And
> since you have a 390 already, you already know the radio's keyboard querks.
> The recorder's keyboard is very user friendly. Keep me posted, thanks,
> Danny.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:33 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic short-wave receiver
>
>
> > 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.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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