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Kaito WRX-911 quality control issues?
Anybody else had a quality control problem with those new Kaito WRX-911
models? I just wanted something small, inexpensive, and light that I could carry in my jacket pocket and listen to while walking to and from work, and picked a Kaito WRX-911 in preference to a Grundig Mini-World 100 PE for this purpose based on the comparative review on radiointel.com But the Kaito arrived partly DOA, with some sort of intermittent connection problem in the RF circuitry for AM MW that renders that one band unusable. Worse, since I bought it from radios4you.com, who do not accept returns under any circumstances, the brand-new radio, after its initial inspection and before being used, needs to be launched directly at the warranty service department at kaitousa.com So now I'm just curious. Anyone else had troubles with these new Kaito WRX-911's? Conversely, has anyone had problems out-of-the-box with the equivalent Grundig Min-World 100 PE's ? Regards, --Kevin |
In article , Kevin Croxen wrote:
Anybody else had a quality control problem with those new Kaito WRX-911 models? I just wanted something small, inexpensive, and light that I could carry in my jacket pocket and listen to while walking to and from work, and picked a Kaito WRX-911 in preference to a Grundig Mini-World 100 PE for this purpose based on the comparative review on radiointel.com But the Kaito arrived partly DOA, with some sort of intermittent connection problem in the RF circuitry for AM MW that renders that one band unusable. Worse, since I bought it from radios4you.com, who do not accept returns under any circumstances, the brand-new radio, after its initial inspection and before being used, needs to be launched directly at the warranty service department at kaitousa.com So now I'm just curious. Anyone else had troubles with these new Kaito WRX-911's? Conversely, has anyone had problems out-of-the-box with the equivalent Grundig Min-World 100 PE's ? Regards, --Kevin As a correction to the preceding, I have just been sternly informed over the phone that I misinterpreted the paragraph on the web page http://www.radios4you.com/payment.html that begins "All Sales Final. Sorry we do not offer a satisfaction warranty and do not accept returns." I am informed that my statement that radios4you.com does not accept returns "under any circumstances" is incorrect, and that they will in fact accept a return of the particular radio I purchased for a refund. I apologize for the "under any circumstances" that I evidently incorrectly adduced from the information on http://www.radios4you.com/payment.htm and thank radios4you.com for their willingness to accept the return of this particular Kaito-WRX-911 for a refund at the loss to the merchant of the original $4.00 priority mail fee for shipping. But now that all that is done, to return to the original query: has anyone else had particular quality control problems with the Kaito WRX-911, and are the equivalent Grundig Mini World 100 PE's known to have any particular quality-control issues? --Kevin |
"Kevin Croxen" wrote in message u... Anybody else had a quality control problem with those new Kaito WRX-911 models? First one question: Do the words "Made in China" appear anywhere on this radio? If the product does have those '3 words' imprinted anyplace on it, then quality control is out the window. The purpose of Chinese electronics factories is to mass produce consumer goods for the lowest cost on the planet. As a result, and as the old sage goes: "You get exactly what you pay for". Remember when the words "Made in Japan" and "Made in Hong Kong" was a subliminal warning that the product so marked was of shoddy and/or cheap manufacturer? This is what "Made in China" represents today. Perhaps in a few Years with the importation of better tooling materials, procedures, facilities this will go away. For now I would avoid ANYTHING that runs off of electricity and comes from the PRC. Take a look for example at all the product recalls listed at www.cpsc.gov You will see that 70% of the items listed for recall came from China. This should tell everyone something. Check those labels folks before you trade your money for "new-in-the-box-JUNK". |
reliccastiron wrote:
