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Thought on my Super ATS-909
I recently bought a barely used Super ATS-909 after having owned a stock
version for about a little over a year. Initially I was hesitant to get one based on some negative reviews about the highly modified radio but curiosity overcame me and besides, I actually love the stock version especially when connected to a moderately long wire. The radio is rich in features and really just a pleasure to use. The Super 909 is hands down better! In case no one knows the details, it has been modified to remove the mute while tuning, the detent is removed from the tuning knob, the speaker is replaced, the LEDs are replaced with blue ones, an external AM antenna jack is added and selectivity/sensitivity are drastically improved. Tuning it is a pleasure. The knob turns easily enough that my finger does not tire or feel irritated. The RF gain knob has a significantly greater effect compared to the original version does. Turning the gain down all the way will silence all but the absolutely strongest local AM sources. The display looks pretty cool in my opinion. Bright blue. Sound is noticeably improved with the new speaker and seems to take higher volumes much more easily. It seems to be a little less forgiving on batteries now but I don't care since I have mine on a 6V DC supply via the adapter anyway. One of the improvements this radio got over the original version was in sensitivity. Trust me when I say, it is a HUGE difference. This radio easily matches and mostly exceeds my DE1102/DE1103/7600GR off the whip. The original version of the 909 was all but deaf off the whip. Add a 40-60 ft random wire to the Super 909 and I had to turn down the RF gain to keep it from overloading. I have heard many stations since I started using this radio than I ever did on the original version. It is very gratifying. I ordered a AN-LP1 and am finding it performs extremely well with this radio. I am retiring my random wire since the AN-LP1 seems to do at least as well for me. I often don't even turn on the LP1's controller but just use the loop. The Super 909 has very good selectivity in my opinion. The only negatives I have encountered is 1) strong adjacent stations force me to detune a little to separate them from each other but it is still doable and 2) SSB reception is a sight more difficult to achieve now. I knew this going into the purchase but in the short time I have been a listener I have grown to decide I find the ramblings of most HAMs to be, let's just say, less than interesting. So no loss for me. Broadcast listening is a treat now and I can hear much more out there than before. I think this is a very nice portable radio and as long as skeptics keep the fact that it is a portable in mind, it is hard to beat this thing in comparisons to comparable models. I got a great deal on mine ($200) but you can get them for $300-350 on line in a few places. I love mine and will never get rid of it. I will be probably sell my stock version though. Thanks for listening and feel free to ask if you have questions about these comments or the radio itself. Cheers all. -Al A. |
I got a great deal on mine ($200)
I wouldn't have paid any more. you can get them for $300-350 on line in a few places. For that price I can buy a used tabletop which will blow the doors off of a modified 909! |
I have one of the stock versions and did the mute and detent mods myself.
What speaker did they put in for you? This is sort of a hybrid portable almost table top radio - belying the other poster who criticized it. This radio I have an R75 which has a much worse stock speaker than the 909. has its place in my shack. Al Arduengo wrote: I recently bought a barely used Super ATS-909 after having owned a stock version for about a little over a year. Initially I was hesitant to get one based on some negative reviews about the highly modified radio but curiosity overcame me and besides, I actually love the stock version especially when connected to a moderately long wire. The radio is rich in features and really just a pleasure to use. The Super 909 is hands down better! In case no one knows the details, it has been modified to remove the mute while tuning, the detent is removed from the tuning knob, the speaker is replaced, the LEDs are replaced with blue ones, an external AM antenna jack is added and selectivity/sensitivity are drastically improved. Tuning it is a pleasure. The knob turns easily enough that my finger does not tire or feel irritated. The RF gain knob has a significantly greater effect compared to the original version does. Turning the gain down all the way will silence all but the absolutely strongest local AM sources. The display looks pretty cool in my opinion. Bright blue. Sound is noticeably improved with the new speaker and seems to take higher volumes much more easily. It seems to be a little less forgiving on batteries now but I don't care since I have mine on a 6V DC supply via the adapter anyway. One of the improvements this radio got over the original version was in sensitivity. Trust me when I say, it is a HUGE difference. This radio easily matches and mostly exceeds my DE1102/DE1103/7600GR off the whip. The original version of the 909 was all but deaf off the whip. Add a 40-60 ft random wire to the Super 909 and I had to turn down the RF gain to keep it from overloading. I have heard many stations since I started using this radio than I ever did on the original version. It is very gratifying. I ordered a AN-LP1 and am finding it performs extremely well with this radio. I am retiring my random wire since the AN-LP1 seems to do at least as well for me. I often don't even turn on the LP1's controller but just use the loop. The Super 909 has very good selectivity in my opinion. The only negatives I have