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I am looking for portable radio with following specs:

-suitable for air travel (max.1 kg)
-FM/AM/SW and AIR-band
-RDS
-(signal strenght meter)
-sounds near like Tivoli Audio Model One
-world time

Those specs are fullfilled with my Grundig Satellit 700 except the
weight(2kg with batteries).
Satellit can be adjusted below and over the normal FM-band with factory
trick.

Regards
Jukka

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Sony 7600GR Radio.I haven't heard a Tivoli radio playing before
though,so on that,I dont know.
cuhulin

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Jukka wrote:
I am looking for portable radio with following specs:

-suitable for air travel (max.1 kg)
-FM/AM/SW and AIR-band
-RDS
-(signal strenght meter)
-sounds near like Tivoli Audio Model One
-world time


I know of no radio that meets these criteria. Perhaps Sangean's
ATS-909 will come closest to meeting your requirements. It's a tad
less than a kilo in weight. Has FM/AM/SW & RDS, but no Air band. It
has a signal strength indicator, and a clock that is visible even when
the radio is in use. The audio is fairly decent on this set, but I
don't think you're going to find any compact SW portable that has audio
quality approaching that of the Tivoli.

I had an ATS-909, but I didn't keep it. I'd go with the Sony
ICF-SW7600GR. The Sony, however, does not have RDS, nor does it have a
useful signal strength meter (the word "Tune" is displayed when a
signal's strength is above a certain threshhold). The audio is not
quite as pleasant as on the Sangean, and it's certainly nowhere in the
realm of a Tivoli Model One. The clock and frequency display share the
same space, so you can't view them simultaneously. The Sony does have
synchronous detection circuitry which is very nice in reducing adjacent
channel interference on SW and in alleviating some of the fading
effects that occur on shortwave. No air band on this one, either.

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Jukka wrote:
I am looking for portable radio with following specs:

-suitable for air travel (max.1 kg)
-FM/AM/SW and AIR-band
-RDS
-(signal strenght meter)
-sounds near like Tivoli Audio Model One
-world time


I know of no radio that meets these criteria. Perhaps Sangean's
ATS-909 will come closest to meeting your requirements. It's a tad
less than a kilo in weight. Has FM/AM/SW & RDS, but no Air band. It
has a signal strength indicator, and a clock that is visible even when
the radio is in use. The audio is fairly decent on this set, but I
don't think you're going to find any compact SW portable that has audio
quality approaching that of the Tivoli.

I had an ATS-909, but I didn't keep it. I'd go with the Sony
ICF-SW7600GR. The Sony, however, does not have RDS, nor does it have a
useful signal strength meter (the word "Tune" is displayed when a
signal's strength is above a certain threshhold). The audio is not
quite as pleasant as on the Sangean, and it's certainly nowhere in the
realm of a Tivoli Model One. The clock and frequency display share the
same space, so you can't view them simultaneously. The Sony does have
synchronous detection circuitry which is very nice in reducing adjacent
channel interference on SW and in alleviating some of the fading
effects that occur on shortwave. No air band on this one, either.


One other advantage to the 909 is the tuning knob.
I'm not crazy about the tuning buttons on my 7600 GR.

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SWL-2010 wrote:

One other advantage to the 909 is the tuning knob.
I'm not crazy about the tuning buttons on my 7600 GR.


That is why I bought the Sangean instead..and a DX 398. The tuning knob
and the fact that the sync detect did nothing on the Sony I tried first.




mike

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"m II" wrote in message news:BtY1g.1876$Fd6.337@edtnps82...
SWL-2010 wrote:

One other advantage to the 909 is the tuning knob.
I'm not crazy about the tuning buttons on my 7600 GR.


That is why I bought the Sangean instead..and a DX 398. The tuning knob
and the fact that the sync detect did nothing on the Sony I tried first.