"Kevin Croxen" wrote in message u... Anybody else had a quality control problem with those new Kaito WRX-911 models? First one question: Do the words "Made in China" appear anywhere on this radio? If the product does have those '3 words' imprinted anyplace on it, then quality control is out the window. The purpose of Chinese electronics factories is to mass produce consumer goods for the lowest cost on the planet. As a result, and as the old sage goes: "You get exactly what you pay for". Remember when the words "Made in Japan" and "Made in Hong Kong" was a subliminal warning that the product so marked was of shoddy and/or cheap manufacturer? This is what "Made in China" represents today. Perhaps in a few Years with the importation of better tooling materials, procedures, facilities this will go away. For now I would avoid ANYTHING that runs off of electricity and comes from the PRC. Take a look for example at all the product recalls listed at www.cpsc.gov You will see that 70% of the items listed for recall came from China. This should tell everyone something. Check those labels folks before you trade your money for "new-in-the-box-JUNK". Yes, Kaito is one of a number of Chinese companies that have entered the SW radio market in the past year. If the quality control curve of the Grundig Satellit 800 (aka Tecsun Ham 2000) is any indication, it'll take a few years to iron out all the QC bugs. |
All three $20 AM/FM/SW jWINs I bought worked fine out of the box -- and are
still working. Bill, K5BY |
Have a Jwin JX - M-14;
It's so good on batteries I use it as an FM radio running the signal through spare computer speakers. The Plastic square covering the Digital Display is not crystal clear; - however, aside from a bit of overload occasionally ( Expected in a $15 radio) I have no complaints Dan In article , (WShoots1) writes: All three $20 AM/FM/SW jWINs I bought worked fine out of the box -- and are still working. Bill, K5BY |
My WRX911 worked fine out of the box, but then again a sign of poor quality
control is that occasionally a good one gets through! "Diverd4777" wrote in message ... Have a Jwin JX - M-14; It's so good on batteries I use it as an FM radio running the signal through spare computer speakers. The Plastic square covering the Digital Display is not crystal clear; - however, aside from a bit of overload occasionally ( Expected in a $15 radio) I have no complaints Dan In article , (WShoots1) writes: All three $20 AM/FM/SW jWINs I bought worked fine out of the box -- and are still working. Bill, K5BY |
An interesting possibility that hadn't occurred to me. But I notice that the radiointel.com review underlines the JX-M14's selectivity issues, while in size (I can't find its precise dimensions) it would appear and in the review is described to be perhaps even a bit larger than the heavy-ish '80s-vintage Emerson PSW4010 mini-portable that I have continued to carry around in my briefcase for use at work. Is the JX-M14 beyond shirt or jacket pocket size for the outdoor walking commute? --Kevin In article , Diverd4777 wrote: Have a Jwin JX - M-14; It's so good on batteries I use it as an FM radio running the signal through spare computer speakers. The Plastic square covering the Digital Display is not crystal clear; - however, aside from a bit of overload occasionally ( Expected in a $15 radio) I have no complaints Dan In article , (WShoots1) writes: All three $20 AM/FM/SW jWINs I bought worked fine out of the box -- and are still working. Bill, K5BY |
In article , Kevin Croxen
writes: . Is the JX-M14 beyond shirt or jacket pocket size for the outdoor walking commute? --Kevin Yep! I put it in my shirt pocket & take it walking, bicycling, etc... 4 1/2 X ~3 X 1 I actually got a bunch of shirts with Two pockets sos I can trek it around,.. It is NOT ( I repeat, NOT) as good a radio as the Sangean 606A; - But it's lighter & smaller !! Probaly work in Damp weather in a Ziplock Baggie It's Digital tuning display is Very Useful.. |
In article , Diverd4777 wrote:
In article , Kevin Croxen writes: . Is the JX-M14 beyond shirt or jacket pocket size for the outdoor walking commute? --Kevin Yep! I put it in my shirt pocket & take it walking, bicycling, etc... 4 1/2 X ~3 X 1 I actually got a bunch of shirts with Two pockets sos I can trek it around,.. It is NOT ( I repeat, NOT) as good a radio as the Sangean 606A; - But it's lighter & smaller !! Probaly work in Damp weather in a Ziplock Baggie It's Digital tuning display is Very Useful.. Ah! About an inch and a half shorter than little old Emerson. And probably about a third of the weight. Thanks for the information! Regards, --Kevin |
It's so good on batteries I use it as an FM radio
