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Old February 11th 04, 01:40 AM
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Default Radio Shack DX-394: How good (or bad)?



Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?


Probably a good receiver for someone entering the hobby.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


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Old February 11th 04, 02:45 AM
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Leonard

Look here...

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/dx394.html

~Dan ~


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Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?


Probably a good receiver for someone entering the hobby.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm




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Old February 11th 04, 02:38 AM
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Leonard Martin wrote:
Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard


You'll find out more than you will ever know about any other radio by
joining http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RADIOSHACKDX394/. Read the FAQ. Check
out the links to various reviews and documentation. I'm not biased ;-o - I
have 3 of them in various states of modification - getting one a couple of
years ago renewed my interest in ham radio, electronics, SW listening.

Tom


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Old February 11th 04, 04:28 AM
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Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?


Good piece. Great receiver if you get it modded out and hooked to a properly
installed antenna. Tom Holden or Mike can help you there if I'm right.

I enjoy mine, would enjoymy other one more if I had the battery back installed
and painted black and had the mods done. Don't think you can't DX with it,
because you can.
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Old February 11th 04, 04:30 AM
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if you get it, it MUST be properly modified to be a good receiver. the
bad reviews are for the unmodified 394 and they are valid. HOWEVER a
PROPERLY modified DX-394 is far superior to the stock version. the
properly modified 394 is a fun and usable radio.

also don't pay too much. a modified 394 is only worth about $200. for
the $250 that many people pay you can almost get a Satellit 800, the
best radio for the money on the market.

recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000, no contest, the
800 is far better. and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter



Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard




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Old February 11th 04, 02:26 PM
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MM,

"recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000,
no contest, the 800 is far better.
and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter"

MM - I would like to hear more about this comparison of the
Grundig Satellit 800-M and the Kenwood R-5000.

Please Tell Me More ~ RHF
..
..
= = = Mike Maghakian
= = = wrote in message ...
if you get it, it MUST be properly modified to be a good receiver. the
bad reviews are for the unmodified 394 and they are valid. HOWEVER a
PROPERLY modified DX-394 is far superior to the stock version. the
properly modified 394 is a fun and usable radio.

also don't pay too much. a modified 394 is only worth about $200. for
the $250 that many people pay you can almost get a Satellit 800, the
best radio for the money on the market.

recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000, no contest, the
800 is far better. and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter



Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard

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Old February 11th 04, 02:37 PM
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RHF wrote:

MM,

"recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000,
no contest, the 800 is far better.
and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter"

MM - I would like to hear more about this comparison of the
Grundig Satellit 800-M and the Kenwood R-5000.

Please Tell Me More ~ RHF


A Satellite 800 better than a Kenwood R-5000?

Hard to believe!


.
.
= = = Mike Maghakian
= = = wrote in message ...
if you get it, it MUST be properly modified to be a good receiver. the
bad reviews are for the unmodified 394 and they are valid. HOWEVER a
PROPERLY modified DX-394 is far superior to the stock version. the
properly modified 394 is a fun and usable radio.

also don't pay too much. a modified 394 is only worth about $200. for
the $250 that many people pay you can almost get a Satellit 800, the
best radio for the money on the market.

recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000, no contest, the
800 is far better. and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter



Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard


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Old February 12th 04, 07:36 AM
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= = = N8KDV
= = = wrote in message ...

RHF wrote:

MM,

"recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000,
no contest, the 800 is far better.
and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter"

MM - I would like to hear more about this comparison of the
Grundig Satellit 800-M and the Kenwood R-5000.

Please Tell Me More ~ RHF


A Satellite 800 better than a Kenwood R-5000?

Hard to believe!



N8KDV,

Thats why I would like to hear... "The Rest of the Story."

MM - Please Tell Me More.

iwtk ~ RHF
..
..


.
.
= = = Mike Maghakian
= = = wrote in message ...
if you get it, it MUST be properly modified to be a good receiver. the
bad reviews are for the unmodified 394 and they are valid. HOWEVER a
PROPERLY modified DX-394 is far superior to the stock version. the
properly modified 394 is a fun and usable radio.

also don't pay too much. a modified 394 is only worth about $200. for
the $250 that many people pay you can almost get a Satellit 800, the
best radio for the money on the market.

recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000, no contest, the
800 is far better. and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter



Leonard Martin wrote:

Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard

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Old February 13th 04, 07:57 PM
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can't say more until someone buys my R-5000

RHF wrote:
= = = N8KDV
= = = wrote in message ...

RHF wrote:


MM,

"recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000,
no contest, the 800 is far better.
and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter"

MM - I would like to hear more about this comparison of the
Grundig Satellit 800-M and the Kenwood R-5000.

Please Tell Me More ~ RHF


A Satellite 800 better than a Kenwood R-5000?

Hard to believe!




N8KDV,

Thats why I would like to hear... "The Rest of the Story."

MM - Please Tell Me More.

iwtk ~ RHF
.
.

.
.
= = = Mike Maghakian
= = = wrote in message ...

if you get it, it MUST be properly modified to be a good receiver. the
bad reviews are for the unmodified 394 and they are valid. HOWEVER a
PROPERLY modified DX-394 is far superior to the stock version. the
properly modified 394 is a fun and usable radio.

also don't pay too much. a modified 394 is only worth about $200. for
the $250 that many people pay you can almost get a Satellit 800, the
best radio for the money on the market.

recently I have compared the 800 to a Kenwood R-5000, no contest, the
800 is far better. and yes, the 5000 has the upgraded AM filter



Leonard Martin wrote:


Does anybody want to state an opinion on this receiver?

Leonard


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Old February 11th 04, 02:03 PM
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Hi,

I had one and loved it but it was a DX-394B model. Here's a review on it:
http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/dx394.html

I eventually put external speakers on it which made a lot of difference. It
was my 1st "serious" SW receiver. My best friend now has it and he loves it.
Since then I've acquired a DX-398, Grundig 400PE and last but not least, a
Sat-800.

You'll hear people in this group cut it up but to each his/her own..

Enjoy

Abb N
VE3003SWL
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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