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Conan Ford wrote:
[snip] http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=5737860 604 You'd think people would realize--if it needs 11 mods, maybe something sucks about it to start. I was looking at one of those, until I saw the 1/5 rating on DXing.com I got a DX-394 30 months ago when it was clearing out from Radio Shack Canada at CDN$130 (then ~US$85, now ~US$105) and have been having a blast with it since, for these reasons: a) it has a marvellous set of operating features b) it has some faults that can be easily fixed; there is a sense of satisfaction in doing so c) it can be readily 'hot-rodded' at little expense and low risk and is therefore a great learning opportunity d) it is pretty well documented and now has the most extensive collection of optional mods of any radio (TTBOMK) I now have three of them in various states of undress and modification. Sure, my Drake R-4B is reputed to be one of the best DX contest receivers ever but the DX-394 is better in certain respects, poorer in others. That 1/5 rating is exceptional and I cannot find it on www.dxing.com. For objective reviews, see these: ARRL Lab, QST, 1997: http://hamradio.online.ru/ftp/pr9710.pdf Radio Netherlands Receiver Test Laboratory Review of the DX-394 by Jonathan Marks & Tom Sundstrom - 4 out of 5 star "Value Rating" http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/dx394.html For other subjective assessments, see: eHam.net: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1188 and http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2108 German: http://www.dr-boesch.ch/radio/realistic-dx394-test3.htm The DX-394 Special Interest Group is one of the largest for any radio with 766 members. Users or those aspiring to acquire one are welcome to join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RADIOSHACKDX394 73, Tom |
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