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Category Archives: Technology
First Impressions: Sangean ATS-909
I wanted to compare a well-regarded analog-tuned radio against modern DSP radios and the Sangean ATS-909 fits that bill.
First Impressions: Kaito KA1101
My new old stock KA1101 has arrived from eBay seller detroitmetromart, and I was excited to get into the box. Unboxing Despite the radio being 20 years old, it really was new old stock and looked like it had just … Continue reading
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Tagged First impressions, Kaito KA1100, PLL, Superheterodyne, Unboxing
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Upping My Game
I have fun comparing radios. I have some “reference” stations like CFRX in Toronto, WWV and CHU that I like to use. I band scan on MW and FM at midday and count the number of stations received. It’s not … Continue reading
Incoming Surprise: Kaito KA1101
Like a fish tempted by a juicy worm, eBay dropped this radio onto my front page and I was hooked. It is a dual conversion superhet radio, as is the other current incoming radio, a Sangean ATS-909. This appears to … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: Sangean ATS-909
No, not some shiny new toy from AliExpress, but something from the “old days.” The Sangean ATS-909 is an analog radio first introduced in 1996, available until roughly 2011 when the DSP-based ATS-909X was introduced . Read more at The … Continue reading
Requiem for Radio
Amanda Dawn Christie is a Canadian artist who has created a series of works called Requiem for Radio. It reflects on the end of Radio Canada International. Others in the series have used the HAARP transmitters to create images that … Continue reading
Small, Medium, Large failure
I went down to Pleasant Grove Park this morning before 9AM local time to do a comparison between three radios — one small, one medium and one large. It promised to be a beautiful day as I looked off to … Continue reading