I have the Dx-398. It's the same radio as the Sangean 909. I was the one
who uploaded the manual for this radio to I can work this thing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: off topic short-wave receiver
>I like the Sangean ATS909.
>
> I believe it is about the best you will find.
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> 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.
>>
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>> 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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>>> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>>>
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