Sangean ATS-909X2 1109-00033-WS Professional World Receiver with FM Stereo White

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At any rate, I don’t use telescopic whip antennas for shortwave reception very often. Most of the time I’m listening to shortwave indoors at home with an external antenna placed as far away from domestic RFI sources as possible. Why settle for less when I have a portable that performs so well with external antennas?

also have ceased. UPDATE : Both URL's are now dead ! Very sad but we must thank Craig for all of his Finally, consider the layout of the buttons. Just having buttons is not enough. You need to get a radio that arranges those buttons in a logical fashion that makes sense and is easy to operate. Sound Quality What impressed me is the arrangement of the buttons with large fonts and numerals. There shouldn’t be an iota of doubt in anyone’s mind that it is one of the best radios for elder people. The best of this radio comes out with FM reception. Not only is the PL880 shortwave radio capable of capturing distant FM broadcasts, but it can also separate the channels which are very close to each other with great clarity.Fair / Poor audio quality on SW. 6 kHz MW Bandwidth NOT available on Shortwave. (Widest SW 4 kHz bandwidth too narrow for quality "wide" listening .... WHY SANGEAN !)

These and other earthshaking questions are before us here in 2021. We have some of the best portables ever made by anyone in a time of sharply declining shortwave use, but they each have their flaws. Is it as good as my Kenwood TS-570D? Ummmm, no. But the Sangean ATS-909X2 is remarkably close considering it is portable and a fraction of the cost. I guess my point here is that there are better receivers, but I have not actually used one that was significantly better without sacrificing something serious to get there. In other words, it is a fantastic receiver for what it is. REVIEW - FT-991A Tabletop DSP HF / UHF / UHF All Mode Transceiver Our review of the Yaesu FT-991A posted (as a MW / SWL Meanwhile, Tecsun plugged away, introducing an impressive array of portables including the PL-600 series, then the 880 and now the 990x and H-501 portables.I provided a demonstration of 909X2 auto bandwidth control (ABC) on this video of RNZI recorded at a distance of 6,600 miles. This recording was posted on YouTube two weeks ago. I switched on ABC at about 2:18 into the video, during a music selection. The effect of ABC on a fading signal can be disconcerting with music but a useful tool with speech. In addition to the action of AGC on the signal you have rapidly switching bandwidths constantly changing audio response as the radio seeks the bandwidth with the best S/N ratio. These processes seem to work together most effectively with speech rather than music. In this recording I am using the audio setting at NORM, which usually provides the brightest audio on shortwave and MW. More often than not I find that the NEWS audio setting sounds best when using ABC on rapidly and deeply fading spoken word. The NEWS audio setting is tailored for the voice range found in conversational speech. and not say 6) signal strength indicator that also includes digital RSSI, and SNR and Digital S-Meter.

The telescopic antenna is loose. It will not hold its position when the radio is at an angle on its tilt stand. The flag-bearer for SW radios that were as easy to use as a pushbutton telephone was the iconic (and still respected) Sony ICF-2001/ICF 2010. Released to the world in the mid-1980s, the ICF 2001D/2010D even had an LCD display! Added RTTY decoder. Has Baud Rate parameters - transmission speed, shift - frequency variety, reverse - inversion. I can say that Tecsun PL880 is probably the best shortwave radio to buy. Tecsun PL880 comes with beautiful and compact design, the outstanding reception capabilites, supports all four bands, works perfectly and the sound quality is great. Not to forget, a digital device will have several problems. The first thing first, a digital version of a shortwave radio will be subject to malfunction. The digital screen or the internal circuit may just stop working. Also, digital versions are more expensive and don’t have such great build quality.and hopefully without the "Dead on Arrival" USB port failures that plagued it for a few YEARS ! (Oct 30, 2023) As well, the CC Skywave SSB is a great performer on the AM band — especially at night — and delivers excellent stereo audio on FM when you use earbuds/headsets. CCrane is proud of the fact that this radio can run up to 70 hours on earbuds/60 hours on its built–in speaker using pair of AA Alkaline batteries. Thank goodness we don’t have to deal with the annoying soft muting issue that is still seen in some other portables (the XHDATA D808 comes to mind along with the Eton Executive). Soft muting quite simply ruins a listening session and it’s baffling that any manufacturer still puts it in. NEGATIVES (I AM IN TEARS) Added new text in regards to USB cable use (if inserted when powered ON can cause internal port damage to transceiver.) (Updated : Jan 12, 2022)

UPDATED : Tecsun PL-660 Receiver. Updated the Tecsun PL-660 review with additional notes and added links. (Aug 02, 2023) Release notes for all versions of SDRconnect can be found here ( https://www.sdrplay.com/docs/SDRconnect_Release_Notes.pdf)There are different types of shortwave radios. These different types are categorized based on usability and form-factor. There are four broad groups in which the shortwave radios are categorized. They are: If you want a radio powered using a wall power outlet, that’s a different thing. There is nothing to discuss. However, if you are opting for a battery-operated radio, there are two options that you will get.