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The Long awaited DE1102 (First Impression)
Well, my l-o-n-g awaited DE-1102 f-i-n-a-l-l-y came today. Even though he
has the best price going, waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Somehow, it seemed longer. Maybe I wouldn't have been quite as disappointed had it come sooner. I will admit that I only played with it for about 20 minutes, in the middle of the day here in R.F. hell (San Jose) . There are plenty of signals bouncing around these parts, just not anything you want to listen to. Anyway, whoever it was that said this radio was comparable to a DX-398/ATS-909 OBVIOUSLY doesn't own one. My 398, off the whip (and 398's are known for not being very sensitive off the whip), picks up many more stations than the DE1102 did with the external antenna plugged in! I don't believe the radio is very user friendly, either. Had to keep the manual handy. As stated by others, the SSB feature is easy enough to work and is reasonably stable. I have been accused of bashing many radios. (I own many) This one doesn't make for a good first impression, to me anyway. To be fair, I will test it out later tonight when the noises of the city die down and the signals come alive... P.S. The BLUE light is pretty awesome... J.H. |
"ac-acadaptor" wrote:
waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Might've been a PO screwup. I got my BCL-2000 in 8 days, and I'm 3000 miles further away than you are. -- Reply address munged. You can figure it out. |
I got my 1102 from China in 6 days (including the weekend). Shipped to
Texas. "CAndersen (Kimba)" wrote in message ... "ac-acadaptor" wrote: waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Might've been a PO screwup. I got my BCL-2000 in 8 days, and I'm 3000 miles further away than you are. -- Reply address munged. You can figure it out. |
Actually, it came on the day he quoted. It just seemed like the timeframe
was long. I have gotten a PRO-60, PRO-43, and a few others in the last couple weeks. They all arrived in 2-3 days. Granted, none of them came from Hong Kong! I am VERY impatient... "CAndersen (Kimba)" wrote in message ... "ac-acadaptor" wrote: waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Might've been a PO screwup. I got my BCL-2000 in 8 days, and I'm 3000 miles further away than you are. -- Reply address munged. You can figure it out. |
Well, after having some time in the evening to play with the 1102, I have to
say: It doesn't put my R-75 to shame, or my VR-5000. My Sat800, DX398, and National-109 are still much better radios. I do have to agree with whoever it was that said that for the price it can't be beat. It IS better on SSB than my DX-402(ATS505) . I got it at the "Shack" for$50 on close-out but expected more. Anyway, I guess it's a keeper although I don't see what all the fuss was about. I guess if money is tight and you don't want a used radio, the Degen 1102 IS an option. "ac-acadaptor" wrote in message nk.net... Well, my l-o-n-g awaited DE-1102 f-i-n-a-l-l-y came today. Even though he has the best price going, waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Somehow, it seemed longer. Maybe I wouldn't have been quite as disappointed had it come sooner. I will admit that I only played with it for about 20 minutes, in the middle of the day here in R.F. hell (San Jose) . There are plenty of signals bouncing around these parts, just not anything you want to listen to. Anyway, whoever it was that said this radio was comparable to a DX-398/ATS-909 OBVIOUSLY doesn't own one. My 398, off the whip (and 398's are known for not being very sensitive off the whip), picks up many more stations than the DE1102 did with the external antenna plugged in! I don't believe the radio is very user friendly, either. Had to keep the manual handy. As stated by others, the SSB feature is easy enough to work and is reasonably stable. I have been accused of bashing many radios. (I own many) This one doesn't make for a good first impression, to me anyway. To be fair, I will test it out later tonight when the noises of the city die down and the signals come alive... P.S. The BLUE light is pretty awesome... J.H. |
On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 05:07:18 GMT, "ac-acadaptor"
wrote: Well, after having some time in the evening to play with the 1102, I have to say: It doesn't put my R-75 to shame, or my VR-5000. My Sat800, DX398, and National-109 are still much better radios. I do have to agree with whoever it was that said that for the price it can't be beat. It IS better on SSB than my DX-402(ATS505) . I got it at the "Shack" for$50 on close-out but expected more. Anyway, I guess it's a keeper although I don't see what all the fuss was about. I guess if money is tight and you don't want a used radio, the Degen 1102 IS an option. "ac-acadaptor" wrote in message ink.net... Well, my l-o-n-g awaited DE-1102 f-i-n-a-l-l-y came today. Even though he has the best price going, waiting for a radio to arrive from Liypn is about as much fun as watching paint dry! 12 days. Somehow, it seemed longer. Maybe I wouldn't have been quite as disappointed had it come sooner. I will admit that I only played with it for about 20 minutes, in the middle of the day here in R.F. hell (San Jose) . There are plenty of signals bouncing around these parts, just not anything you want to listen to. Anyway, whoever it was that said this radio was comparable to a DX-398/ATS-909 OBVIOUSLY doesn't own one. My 398, off the whip (and 398's are known for not being very sensitive off the whip), picks up many more stations than the DE1102 did with the external antenna plugged in! I don't believe the radio is very user friendly, either. Had to keep the manual handy. As stated by others, the SSB feature is easy enough to work and is reasonably stable. I have been accused of bashing many radios. (I own many) This one doesn't make for a good first impression, to me anyway. To be fair, I will test it out later tonight when the noises of the city die down and the signals come alive... P.S. The BLUE light is pretty awesome... J.H. Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A $75 radio does not outperform a radio costing 10 or 20 times as much. I thought for sure we could all expect it to perform better than a Drake R8. After all, you did spend $75 on it. |
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A $75 radio does not outperform a radio costing 10 or 20 times as much. I thought for sure we could all expect it to perform better than a Drake R8. After all, you did spend $75 on it. I know it's hard to believe. I am as shocked and appalled as you are! |
Hey, may as well buy a cheap HF receiver. After listening to Art Bell's
show last night about broadband over Power lines. If that takes hold across the country, you may as well use your Drake R8b, or Degen 1102 as a paperweight. The link illustrating BPL interference = http://www.coasttocoastam.com of a mobile test using an HF receiver is pretty compelling. Check it out. "ac-acadaptor" wrote in message k.net... Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A $75 radio does not outperform a radio costing 10 or 20 times as much. I thought for sure we could all expect it to perform better than a Drake R8. After all, you did spend $75 on it. I know it's hard to believe. I am as shocked and appalled as you are! |
Anyway, whoever it was that said this radio was comparable to a
DX-398/ATS-909 OBVIOUSLY doesn't own one. My 398, off the whip (and 398's are known for not being very sensitive off the whip), picks up many more stations than the DE1102 did with the external antenna plugged in! Whew!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, I was about ready to box up all my radios for that DX machine that picks up 95% of what a $5,000 receiver does---what Corbin said. Of course I KNEW it wasn't true and I'm glad that someone with some common sense purchased one and tested them. Thanks for clearing up the mess that some in here start. There really should be a FAQ in here so people aren't *taken* by posts like Corbin or others. I'm not trying to be super hard on you Corbin, but your comments were just plain silly (notice I didn't say stupid.) **back to putting my boxes away. ;-) ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wane Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/RhapsodyMultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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