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Anyone have an opinion on the "Super" 909 located at
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...s/super909.php
?

I am considering taking up shortwave radio. I have a while before I'll
have the money, I am just looking for information. Thanks-

If you feel like trusting a stranger, I'll sell you my C Crane
Pro-modified ATS 909 for a hundred and a half.

http://community-2.webtv.net/DEMEM/L...mes/page2.html

"j.d." wrote in message
...
Anyone have an opinion on the "Super" 909 located at
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...s/super909.php
?

I am considering taking up shortwave radio. I have a while before I'll
have the money, I am just looking for information. Thanks-

It is overpriced. You can do much better for your money.

Sony 7600gr: about $ 140.00 (IMO the best portable on the market and it has
a ssb selectable am sync. Good sensitivity, it is selective and has
reasonable audio. It is also very good for medium wave DX'ing. Great for
resolving weak signals)

Grundig YB-400: about $130.00 (Very good portable with amazing audio
quality. Also sensitive and selective.)

Tecsun PL-550: about $50.00 (Amazing value for dollar. Sensitive, great
audio, has lots of great features and has a push button tuner as well as a
knob.)

Degen 1103: about $50.00 (reported to be very sensitive and selective. also
has a tuning knob. I have never used one, but I'm told it is a great little
radio)

For the money I'd say get one of the radio's above rather then the
Super-909. Especially the 7600gr. Even though it is less expensive, IMHO
it is a better radio for swl. If you want to spend over $ 320.00 at least
walk away with a Sat-800 or an R-75.

Michael

I am aware of the REGULAR 909 and it is a fine radio. It's not quite as
efficient (battery wise) as the 7600GR, but has more bells and whistles.

Radio Labs helps to sponsor Steve Quayle's radio program and this says a
lot for them. Also, they give a 30 day money back guarantee so you have
nothing to lose. Steve can be heard at 9.475 MHz every M-F at 7:00 PM
EDT. That's 23:00 UTC. Of course, at the end of this month, about two
weeks we'll be going back to regular time and we'll be 5 hrs behind UTC
or it'll be 24:00 UTC at that time. Also, I believe I just heard WWCR
mention deleting 9.475 and using 9.985 instead. For what it's worth,
that will be fine with me as I have an automobile radio that has a gap
from 9.0 to 9.5 MHz (between SW1 & SW2) so I can't get 9475 but can get
9985. :-)

Steve's web site is http://www.stevequayle.com He says that this radio
has been modified to pick up shortwave signals and medium wave signals a
lot better. Seems he may have mentioned the FM as well, but I'm not
real sure on that.

About the solar cell. Steve says that the internet and power grid WILL
go down. That solar cell is supposedly one that you can fold up and
carry with you very easily or you can place it across your backpack and
charge a radio or extra set of batteries while you hike. He says that
shortwave may be the only reliable source of information available when
things come crashing down around us. I'm sure there will be
DISinformation agents on SW then, as there may very well be now.
However, you can go steer crazy with NO contact with the outside world.
Shortwave can be that contact, that source of information -- if you
have enough batteries to last you -- or if you have the solar charger.
Also, that charger comes with multiple adapters to fit many different
pieces of electronic equipment.

I'd like to get the solar panel if nothing else as I have several
radios. However, if you don't already have a good radio I expect the
Super 909 might be a very fine way to start, especially if you can get
the complete outfit with charger, etc..

Just my $0.02 worth. :-)

Al

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j.d. wrote:
Anyone have an opinion on the "Super" 909 located at
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...s/super909.php
?

I am considering taking up shortwave radio. I have a while before I'll
have the money, I am just looking for information. Thanks-

j.d. schrieb:

Anyone have an opinion on the "Super" 909 located at
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...s/super909.php
?

