thanx, checking them out! Got the 302 off ebay; there's a few more
available . . .

"HFguy" wrote in message
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Lisa Simpson wrote:
Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

- Built-in preselector
- Preselector fine tune
- RF Gain
- BFO
- Attenuator switch
- Selectivity switch
- does CW, LSB, USB, AM
- Good sized receiver
- Lotsa lights, dials & switches

They all should be built like this! Workds quite well off my
Eavesdropper
"C"!

Here's some mods' for the DX-302.

http://www.geocities.com/w4jbm/302hints.html

BTW- Where did you get the DX-302?

I like driving them, you have much more control & can work to dig out weak
signals; the receivers I have that "do it for me" just doesn't do so well;
case in point the Sangean ATS803A; good on the dipole but absolutely deaf on
the whip; plus so real control over the signal like the 302! Same with the
394; excellent receiver off the external antenna, but lacking a preselector

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
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"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to get where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them confused
with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one for
quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy cw and
ritty and it did very well. RM~

What did you wind up paying for it Lisa? If you don't mind me asking.


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:30 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I like driving them, you have much more control & can work to dig out weak
signals; the receivers I have that "do it for me" just doesn't do so well;
case in point the Sangean ATS803A; good on the dipole but absolutely deaf on
the whip; plus so real control over the signal like the 302! Same with the
394; excellent receiver off the external antenna, but lacking a preselector

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
news:%4CNf.453255$0l5.435266@dukeread06...

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to get where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them confused
with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one for
quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy cw and
ritty and it did very well. RM~

www.google.com How to open up your Realistic DX-302 Radio

I am headin over to the Goodwill store in a couple of hours.I might find
me a radio over there like that.
cuhulin

Rob Mills wrote:
"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to get where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them confused with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one for quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy cw and
ritty and it did very well. RM~







I had a 302 as well, and it wasn't a bad performer, once it was
correctly aligned. And some of the home brew mods were removed. I've
encountered a number of 302's and nearly all of them were out of
alignment. Not that the 302 was a Drake equivalent, mind you, but it was
not as godawful as the 300 that preceeded it.

It's a decent entry level radio, these days. And can usually be found
at a price worth its value.

With shipping about $90 as I recall . . .

"Bricktop" wrote in message
...
What did you wind up paying for it Lisa? If you don't mind me asking.


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:30 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I like driving them, you have much more control & can work to dig out
weak
signals; the receivers I have that "do it for me" just doesn't do so
well;
case in point the Sangean ATS803A; good on the dipole but absolutely deaf
on
the whip; plus so real control over the signal like the 302! Same with
the
394; excellent receiver off the external antenna, but lacking a
preselector

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
news:%4CNf.453255$0l5.435266@dukeread06...

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to get
where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them confused
with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one for
quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy cw
and
ritty and it did very well. RM~

Good hunting; I've been to several in this town; not a SW receiver in any so
far! I've also stopped in several pawn shops, same results . . .

wrote in message
...
www.google.com How to open up your Realistic DX-302 Radio

I am headin over to the Goodwill store in a couple of hours.I might find
me a radio over there like that.
cuhulin

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...
With shipping about $90 as I recall . . .

You got a great deal Lisa.


"Bricktop" wrote in message
...
What did you wind up paying for it Lisa? If you don't mind me asking.


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:30 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I like driving them, you have much more control & can work to dig out
weak
signals; the receivers I have that "do it for me" just doesn't do so
well;
case in point the Sangean ATS803A; good on the dipole but absolutely
deaf
on
the whip; plus so real control over the signal like the 302! Same with
the
394; excellent receiver off the external antenna, but lacking a
preselector

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
news:%4CNf.453255$0l5.435266@dukeread06...

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to get
where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think
they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them
confused
with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one for
quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy cw
and
ritty and it did very well. RM~

thank you!

"SWL-2010" wrote in message
...

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...
With shipping about $90 as I recall . . .

You got a great deal Lisa.


"Bricktop" wrote in message
...
What did you wind up paying for it Lisa? If you don't mind me asking.


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:30 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I like driving them, you have much more control & can work to dig out
weak
signals; the receivers I have that "do it for me" just doesn't do so
well;
case in point the Sangean ATS803A; good on the dipole but absolutely
deaf
on
the whip; plus so real control over the signal like the 302! Same
with
the
394; excellent receiver off the external antenna, but lacking a
preselector

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
news:%4CNf.453255$0l5.435266@dukeread06...

"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
...


Got my DX-302 today - MAN! Is this a receiver!

They are nice but you have to drive them (spin lots of knobs) to
get
where
you are going. Don't know why so many people run them down, think
they
either don't know how to drive them, got a lemon or have them
confused
with
the DX300 which looked like a 302 but quite different. I used one
for
quite
awhile with an AEA interface and an old Commodore computer to copy
cw
and
ritty and it did very well. RM~

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:23:05 UTC, "Lisa Simpson" wrote:

thank you!
Lisa,
I have been reading about your deal with the DX-302. If you like it,
then by all means get it and enjoy it! I am back again into old, and
I mean old, SW radios. Just picked up 2 Hallicrafters S-38's and am
restoring them, and trying to get an S-40. All of these radios are
tube"boatanchors" but I am no longer into "hunting DX" but rather
enjoy the warmth of the old-fashioned design and trying to snag
whatever I can on them. Enjoy your radio!
"What do you mean there's no movie?"