sigh-of-relief

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I was beginning to see that very
sentiment in readings from the web.

While I have you here, I am admittedly the newest swler on the face of
the planet so I ask: does using the external wire antenna imply it must
be strung out to it's full length *outside* or would stringing it out as
far as possible around the ceiling in a room make any sense? In a
nutshell, I am currently confined to do my listening in a medium size
bedroom at the house I stay in during the work week (I commute from
Austin to Dallas) so I am rather limited in how I implement an external
antenna. Is there a SW listening FAQ?

Thanks for your input. It is very valuable to me at this early stage.

Best,
-Al

ac-acadaptor wrote:
I have both the YB400PE and the 909/398. I can tell you that the Grundig is
better at pulling in a weak signal OFF THE WHIP then the 909. If you hook
a long wire up to the 909 it will out perform the 400 on a long wire. The
SSB capabilities of the 909 are FAR SUPERIOR to the 400's touchy BFO. You
chose wisely, grasshopper!




Yes it did. In my searches I found the asking price elsewhere to be in
the 219-249 range but I am not sure if that is truly representative of
the fair value. I just bought the Passport to World Band Radio 2004 Ed.
and was at first a little dismayed to find the 909 only rated 2 stars
compared to the YB400PE's 3 stars. But in reflecting on the entire book
(which I think is generally wonderful!) I get a sense that Grundig has a
little clout with the authors. There are an enormous number of ads for
Grundig and coincidentally many of the rundig radios faired
significantly better than others - including Sangean. But before anyone
claims a case of sour grapes, I admit I may be a little miffed that the
radio I ended up with got a lower grade than the one I exchanged it for.
Ah well. I still like my 909 and frankly I think the features are
worth the single-star penalty.

Thanks for the message!
Best,
-Al

FO&A,

What about the Sangean "Super" 909 by RadioLabs.Com ?

Any owners reports about the Mods and Improvements about this radio ?

iwtk ~ RHF
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= = = Al Arduengo wrote in message
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Bill Jones wrote:
On 2004-03-25 09:40:27 -0800, Al Arduengo said:

Neurotech wrote:

Hello guys,

I am interested in buying a 909, but here there are some QC problems.
Is this true? And does this radio perform well, compared to my 2010
or YB-400?

Thank You


I just purchased the 909 yesterday. I originally had the YB400PE and
after reading reviews of the 909 vs YB400, I returned the 400 and got
the 909. My opinions:

The Grundig has a better quality 'feel' with respect to packaging. I
found the limit of 40 presets to be a little restrictive for a newbie
like me. It is small though and sounds very nice. The backlight is
useless. The carrying case is rather nice.

The Sangean is somewhat larger but not too much so. It has a ton more
features including auto tuning for FM/AM presets, nice backlight, tons
of preset memory, three alarms timers, RDS capability, to name a few.
I haven't yet noticed an improvement in reception over the Grundig but
then again I am new to swling so I wouldn't really be able to make an
educated statement about it.

I got my 909 at Fry's for $149 which is exactly what I paid for the
400. The slight drop in quality of the radio case is acceptable in
exchange for the tremendous increase in memory and functionality over
the Grundig. Now if only I could stay up all night listening! (too
old for that I guess).

I suspect one day I will want more receiving capability but for now
there is a ton of stuff to hear. I love mine.

Cheers,
-Al


Al,

$149 is a good price, did this include the AC adapter, ANT-60 wind-up
antenna, headphones and case?

Thanks,

B.

Yes it did. In my searches I found the asking price elsewhere to be in
the 219-249 range but I am not sure if that is truly representative of
the fair value. I just bought the Passport to World Band Radio 2004 Ed.
and was at first a little dismayed to find the 909 only rated 2 stars
compared to the YB400PE's 3 stars. But in reflecting on the entire book
(which I think is generally wonderful!) I get a sense that Grundig has a
little clout with the authors. There are an enormous number of ads for
Grundig and coincidentally many of the rundig radios faired
significantly better than others - including Sangean. But before anyone
claims a case of sour grapes, I admit I may be a little miffed that the
radio I ended up with got a lower grade than the one I exchanged it for.
Ah well. I still like my 909 and frankly I think the features are
worth the single-star penalty.

Thanks for the message!
Best,
-Al

i have owned one for 4 years. had trouble with the display after about a
year and a half. called sangean in california and sent it in. after 3 weeks,
the guy that worked on it called me to tell me that it would be shipped to
me that day. i got a brand new radio shipped ups. how can you not buy one of
these????????
"Neurotech" wrote in message
om...
Hello guys,

I am interested in buying a 909, but here there are some QC problems.
Is this true? And does this radio perform well, compared to my 2010
or YB-400?

Thank You