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New to The SWL World
I am looking to buy a DX-398 and was wondering if this unit has better
reception than an ATS-505? I listen most to MW, but I wanted to get into some SWL. I am new to swl. thanks |
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"Philip Campbell" wrote in message ...
I am looking to buy a DX-398 and was wondering if this unit has better reception than an ATS-505? I listen most to MW, but I wanted to get into some SWL. I am new to swl. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hello Philip: As official spokesman for the shortwave newsgroup I would like to welcome you to our family and the shortwave hobby. My advice would be go the used route when first starting out. Pick up a used DX-398 and a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 on Ebay which you should be able to get for the price of one new one. Compare, experiment and have a ball seeing which one you like best and then sell the one you like less for the same money you likely paid for it. Good luck and once again welcome to the family. Melvin P.S. If you have any problems with the trouble makers that abound in this group please don't hesitate to contact me. In my official role it is one of the crosses I must bear but dealing with problems comes with the territory. |
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Hey there Philip, welcome. Don't mind Melvin too much, he's a nice guy
and all, but tends to have a Napoleon Complex when someone new climbs aboard, (''I'm the Leader!" ''I'm the Leader!") Actually, there are a few here who really know their stuff, and have great insights into this fascinating little hobby. The radios you mentioned are still among the most popular ones out there. You can't go wrong with either of them. Good Luck! |
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I am looking to buy a DX-398 and was wondering if this unit has better
reception than an ATS-505? I listen most to MW, but I wanted to get into some SWL. I am new to swl. The DX398 and the Grundig YB400 will both out-perform your ATS505 admirably. The '505 is not a bad radio (used by many people, and does what it does satisfactorily) but it doesn't have the same 'oomph' as the above-mentioned radios. As for having 'better reception', in almost every case you'll find the features on the 398 to be more friendly and helpful in pulling out weaker signals than the 505, and while a good strong signal in your location may not seem any better on either radio, the difference is in weaker signal ability, and on that account the 505 cannot pretend to perform as well as the 398. You should be able to find a perfectly satisfying unit of either radio (and there are others as well) online at auction sites, used or discounted at radio/electronics suppliers, and so on. I have a feeling that if you've been using the 505, and then step up to the 398, the YB400, the Sony 7600G, or other portable, it's going to feel like you're hearing SW for the first time. And in the case of weaker signals and signals being pulled from noise or interference, you will literally be hearing them for the first time. Best of luck, enjoy the hobby! Linus |
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GrtPmpkin32 wrote:
I have a feeling that if you've been using the 505, and then step up to the 398, the YB400, the Sony 7600G, or other portable, it's going to feel like you're hearing SW for the first time. All good candidate starter radios. -- Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html |
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Please tell me (kindly) if I am out of line here, but...
Pick up a used DX-398 and a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 on Ebay I do have a like-brand-new YB400PE for sale, in the box, all accessories, for sale. He can email me if he's interested. Linda King |
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I may take you up on that afterI test the ATS-505 I picked up on ebay. $72
includes shipping, real-up antenna, earbuds, case. We shall see. I went into the local Radio shack to check out a YB-400, but inside of the metal building did not help recpetion or testing. Busy store with nervous, hovering sales people. Can I help you? Can I help you ? Cam I help you ? Thanks ! "Love2camp5" wrote in message ... Please tell me (kindly) if I am out of line here, but... Pick up a used DX-398 and a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 on Ebay I do have a like-brand-new YB400PE for sale, in the box, all accessories, for sale. He can email me if he's interested. Linda King |
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I am looking to buy a DX-398 and was wondering if this unit has better
reception than an ATS-505? I listen most to MW, but I wanted to get into some SWL. I am new to swl. Phillip, Get the DE1102, it is a DX machine, and even though I own a 398.......I'm sure ahem that it is junk compared to the DE1102. If you want to do some 'serious' DX go with the 1102, price is right (don't believe-you get what you pay for) and throw you out about ten-15 ft. of wire and you'll hear Nigerians keying a watt off the metal plate in their head. ;-) ~*~*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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