Hi Gary, Thanks for the info. I'll look again, but as I recall, when I removed the back from the DT-400W, the loopstick coil was not very accessible. It seemed as if more than just the back needed to

Hello all, If anyone in the group has instructions for aligning the loopstick coil in the DT-400W, to optimize low-band sensitivity, please let me know. I did a full alignment of my Tecsun R9012 using

Hi Kevin, I partially disassembled one of the DT-400W units (pulled off the back part of the case). It looks like it would be very difficult to align. I could see the ferrite bar and coil, but these w

Hello all, Recently I've tried two DT-400W radios. One is slightly less sensitive than my DT-200VX at 530 kHz. The second is somewhat less sensitive than the first one at 530 kHz, so it's quite a bit

Maybe this article by John Bryant will help: http://www.dxer.ca/files/doc_download/229-updated-recording-audio-from-ultralights-part-1-hand-held-

Hi George, The file is readable with my version of Adobe Reader, which is 9.1.2. I have no means to send you a version of the file that is different from the one that is already posted in the Files se

Hi George, I believe you can do this by pressing and holding the "Step" button, which is below the Power button. See the Tecsun PL-300WT manual (PDF file) posted in the Files section of this group. Re

Hello all, I finally picked up a DT-400W as a companion to my DT-200VX. I find the DT-200VX to be very slightly more sensitive on 530 kHz, but the DT-400W is much more sensitive on 1700 kHz. One surpr

Thanks for the updates, Gary. I wish the G8 had fewer spurious noises. The DT-200VX seems much "cleaner" across the MW band.

Hi Gary, I noticed another oddity with my particular G8: if I press and hold either of the two buttons below the power button, the volume rises quite a bit. Once I stop pressing, the volume drops. Reg

Hi Gary, On your G8 and PL-300WT units, does detuning by 1 kHz greatly reduce the audio level (and also reduce the S/N reading on the display to zero)? I had not expected this effect, as it does not o

Hello all, I received my G8 from Amazon today, and I'm quite disappointed with it. Many of my strong, local stations have hets or birdies, and detuning 1 kHz up or down makes the signal much weaker, w

Thanks for the update, Gary. I bought a G8 primarily for use on MW, but I'm still puzzled by the differing assessments of the SW performance of the G8 and PL-300WT from folks on this group.

Question for Gary De Bock: Is the shortwave sensitivity on your G8 better than that on your PL-300WTs?

Hi Gary, Thanks for confirming my suspicion about the Amazon and Universal Radio inaccurate pictures of the G8, and for posting real pictures of the G8 and its Tecsun twin. I just ordered a G8 from Am

Hi Gary, Aren't the pictures of the G8 on the Amazon and Universal Radio web sites incorrect as well? I say this because the labeling on the case in these pictures doesn't match that shown in the PL-3

Hello all, After aligning my R9012, I ran a quick sensitivity comparison with my unaligned E100. The R9012 is somewhat more sensitive in the low band (530, 550 kHz). The E100 is slightly more sensitiv

Hello all, I ordered a Tecsun R-9012 from dpmega on 5/23, and it finally arrived today. According to the sticker in the box, the radio was manufactured in March 2009. Here are my first impressions: On

Of course, for IBOC (HD Radio) signals, it would have to use both sidebands, not just one, to get an acceptable result (i.e., DSB sync).

Thanks for the info, Ron. What is the model number of your Zenith? The Sony TR-84 has gear-reduction on its tuning knob as well. It's a useful feature.