Carl - w5su schrieb:

I've stumbled upon adds for a couple cheap portable shortwave receivers
that are appealing 'cause they are small, capable of receiving SSB, and
have digital readout. These are Chinese imports made by Degen(?) with
one labelled "Kaito" for American importing. The Degen or Kaito Models
1102 are described as covering 3.0 - 29.999 MHz, continuously (I think).

The newer model 1103 is stated to cover 100-29999KHz, but it's unclear
as to whether the coverage is continuous. Looking at the photo, there
are columns which designate the shortwave broadcast bands, but not clear
whether there are gaps inbetween. Is anybody out there familiar with
the Degen 1103 who can tell me if it has CONTINUOUS coverage from
100-29999 KHZ?

As far as I remember the discussion in the respective Yahoo! Group, the
DE1103 does indeed cover the whole spectrum (including LW, for example);
just the simulated analog dial does not show a "pointer" when tuning
around outside its ranges. Apparently a nice little rig with good
reception and few flaws (the digital volume control is one of them).
Something which might bother me is that the sideband in SSB seems fixed
to LSB below 10 MHz and USB above. OK, this isn't quite the receiver for
regular ute listening, but still...

Stephan
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