Hello,

I must have made an error, but I suddenly was under 1620Khz on sw.

I know about other Kchibo radio's with about the same design, tuning wheel +
up/down knobs, so it could exist in other models.

The trick is the following (software "feature", but a nice one):
- set the radio on sw
- tune it to eg 1850Khz
- set it to fast tuning mode
- now with the / buttons (NOT the tuning wheel) tune down to 1800, 1700
and 1600. With fast tuning and the button you go 100khz down at a time.
- normally the radio stops tuning on sw when you're on 1620khz, but because
of the "trick" you go under 1620, and can now tune with slow/fast 100khz,
1khz or 5khz at a time. You can tune downto 270khz (I hear Prague radio),
252 is the Irish, and RMC seems to have left 216. I hear something on
50khz, and between 70khz and 80khz it seems to be full too...
- the radio DOES NOT use the ferrite bar, but the whip, and the tuning
sounds cleaner than with the ferrite bar. The signal strenghth is also much
larger...


This makes the Kchibo a better LW radio in my garden than the sony icf-
sw2010D (!)

For the sync detection part of the radio: seems to be Ok, and better than my
old 2010D, which is unstable...


I bought this radio from http://madeinchina.com (delivery was 10 working
days + 1 week due to the Island disaster = 3 weeks).



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On Apr 29, 8:40*am, user wrote:
Hello,

I must have made an error, but I suddenly was under 1620Khz on sw.

I know about other Kchibo radio's with about the same design, tuning wheel +
up/down knobs, so it could exist in other models.

The trick is the following (software "feature", but a nice one):
- set the radio on sw
- tune it to eg 1850Khz
- set it to fast tuning mode
- now with the / buttons (NOT the tuning wheel) tune down to 1800, 1700
and 1600. *With fast tuning and the button you go 100khz down at a time.
- normally the radio stops tuning on sw when you're on 1620khz, but because
of the "trick" you go under 1620, and can now tune with slow/fast 100khz,
1khz or 5khz at a time. *You can tune downto 270khz (I hear Prague radio),
252 is the Irish, and RMC seems to have left 216. *I hear something on
50khz, and between 70khz and 80khz it seems to be full too...
- the radio DOES NOT use the ferrite bar, but the whip, and the tuning
sounds cleaner than with the ferrite bar. *The signal strenghth is also much
larger...

This makes the Kchibo a better LW radio in my garden than the sony icf-
sw2010D (!)

For the sync detection part of the radio: seems to be Ok, and better than my
old 2010D, which is unstable...

I bought this radio fromhttp://madeinchina.com(delivery was 10 working
days + 1 week due to the Island disaster = 3 weeks).

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The synch detection is BETTER than the Sony?

Is it sideband-selectable?

Bruce

bpnjensen wrote:

The synch detection is BETTER than the Sony?


my 2010 lacks stability, the 7600gr is about the same as the Kchibo.
(but I will compare both radio's side by side, and count the splatters...

A first impression was: they are about the same.

Is it sideband-selectable?


"unfortunately" not


Marc
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On Apr 29, 11:04*am, user wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
The synch detection is BETTER than the Sony?

my 2010 lacks stability, the 7600gr is about the same as the Kchibo.
(but I will compare both radio's side by side, and count the splatters...

A first impression was: they are about the same.

Is it sideband-selectable?

"unfortunately" not

Marc
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Thanks!

bpnjensen wrote:

Thanks!

pros: good sound, soft, musical,
cons: hard buttons...

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On Apr 29, 1:27*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
user wrote:

For the sync detection part of the radio: seems to be Ok, and better than my
old 2010D, which is unstable...

My 2010's sync-det was quite unstable, after you had to trick tune it
to the desirable sideband in the first place.

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I guess it did not have a passband control on it?

I have an R75 that has ordinary synch-det (Kiwa modified to make the
darn thing work), and using this plus passband is a mighty good
combination. Pretty much rock-solid.

On Apr 29, 2:24*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:27*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
user wrote:

For the sync detection part of the radio: seems to be Ok, and better than my
old 2010D, which is unstable...

My 2010's sync-det was quite unstable, after you had to trick tune it
to the desirable sideband in the first place.

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Echo Charlie 42

I guess it did not have a passband control on it?

The 2010 had a wide - narrow selector but no shift.



I have an R75 that has ordinary synch-det (Kiwa modified to make the
darn thing work), and using this plus passband is a mighty good
combination. *Pretty much rock-solid.

Even as flaky as the early Sony behaved,
the synch-det, (my first experience with one)
left me so impressed that it's become a litmus.

The synch-det on the E1 has either sideband as well as DSB selectable,
and with the passband shift can do wonders in a crowded band.

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I'll bet - you like the E1?

bpnjensen wrote:

I'll bet - you like the E1?

On 4/30/2010 12:47 AM, Bob Dobbs wrote:

"You Betcha"
~Sarah Palin '08~

wink, wink...

Bob Dobbs wrote:


"You Betcha"
~Sarah Palin '08~
Also, '09,'10 ad infinitum.