Alan J Giddings wrote:
Hello Brian,
Just a quick note to say that my 1102 is now preferred by me to my
Sony ICF-7600G, ATS909 and my my Grundig Yatchboy. The 1102 is not
the best but for a $100 new it's a great deal.
Regards,
Alan


Alan:
You find it superior because it costs less? I tried one for three days and
found it to be a rather cheap feeling radio with VERY pedestrian
performance. The price means nothing to me if the performance isn't
decent...and it wasn't.

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Brian Denley
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In article v6O7c.61320$JL2.805657@attbi_s03,
"Brian Denley" wrote:

You find it superior because it costs less? I tried one for three days and
found it to be a rather cheap feeling radio with VERY pedestrian
performance. The price means nothing to me if the performance isn't
decent...and it wasn't.

I would have to say that you had a lemon. I just received a Kaito
KA1102 (same radio), and it's performance is really quite amazing.

Now before you think "he has no experience", let me say that I also have
an original Drake R8, a Grundig Satellit 650, a Radio Shack DX-440 and
several antique tube receivers.

The 1102 is a great compact portable, that really excels when using
headphones. It's general performance is equal to the DX-440, but of
course the DX-440 sounds better thru it's speaker, which is to be
expected. Thru headphones they are nearly identical.

Keep in mind the DX-440 weighs about 5 pounds including it's 6 "D"
batteries, is about 3 times bigger, and cost $150 when new. The 1102
was $80 including shipping.

It's a great addition to a collection, and IMO can't be beat as a travel
portable.

Dan

Dan wrote:


I would have to say that you had a lemon. I just received a Kaito
KA1102 (same radio), and it's performance is really quite amazing.

It's a great addition to a collection, and IMO can't be beat as a
travel portable.

Dan

Dan:
I put it up against my Sony portable because that's what I use as a travel
radio. The Sony (SW55) had much better weak signal sensitivity (it also
costs much more!) and so I was dissapointed. But my main problem with these
Chinese portables is that they remind me of the Japanese portables of many
years ago: poor quality control. Japanese radios now have excellent quality
and hopefully it's only a matter of time until the Chinese manufacturers get
it right. Until then I will look elsewhere for a smaller travel radio:
maybe the SW1 or SW100.

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Brian Denley
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