what are these radios like please, are they any good.
I am thinking of getting one from that guy on ebay (Lypin) i think hes
called
cheers
Rog

I bought the Kaito 1103, pretty much the same radio.
The Degen will most likely require you to use a voltage converter unless you
are
in an area that uses 220.
I like the radio, first one for SW I have bought in a long time.
Has nice reception on the FM and AM bands.
Still haven't gotten the hang of using the SSB feature, though.
Good SW reception even with the attached antenna, and
a connection for a longer accesory antenna is provided.
Has simulated analog tuning, which I like.
Has search as well, when you hold down the band+- buttons.
Have noticed an AM station bleeding over onto another AM station that I
listen to.
Does it with my ancient Sony walkman as well, so there is
some issue with the offending station, I would imagine.
It is somewhat of a battery hog.
Comes with rechargeable batteries and charger.
The manual and radio markings are in Chinese.
There is an English manual in PDF format.
The seller is liypn BTW.


"John S." wrote in message
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Roger wrote:
what are these radios like please, are they any good.
I am thinking of getting one from that guy on ebay (Lypin) i think hes
called
cheers
Rog

Great buy imho, but look at the detailed review on radiointel.com and
search this forum for many threads.

Hi

I have one and its OK. I also have the DE1107 model.

There is another EBay seller who handles the DE1103 model radio as well and
it comes with a 120V 60Hz input 6V 300 mA output adapter ready for use in
the US.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/DEGEN-DE1103-DIGI...QQcmdZViewItem

I have corresponded with this seller and he is very conscientious and
helpful, just like Liypn.

Here is a link to a Yahoo group dedicated to this model radio:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaito-de1103/

You may find the posts helpful. Both tquchina and liypn post to this group.

Nash



"Roger" wrote in message
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what are these radios like please, are they any good.
I am thinking of getting one from that guy on ebay (Lypin) i think hes
called
cheers
Rog

Probably one of the best buys in a SW radio today!

John S. wrote:

Roger wrote:

what are these radios like please, are they any good.
I am thinking of getting one from that guy on ebay (Lypin) i think hes
called
cheers
Rog


Great buy imho, but look at the detailed review on radiointel.com and
search this forum for many threads.

A 110 volt to 220 volt wall wort costs about $35. You can get a 110
volt to 6 volt for about $12. Forget the current adapter you have.
Buy the right ONE to go directly from 110 to the unit.

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JS wrote:

I bought the Kaito 1103, pretty much the same radio.
The Degen will most likely require you to use a voltage converter unless you
are
in an area that uses 220.

John S. wrote:

JS wrote:

I bought the Kaito 1103, pretty much the same radio.
The Degen will most likely require you to use a voltage converter unless you
are
in an area that uses 220.


I never seriously considered in-radio recharging to be a serious option
because a full recharge takes 12 hours. The otherwise very portable
radio would have to sit in one place for half of a day. I find it much
easier to use 2 sets of NIMH batteries and a wall wart recharger.


Which is what I do most of the time. It's a lot more convenient.

I failed to mention in the previous post -- BE SURE TO GET THE CORRECT
POLARITY on the tip of any adapter you purchase.

The charge time depends of the mah rating of the batteries. If you get
some higher rating batteries, i.e. 2600 mah, it may take 17 hours or so
to charge.