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![]() "John S." wrote in message ups.com... It's interesting how many people focus on a different feature of the DE103 to complain about but we all like it's basic performance. For me it is a memory that uses base 16 to number channnels and memory firmware that is seriously buggy. Hmn, I have to admit I haven't had any issues with memories or firmware with this model, but then again I rarely make use of the memory functions of any of my shortwave receivers. Now I am curious... what's buggy about the memory firmware of the 1103? Jackie |
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![]() Buzzygirl wrote: "John S." wrote in message ups.com... It's interesting how many people focus on a different feature of the DE103 to complain about but we all like it's basic performance. For me it is a memory that uses base 16 to number channnels and memory firmware that is seriously buggy. Hmn, I have to admit I haven't had any issues with memories or firmware with this model, but then again I rarely make use of the memory functions of any of my shortwave receivers. Now I am curious... what's buggy about the memory firmware of the 1103? Jackie Here's my take. First off the memories are numbered using base 16 so keeping track of specific stations and allocating groups of memories to bands is difficult at best unless you can count in hexadecimal. Additionally of the hexadecimal memories can't be accessed using keypad entry because they include numeric and alpha characters. The firmware bug involves transferring a station from memory to the current band. Each band has a memory channel that makes it easy to flip between a program on AM 740 to FM 88.5 to shortwave 3965 to shortwave 9580, etc., by using the band switch. If you transfer one station from main memory (256 slots) to a band memory it transfers the highest frequency stored for other bands at the same time. For example, assume I was listening to AM 740 and FM 88.5 and had those frequencies plus AM 1500 and FM 107.3 stored in memory. If I transfer AM 1500 to the band memory the firmware also transfers 107.3 to the FM band at the same time. It's really irritating and comes close to defeating the usefulness of 256 memories. I've managed to get used to the multipurpose wheel used for volume control. I really can't get over how much space is wasted with the digital/analog frequency display. I think the space occupied by the analog dial could have been put to better use as a larger numeric display with full time clock and a properly aligned keypad. All that said, I do enjoy using that $60.00 radio because it does catch radio signals well. |
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