Me, too. I carry mine around the house and yard, when I'm busy with this and that. Also, I use for batteries those that no longer work in my memory-equipped radios. G I have no problem, though, reading the digital dispplay, although I see its transparent covering is becoming slightly discolored. The other two I gave to my local teenage grandson and the teenage girl next door, along with a huge notebook, each, of organized SWL and SW station info. Bill, K5BY |
I wrote that Intel piece, Kevin. I'd already made one revision to it. I noticed
later, though, that the physical description I gave was a poor guesstimate. One thing I've noticed about mine now is that the tuning is getting a little sloppy mechanically. But I've done a lot of surfing and band switching since I'd had it. It's almost become my prime radio. Someday, I'll look inside and see if there is just something loose that can be tightened. Electrically it's still good. The tuning almost seems like backlash. My favorite pocket portable, though, is my Grundig eTR7. Bill, K5BY |
I have a blue WRX911 and it's a great radio. It's very sensitive. I
could get all kinds of stations with it when I took it camping last summer. The quality seemed really high to me, it's solid. It is better than the little sangean portable they had a few years back that was fragile like a wine glass. The speaker is really good too with audible speech. On 4 Dec 2003 15:34:02 GMT, Kevin Croxen wrote: Anybody else had a quality control problem with those new Kaito WRX-911 models? I just wanted something small, inexpensive, and light that I could carry in my jacket pocket and listen to while walking to and from work, and picked a Kaito WRX-911 in preference to a Grundig Mini-World 100 PE for this purpose based on the comparative review on radiointel.com But the Kaito arrived partly DOA, with some sort of intermittent connection problem in the RF circuitry for AM MW that renders that one band unusable. Worse, since I bought it from radios4you.com, who do not accept returns under any circumstances, the brand-new radio, after its initial inspection and before being used, needs to be launched directly at the warranty service department at kaitousa.com So now I'm just curious. Anyone else had troubles with these new Kaito WRX-911's? Conversely, has anyone had problems out-of-the-box with the equivalent Grundig Min-World 100 PE's ? Regards, --Kevin |
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AHA! Great Present for the kid who has everything . .. !
That, too. G Bill, K5BY |
In article , WShoots1 wrote:
I wrote that Intel piece, Kevin. I'd already made one revision to it. I noticed later, though, that the physical description I gave was a poor guesstimate. One thing I've noticed about mine now is that the tuning is getting a little sloppy mechanically. But I've done a lot of surfing and band switching since I'd had it. It's almost become my prime radio. Someday, I'll look inside and see if there is just something loose that can be tightened. Electrically it's still good. The tuning almost seems like backlash. My favorite pocket portable, though, is my Grundig eTR7. Bill, K5BY A nice and informative review. Been doing very little other than shovelling snow the last 3 days. Even got to help hand-shovel out a stuck snowplow --gosh I love New England! But, when the sidewalks are walkable again this week I'll make a side-trip to the local RadioShack, brave the swarm of cellular service salesmen, who at least don't yell in my ear over the phone, and check out the low-end pocket-size Grundigs. The goal remains a reasonable and inexpensive shortwave-capable receiver in my pocket for the daily walk to work and back. My '80s vintage Emerson, and equally old Soviet-made Rossiia 303 are not small or light enough to fill the bill for a walking commute. Back at home, I just tend to listen to whichever old Halli I've most recently restored or been working on. Nowadays it's the SX-96. Best, --Kevin |
In article , Altawaowr wrote:
I have a blue WRX911 and it's a great radio. It's very sensitive. I could get all kinds of stations with it when I took it camping last summer. The quality seemed really high to me, it's solid. It is better than the little sangean portable they had a few years back that was fragile like a wine glass. The speaker is really good too with audible speech. Thanks for the information. I'm glad to hear that problems similar to the one I experienced with the WRX-911 do not appear to be endemic. Cheers, --Kevin |
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