I like the Sangean ATS909.
I believe it is about the best you will find.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] off topic short-wave receiver
>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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