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Mr. Anathem March 19th 04 09:02 PM

Degen 1102: fantastic
 
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!


Mike S. March 19th 04 09:21 PM


In article ,
Mr. Anathem wrote:
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.


Careful about using superlatives here :-)

The 1102 has definite performance shortcomings (most notably in immunity to
overload) although overall its performance is very good for the price,
size, and low battery consumption.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.


Cheap labor I'm sure. It's also cheap because you are buying an item that
has not been marked up by a US distributor (Kaito) or dealer, and not
supported by a US warranty. However - the cheap eBay prices for Degen
imports has driven the prices on US Kaito versions down, so the consumer
wins there too.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!


Agreed. Despite its design shortcomings (which all portables do) it does
incredibly well for the price, and is a terrific bargain.




T. Early March 19th 04 10:12 PM


"Mr. Anathem" wrote in message
...
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this

fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!

Would I be betraying incredible cynicism in wondering if a few of the
endorsements for this radio might be, shall we say, financially
motivated?



saki March 19th 04 10:22 PM

"T. Early" wrote in news:405b7042$0$3053
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"Mr. Anathem" wrote in message
...
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this

fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!

Would I be betraying incredible cynicism in wondering if a few of the
endorsements for this radio might be, shall we say, financially
motivated?


Just a bit cynical. :-) But it's worth questioning, I guess.

I've had my Kaito 1102 for about a month---not from lipyn (from whom I
ordered a Degen BCL-2000 and got excellent turnaround) but from
Radios4you (because I was anxious and wanted it quick---they complied
admirably).

It's an excellent portable for its size and price, IMHO, and I'm very
happy with it. Nobody has paid me to say so, either.

I'm able to pick up stations on the 1102 that I can't get from any of my
other portables, just off the whip, and it's a very good option when I'm
away from my tabletop receivers. It's not a DX machine of course, and
overloading may be a problem in some areas (it hasn't been one for my
unit) but I'm really impressed by it.

----


Sanjaya March 19th 04 10:24 PM


"T. Early" wrote in message ...

"Mr. Anathem" wrote in message
...
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this

fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!

Would I be betraying incredible cynicism in wondering if a few of the
endorsements for this radio might be, shall we say, financially
motivated?



Yes



Sanjaya March 19th 04 10:43 PM


"vicker" wrote in message ...

"Mr. Anathem" wrote in message
...
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!


Does it have SSB??





Yes it has SSB



vicker March 19th 04 10:48 PM


"Mr. Anathem" wrote in message
...
I got my Degen/Kaito 1102 form lypin on ebay.

It's simple fantastic.

I can't realize how Degen engineers are able to design this fantastic
piece of technology at an incredible low price.

Degen 1102 it's a must have!


Does it have SSB??





YODAR March 19th 04 11:24 PM

However if I read Ulis Fleming's review of the radio, you have to go
thru an excercise to get TO SSB, using page 9 of memory or something
like that...If it's not intuitive (ie. idiotproof) I dont want it.

yodar

Sanjaya wrote:


Does it have SSB??






Yes it has SSB



Sanjaya March 19th 04 11:42 PM


"YODAR" wrote in message om...
However if I read Ulis Fleming's review of the radio, you have to go
thru an excercise to get TO SSB, using page 9 of memory or something
like that...If it's not intuitive (ie. idiotproof) I dont want it.

yodar

Actually it's not very complicated
Press "P" (page), press "9". You're in page 9.
Enter the frequency you want, press the SSB button.
Voila.



Sanjaya March 19th 04 11:44 PM


"Sanjaya" wrote in message
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"YODAR" wrote in message

om...
However if I read Ulis Fleming's review of the radio, you have to go
thru an excercise to get TO SSB, using page 9 of memory or something
like that...If it's not intuitive (ie. idiotproof) I dont want it.

yodar

Actually it's not very complicated
Press "P" (page), press "9". You're in page 9.
Enter the frequency you want, press the SSB button.
Voila.



I might add that after you've done that once, page 9 stays in SSB mode
unless you press the button again to take it out of SSB




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