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February 25th 06, 03:06 PM
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Sangean ATS-803A
The 803 is a decent performer. Mine is just as sensitive as my 2010. I'm
sorry yours doesn't seem to be. Take it outside and try it. So, is your dad still working at the Nuclear power plant?  "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Must be nice! "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... My ATS-803 is very sensitive off the whip... "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Yeah, I thought about that about 1/2 way thru the scan, it was positioned correctly, but to be sure I switched it back & forth a few times & rescanned. The receiver does pick up the strong signals on the dipole, which definitely puts into question the portability & therefore usefulness, but MAYBE this room has too much RFI for it (several computers). I'm gonna try it outside tomorrow on the whip & see . . . "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... May be a stupid question BUT... Did you move the switch on the back by the antenna input? "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Bought a Sangean ATS-803A off ebay a couple weeks ago; worked well on AM & FM, absolutely no reception on SW. Sent it to Radio Shack for repair. They resoldered some broken solder joints & aligned it. Still doesn't pick anything up using the attached telescoping antenna, but picks up the strong stations using a dipole. Very disappointing. Anybody want it? |
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#12
February 25th 06, 03:20 PM
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Sangean ATS-803A
I'm gonna take it outside today, along with my copy of Monitoring Times, &
see what it's capable of off the whip. D'oh! That's "NUC-U-LAR" . . . "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... The 803 is a decent performer. Mine is just as sensitive as my 2010. I'm sorry yours doesn't seem to be. Take it outside and try it. So, is your dad still working at the Nuclear power plant? "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Must be nice! "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... My ATS-803 is very sensitive off the whip... "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Yeah, I thought about that about 1/2 way thru the scan, it was positioned correctly, but to be sure I switched it back & forth a few times & rescanned. The receiver does pick up the strong signals on the dipole, which definitely puts into question the portability & therefore usefulness, but MAYBE this room has too much RFI for it (several computers). I'm gonna try it outside tomorrow on the whip & see . . . "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... May be a stupid question BUT... Did you move the switch on the back by the antenna input? "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Bought a Sangean ATS-803A off ebay a couple weeks ago; worked well on AM & FM, absolutely no reception on SW. Sent it to Radio Shack for repair. They resoldered some broken solder joints & aligned it. Still doesn't pick anything up using the attached telescoping antenna, but picks up the strong stations using a dipole. Very disappointing. Anybody want it? |
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#13
February 26th 06, 12:56 AM
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Sangean ATS-803A
"EXCELLENT"
"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message ... I'm gonna take it outside today, along with my copy of Monitoring Times, & see what it's capable of off the whip. D'oh! That's "NUC-U-LAR" . . . "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... The 803 is a decent performer. Mine is just as sensitive as my 2010. I'm sorry yours doesn't seem to be. Take it outside and try it. So, is your dad still working at the Nuclear power plant? "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Must be nice! "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... My ATS-803 is very sensitive off the whip... "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Yeah, I thought about that about 1/2 way thru the scan, it was positioned correctly, but to be sure I switched it back & forth a few times & rescanned. The receiver does pick up the strong signals on the dipole, which definitely puts into question the portability & therefore usefulness, but MAYBE this room has too much RFI for it (several computers). I'm gonna try it outside tomorrow on the whip & see . . . "Jim Hackett" wrote in message om... May be a stupid question BUT... Did you move the switch on the back by the antenna input? "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Bought a Sangean ATS-803A off ebay a couple weeks ago; worked well on AM & FM, absolutely no reception on SW. Sent it to Radio Shack for repair. They resoldered some broken solder joints & aligned it. Still doesn't pick anything up using the attached telescoping antenna, but picks up the strong stations using a dipole. Very disappointing. Anybody want it? |
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#14
February 27th 06, 03:48 AM
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Sangean ATS-803A
Michael Lawson wrote:
"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Bought a Sangean ATS-803A off ebay a couple weeks ago; worked well on AM & FM, absolutely no reception on SW. Sent it to Radio Shack for repair. They resoldered some broken solder joints & aligned it. Still doesn't pick anything up using the attached telescoping antenna, but picks up the strong stations using a dipole. Very disappointing. Anybody want it? Compared to a tabletop like an R72, the 803A is going to be disappointing. Compared to a lot of other portables, it's a nice old radio that handles an external antenna well without overloading. My Radio Shack equivalent (DX-440) is still chugging along (or chuffing, since I've never bothered to make the anti-chuffing mod), and I let my kids play with it to see what they can pull in. --Mike L. I gave my DX-440 to a neighbor immigrant family several years ago. AFAIK, they still use it to listen to broadcasts from their homeland. I got that radio for Christmas in 1990. I hope my Degen 1102 lasts 15 years. Hell, even my Yaesu FRG-8800 has needed repair several times over the six years I've had it (it is currently out of commission again with problems that I can't afford to fix). |
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#15
February 27th 06, 06:54 PM
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Sangean ATS-803A
"running dogg" wrote in message ... Michael Lawson wrote: "Lisa Simpson" wrote in message . .. Bought a Sangean ATS-803A off ebay a couple weeks ago; worked well on AM & FM, absolutely no reception on SW. Sent it to Radio Shack for repair. They resoldered some broken solder joints & aligned it. Still doesn't pick anything up using the attached telescoping antenna, but picks up the strong stations using a dipole. Very disappointing. Anybody want it? Compared to a tabletop like an R72, the 803A is going to be disappointing. Compared to a lot of other portables, it's a nice old radio that handles an external antenna well without overloading. My Radio Shack equivalent (DX-440) is still chugging along (or chuffing, since I've never bothered to make the anti-chuffing mod), and I let my kids play with it to see what they can pull in. --Mike L. I gave my DX-440 to a neighbor immigrant family several years ago. AFAIK, they still use it to listen to broadcasts from their homeland. I got that radio for Christmas in 1990. I hope my Degen 1102 lasts 15 years. Hell, even my Yaesu FRG-8800 has needed repair several times over the six years I've had it (it is currently out of commission again with problems that I can't afford to fix). I got mine in Fall of '89, right before the Berlin Wall fell. Got to listen to news about that on the BBC, Deutche Welle, and others that night. --Mike L. |
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