Myself, I think the Sony 7600GR is way over rated. If I had it to do over
again, I would not have bought it.
The antenna broke off the Sony right after I got it. It's the only portable
I ever bought that happenned to.

My DX-398 is the workhorse of all my portables.
I am thiniking about buying another one, because this one has a lot of hours
on it and it showing some wear.



mike

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m II wrote:
SWL-2010 wrote:

One other advantage to the 909 is the tuning knob.
I'm not crazy about the tuning buttons on my 7600 GR.



That is why I bought the Sangean instead..and a DX 398. The tuning knob
and the fact that the sync detect did nothing on the Sony I tried first.

mike

Did you do any mod's to either?

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HFguy wrote:

That is why I bought the Sangean instead..and a DX 398. The tuning
knob and the fact that the sync detect did nothing on the Sony I tried
first.
mike

Did you do any mod's to either?


Nothing yet. There seem to be some trade-offs involved in most of the
modifications. If the customization bug ever hits, I still have a spare,
stock radio to fall back on. I have adapted a stereo jack for the
external antenna port that overrides the built in AM ferrite rod. It's
an easy external change.

http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/Pin-out.gif

which may be found he

http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/ats909.html


mike

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HFguy wrote:
Did you do any mod's to either?

Hello all,

The best mod on the 909/DX398 could be adding the Sync detect. I have a 909 and
a Sony SW100. I usually prefer the 909 for the general listening and "browsing"
the SW. When I have two stations on the same frequency, I then try the SW100
with Sync. It helps...

Does anyone knows wether this is possible ?

Charly

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In article ,
Charly wrote:

The best mod on the 909/DX398 could be adding the Sync detect.

Never heard of that ?? Where is the page/htm/pdf ??

Marc

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switcher wrote:
In article ,
Charly wrote:


The best mod on the 909/DX398 could be adding the Sync detect.


Never heard of that ?? Where is the page/htm/pdf ??

Marc


Never heard myself ! This is just a wish... ;-)

I think it might be too complicated to implement.

Charly

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m II wrote:
HFguy wrote:

That is why I bought the Sangean instead..and a DX 398. The tuning
knob and the fact that the sync detect did nothing on the Sony I
tried first.
mike


Did you do any mod's to either?



Nothing yet. There seem to be some trade-offs involved in most of the
modifications. If the customization bug ever hits, I still have a spare,
stock radio to fall back on. I have adapted a stereo jack for the
external antenna port that overrides the built in AM ferrite rod. It's
an easy external change.

http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/Pin-out.gif

which may be found he

http://www.dxradio.co.uk/sangean/ats909.html


mike

I did the whip antenna matching transformer (balun) mod' to my 398. It
really helped to make it more sensitive on the whip. I also removed the
tuning knob detent mechanism to make the knob turn smoothly.

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Charly wrote:
HFguy wrote:

Did you do any mod's to either?


Hello all,

The best mod on the 909/DX398 could be adding the Sync detect. I have a
909 and a Sony SW100. I usually prefer the 909 for the general listening
and "browsing" the SW. When I have two stations on the same frequency, I
then try the SW100 with Sync. It helps...

Does anyone knows wether this is possible ?

Charly

Possible but not practical. AFAIK it hasn't been done.

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m II wrote:
HFguy wrote:


I did the whip antenna matching transformer (balun) mod' to my 398. It
really helped to make it more sensitive on the whip. I also removed the
tuning knob detent mechanism to make the knob turn smoothly.



Is there any problem with maintaining a setting? I was wondering whether
there is sufficient friction remaining to keep the knob in a particular
place.



mike

I haven't noticed any problem with the tuning knob moving on it's own,
since I defeated the detent system. It turns much smoother but still has
some resistance. I suppose it could be accidentally moved if it came in
contact with something. This might happen when the receiver is laying
down on a soft cushioned surface like some furniture but I wouldn't be
concerned about it. The tuning knob has a much better feel without the
detents.