encountered is 1) strong adjacent stations force me to detune a little to separate them from each other but it is still doable and 2) SSB reception is a sight more difficult to achieve now. I knew this going into the purchase but in the short time I have been a listener I have grown to decide I find the ramblings of most HAMs to be, let's just say, less than interesting. So no loss for me. Broadcast listening is a treat now and I can hear much more out there than before. I think this is a very nice portable radio and as long as skeptics keep the fact that it is a portable in mind, it is hard to beat this thing in comparisons to comparable models. I got a great deal on mine ($200) but you can get them for $300-350 on line in a few places. I love mine and will never get rid of it. I will be probably sell my stock version though. Thanks for listening and feel free to ask if you have questions about these comments or the radio itself. Cheers all. -Al A. |
"Al Arduengo" wrote in message bal.net... I recently bought a barely used Super ATS-909 after having owned a stock version for about a little over a year. [snipped] The original version of the 909 was all but deaf off the whip. While I will admit that my 1103 is more sensitive off the whip than my 909, the Sangean is FAR from deaf off the whip. Add a 40-60 ft random wire to the Super 909 and I had to turn down the RF gain to keep it from overloading. My 909 doesn't overload on a 50ft wire. I have heard many stations since I started . [snipped] The only negatives I have encountered is 1) strong adjacent stations force me to detune a little to separate them from each other but it is still doable and 2) SSB reception is a sight more difficult to achieve now. I knew this going into the purchase but in the short time I have been a listener I have grown to decide I find the ramblings of most HAMs to be, let's just say, less than interesting. So no loss for me. AFRTS and other mil brodcasts are pretty impotrtant to me. I agree the hams aren't worth listening to.[snipped] Thanks for listening and feel free to ask if you have questions about these comments or the radio itself. Cheers all. -Al A. If you're happy, that's all that matters. Enjoy your radio... |
The memory functions on the 909 are outstanding. Aside from that, it's
performance leaves alot to be desired. It's good that someone has figured out a way to make it perform a little more respectably. I would think instead of dumping cold-cash into one of these prima-donnas, the thing to do would be to buy a satellit 800. Darren http://www.geocities.com/apocalyptic121/index.html |
Isn't that one of those brand name (Sangean) radios that has a nasty
habit of the LED read outs fadeing out and when they do,ccrane company charges about $50.00 to do a repair job on them? I bought one of those ccrane radios that Art OHHHH MY GAWDDDD Bell and George NOOKY Noory tout so much from ccrane company about seven years ago and the over rated piece over priced of plastic JUNK didn't show me ****! I sent that piece of **** back to ccrane company and then I bought an ATS-909 piece of **** from ccrane company and that over rated over priced piece of **** JUNK Crap! didn't show me **** either and I sent that piece of Crap back to ccrane company too.(I don't doubt ccrane company still has records/data of my purchases and returns to them) I will Never,Ever buy anything from ccrane JUNK company again,I don't give a damn what folks say about them. cuhulin |
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:32:12 GMT, Al Arduengo
wrote: I recently bought a barely used Super ATS-909 after having owned a stock version for about a little over a year. Initially I was hesitant to get one based on some negative reviews about the highly modified radio but curiosity overcame me and besides, I actually love the stock version especially when connected to a moderately long wire. The radio is rich in features and really just a pleasure to use. The Super 909 is hands down better! and 2) SSB reception is a sight more difficult to achieve now. I knew this going into the purchase but in the short time I have been a listener I have grown to decide I find the ramblings of most HAMs to be, let's just say, less than interesting. So no loss for me. Broadcast listening is a treat now and I can hear much more out there than before. I think this is a very nice portable radio and as long as skeptics keep the fact that it is a portable in mind, it is hard to beat this thing in comparisons to comparable models. I got a great deal on mine ($200) but you can get them for $300-350 on line in a few places. I love mine and will never get rid of it. I will be probably sell my stock version though. Thanks for listening and feel free to ask if you have questions about these comments or the radio itself. Cheers all. -Al A. Agree big time. The sens of my super 909 equals my 2010 on SW. Absolutely amazing. And now the sound rocks. |
Just ask the man (ME) owned TWO of those over rated over priced pieces
of ccrane CRAP products that they pedal to the unwashed public.How do they get away with it? Yeah,I was Very Disatisfied,that is why I sent that plastic JUNK BACK to ccrane company. cuhulin |
Not long after I had sent those two pieces of plastic CRAP (I don't even
call them real radios at all.Are y'all listening? Art Bell and George Noory,,, Watch Out! George Noory,them Ouija Boards are gonna gitcha!) so-called "radios" BACK to ccrane (Are you listening? Bob Crane) company,I was listening to Bo Gritz on my shortwave radio one morning and an old guy phoned in to Bo's radio talk show and he said he had bought one of those ATS-909 shortwave radios from ccrane company and when he saw that it was made of plastic,he sent that radio back to ccrane company. cuhulin |
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