1103 vs 909
 

I was wondering if anyone could comment on how these 2 radios perform
side by side on shortwave?...I have a Kaito 1103 and was thinking of
buying a Sangean 909, but was wondering if its performance is better,
worst or the same on shortwave as the 1103...
Thanks...

1103 vs 909
 

The 909 is more "feature rich" than the 1103 but I think you will find the
1103 is more sensitive than the 909...



"GP" wrote in message
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I was wondering if anyone could comment on how these 2 radios perform
side by side on shortwave?...I have a Kaito 1103 and was thinking of
buying a Sangean 909, but was wondering if its performance is better,
worst or the same on shortwave as the 1103...
Thanks...

1103 vs 909
 

GP wrote:
I was wondering if anyone could comment on how these 2 radios perform
side by side on shortwave?...I have a Kaito 1103 and was thinking of
buying a Sangean 909, but was wondering if its performance is better,
worst or the same on shortwave as the 1103...
Thanks...

Well, the 909 is priced at least 4x the DE1103, so it is kind of an
apples and oranges comparision... :-)

The 909 has as the other fellow indicated a lot more features, and they
are probably executed a little better than on the DE1103. The DE1103
for it's good points as a receiver has a poorly designed and executed
memory setup. And it generates lots of repeat signals.

You might take a look at reviews of the DE1103, Sony 7600 and Sangean
909 on Radiointel and Eham for more details.

1103 vs 909
 

I think you will find the
1103 is more sensitive than the 909...

Really?...I am impressed how sensitive the 1103 is but I would have
thought the 909 would have been equal if not better...

1103 vs 909
 

I think you will find the
1103 is more sensitive than the 909...

Really?...I am impressed how sensitive the 1103 is but I would have
thought the 909 would have been equal if not better...

1103 vs 909
 

"John S." wrote in message
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Well, the 909 is priced at least 4x the DE1103, so it is kind of an
apples and oranges comparision... :-)


And the resale value of the 1103 is Z.E.R.O.

1103 vs 909
 

"GP" wrote in message
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I was wondering if anyone could comment on how these 2 radios perform
side by side on shortwave?...

Performance on both is good, but for the price/performance ratio, the DE1103
is the real bargain. I've tried both, only off the whip, and I actually
found the 1103 to be more sensitive than the 909 on some frequencies during
my albeit-limited comparison time. The only thing I really don't like about
the DE1103 is its freakish volume control ergonomics; just a really poor
design. The fake 'analog' LED takes up a lot of real estate and I don't
bother to look at it... I would have designed this radio differently, but
the main point of the 1103 is that it is a real gem for the price when it
comes to performance.

Jackie

1103 vs 909
 

I was never particularly impressed with the sensitivity of the '909 off
the whip. That said, I believe that, compared with many other
portables. the '909 is a tad more immune to overload when used with an
external antenna...and that can be a major plus.

GP wrote:
I think you will find the
1103 is more sensitive than the 909...

Really?...I am impressed how sensitive the 1103 is but I would have
thought the 909 would have been equal if not better...

1103 vs 909
 

Lisa Simpson wrote:
I assume everyone is familiar with this site, speaking of the 909?

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/re...3b6e0d4 d79c4

"junius" wrote in message
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I was never particularly impressed with the sensitivity of the '909 off
the whip. That said, I believe that, compared with many other
portables. the '909 is a tad more immune to overload when used with an
external antenna...and that can be a major plus.

GP wrote:
I think you will find the
1103 is more sensitive than the 909...

Really?...I am impressed how sensitive the 1103 is but I would have
thought the 909 would have been equal if not better...


That's a lot of money for a marginal improvement in performance.

1103 vs 909
 

"John S." wrote in message
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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

1103 vs 909
 

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.