A number of people do not seem so happy with their modified 909s.
Particularly battery life (yet worse than stock?!) and SSB tuning appear
to be issues (still reading in the DX398 Yahoo! group what exactly the
problems are, suggest you do the same). Also, it doesn't surprise me
that the blue LEDs are rather dim using rechargeables - they need a
higher supply voltage and are not very efficient either (partly because
the human eye is not as sensitive to blue light; orange or green usually
works best). On the other hand, if you're using the thing mainly for
listening to AM stations with mains power supply and an external
antenna, it's supposed to work rather well, with better sound than
stock.

Stephan
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Read a lot of good things about the 7600GR. The thing is, I live in
the middle of Kansas, and the number and quality of the radio stations
I can receive is limited, so I'd like to get my old stations from
Kansas City/Lawrence.

Also, I am intrigued by being able to pick up stations from across the
country and around the world. Can you hook up an external antenna to
the 7600, and if so, what sort would you recommend?

Remember that I am totally new to this, so things may have to be
explained in a little more detail.

Thanks a lot.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:43:37 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

It is overpriced. You can do much better for your money.

Sony 7600gr: about $ 140.00 (IMO the best portable on the market and it has
a ssb selectable am sync. Good sensitivity, it is selective and has
reasonable audio. It is also very good for medium wave DX'ing. Great for
resolving weak signals)

Grundig YB-400: about $130.00 (Very good portable with amazing audio
quality. Also sensitive and selective.)

Tecsun PL-550: about $50.00 (Amazing value for dollar. Sensitive, great
audio, has lots of great features and has a push button tuner as well as a
knob.)

Degen 1103: about $50.00 (reported to be very sensitive and selective. also
has a tuning knob. I have never used one, but I'm told it is a great little
radio)

For the money I'd say get one of the radio's above rather then the
Super-909. Especially the 7600gr. Even though it is less expensive, IMHO
it is a better radio for swl. If you want to spend over $ 320.00 at least
walk away with a Sat-800 or an R-75.

Michael

My vote goes to the Sony 7600GR.

If your thinking of spending over $300 then start looking at used table top
receivers and Ham gear which will out perform any portable.

"j.d." wrote in message
...
Read a lot of good things about the 7600GR. The thing is, I live in
the middle of Kansas, and the number and quality of the radio stations
I can receive is limited, so I'd like to get my old stations from
Kansas City/Lawrence.

Also, I am intrigued by being able to pick up stations from across the
country and around the world. Can you hook up an external antenna to
the 7600, and if so, what sort would you recommend?

Remember that I am totally new to this, so things may have to be
explained in a little more detail.

Your sure can hook an external antenna up to it. It has a jack for one. Or
you can just connect a wire up to the whip antenna. The 7600gr comes with
just such an antenna.

Michael

Thanks a lot.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:43:37 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

It is overpriced. You can do much better for your money.

Sony 7600gr: about $ 140.00 (IMO the best portable on the market and it
has
a ssb selectable am sync. Good sensitivity, it is selective and has
reasonable audio. It is also very good for medium wave DX'ing. Great for
resolving weak signals)

Grundig YB-400: about $130.00 (Very good portable with amazing audio
quality. Also sensitive and selective.)

Tecsun PL-550: about $50.00 (Amazing value for dollar. Sensitive, great
audio, has lots of great features and has a push button tuner as well as a
knob.)

Degen 1103: about $50.00 (reported to be very sensitive and selective.
also
has a tuning knob. I have never used one, but I'm told it is a great
little
radio)

For the money I'd say get one of the radio's above rather then the
Super-909. Especially the 7600gr. Even though it is less expensive, IMHO
it is a better radio for swl. If you want to spend over $ 320.00 at least
walk away with a Sat-800 or an R-75.

Michael

"j.d." wrote:

Anyone have an opinion on the "Super" 909 located at
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...s/super909.php
?

I am considering taking up shortwave radio. I have a while before I'll
have the money, I am just looking for information. Thanks-

By most accounts the 'Super 909' performs better than the stock one.
However it's rather pricey and therefore a matter of opinion on whether
you get your moneys worth. If you're handy with electronics or know
someone that is, a stock 909 can be modified for much less than the cost
of the Super model.

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