Hi Dan and all interested parties.
I bought a KA105. I love it, but it's single conversion.
If you are referring to Walter Zhao, President of Kaito
.... I believe he meant 'it works as well as dual conversion'
That was his response to me when I asked the same
question. If someone else answered your question, they
might have mistranslated his response.
The radio had good sensitivity and so so selectivity,
but for a truly *shirt pocket* size digital tuning SW with
direct entry keypad it's awesome. I've had interference
from some minor stations "next door" to the
frequencies I was trying in the 41 M band, and imaging
3 k off the carrier on powerful broadcasters. Definitely
not as good as dual conversion.
I have had it running on two AA batteries on and off
for over 48 hours now (noting the times I listen to it),
and the low battery indicator hasn't shown up. I'll switch to
rechargeables after I finish testing battery life with 2 alkalines.
MW is good, or good enough for me... I get WOAI 1200 kHz in
San Antonio after dark... 960 miles straight line from me. Good
sound for the size, rivals or surpasses my old YB300PE.
FM stereo with the included earbuds is excellent too, with
good separation. Lots of features to like... lock slide button,
light button, sleep timer, a/c adaptor included, wire antenna included,
dual clocks (viewable only when radio is off) and don't forget
direct entry digital tuning!
Again, it is not dual conversion, and selectivity is fair.
But sensitify is excellent for the size and price. I recommend
it if you want a SW you can really carry in your shirt pocket.
P.S. I wasn't thrilled with the strap/tab thing that acts as a
"flip stand". It works... if you don't pick up the radio after
setting on the "stand". If you do, the tab thing drops out and you have to
reposition it.. I ordered the small plastic radio stand from
Universal.


"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
All:

Inquired about the kaito KA 105 to Kaito USA

http://www.kaitousa.com/KA105.htm

asked if it was single IF or double IF

Got the reply back:

"It is a single IF, but works as a dual conversion radio"

- Is this possible?

Dan