I like having a portable for shortwave and my current 1103 has knob
problems (I've tried to fix it and only screwed up the antenna a bit)

I work a constantly changing schedual and not all the content I listen
to has podcasts (the stuff that does is radio netherlands, radio
japan, derry brownfield, radio sweden, deutchwelle's moneytalks).

I think the build quality of the 1103 was great until the knob sort of
went...I hear what I have was a earlier model and it's not so much of
a problem....

Does the 1121 work as well on the SW was the 1103? I'm thinking it
might be worth the extra just to be able to record....is the bands the
same amount in terms of tuning?

thanks

mpd schrieb:

I like having a portable for shortwave and my current 1103 has knob
problems (I've tried to fix it and only screwed up the antenna a bit)

I read that one can clean the encoder, but seems you've already tried
that...

I work a constantly changing schedual and not all the content I listen
to has podcasts (the stuff that does is radio netherlands, radio
japan, derry brownfield, radio sweden, deutchwelle's moneytalks).

I think the build quality of the 1103 was great until the knob sort of
went...I hear what I have was a earlier model and it's not so much of
a problem....

Does the 1121 work as well on the SW was the 1103?

The 1121 is essentially a 1102 receiver wise (IFs are 10.7 MHz / 450 kHz
on shortwave, not 55.845 / 450), so it's not quite in the same league.
No idea about the filters used though.

Stephan
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On Feb 27, 11:25 am, "mpd" wrote:

Does the 1121 work as well on the SW was the 1103? I'm thinking it
might be worth the extra just to be able to record....is the bands the
same amount in terms of tuning?

thanks

It's like the KA-1102, no coverage below 3 MHz, wide filter less than
9 kHz with ultimate rejection over 20db; narrow filter less than 4 kHz
with ultimate rejection over 80db. Has the NOAA weather added & you
get the warranty for $200, or you can buy from China w/no NOAA weather
& no warranty except maybe DOA exchange for $100. I think they're
overcharging us as most models just a few $ more buying here instead
of from China. You can get a KA-1102 & digital recorder for much less
also & still have warranty. Or maybe $200 for the compactness is worth
it to some. They claim the FM sensitivity is 5uv instead of the 10uv
of the KA-1102/1103. The spec for SW sensitivity is the same, 20uv.
73, George S., MN