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I know what Degen is.

Well that is a relief: I thought for a moment you were a troll for making a
statement about this in a thread where everyone else seems to know what they
are talking about !

What is a Gegen.



Another reviewer said: " By no means will this be the final word on this
impressive little radio. The DE1102 will no doubt be talked about and
debated when it makes its way to the global Shortwave listening
community.
Some will like the DE1102's page system while others may find it
confusing
or irritating. But as with all radios, it's how well the radio receives
radio signals in the end determines mostly if it is a "good radio". The
DE1102 is a good radio." in
http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1102.htm

You dont say whether you agree that this is a company which produces
quality products? This is quite important under the circumstances of your
general comments on not having heard of them?

Really. Which specific knobs don't do anyhting on this radio.

What it calls the ATS feature. Also possibly the scan feature? Have you
tried it?


Are you saying that those knobs do not work? If you are then what do
you base that statement on.

I based it on pressing the scan button and the radio not picking up any
stations and enabling the ATS feature adn it only tuning to static. I would
have thought that somewhat obvious?





It says it is dual conversion on Kaito's radios page but then on its
own
page doesn't make any such claim. Which being the case it should have
some
pretty advanced circuitry to compensate for this but it doesn't make
any
such claim.

What would it be compensating for by having dual conversion circuitry.
You will have to look that one up for precise details on pages too
numerous
to mention

You said the dual conversion circuitry was compensating for this, but
never said what "this" was. Please explain.
The "this" means, in effect, not being dual conversion.






only sports those 'Phillips' features.

Which features.
The scan feature?


What are Phillips features and why would they be on a Degen radio,
unless Degen was designing radios for Phillips.
I see you have never owned a Phillips product like a short wave radio or a
pair of noise reducing headphones which have features and buttons on them
which do nothing! (It is not for me to tell you to go out and buy one and
see)
What specifically is wrong with the scan feature.
It scans past perfectly strong stations. And tunes to white noise.



Mine doesn't actually pick up any stations and when I bought it for
this
amazing auto-memorising of 1000 short wave stations

It doesn't pick up ANY radio stations? I find that hard to believe
unless you forgot to put the batteries in.
(See later in my message for the meaning of this)

I am glad to hear that someone doesn't regard this piece as a toy and
look
forward to your informed review of it? It could well be that I am doing
something wrong and I did indicate that Degen doesn't normally do this
type
of thing.

Once again, you said it was not picking up any stations. I find it
impossible to believe it does not pick up any stations on any bands.