Thomas Dickens schrieb:

Thanks to you all for taking the time to respond with your
experiences! Looks like I will be ordering the Degen any day now. Two
other things - I have noticed that, especially when I first turn it
on, the DX-440 needs to be tuned to 1 kHZ higher than the actual
frequency to get the best signal (e. g. WWV peaks on 10001).

Plain ol' crystal aging. These tend to drift off their original
frequency as they get older. I'd suspect the one in the 2nd LO here,
since it has the highest nominal frequency. Realignment should fix that.

Also, it
seems noisier when using batteries as compared to the AC adapter - a
grounding issue?

Hmm. Maybe it is - I've only experienced reduced sensitivity on my 7600G
when not operated on mains, but no increased noise per se.

Stephan
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