Re: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
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Re: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder



Hi Paul,
 
I have no fewer than four Tecsun R9012 models on the way from China-- two  
bright yellow ones from "tquchina," and two black ones from "dpmega," all of  
them purchased on eBay. One of the reasons for the delay of the 2009  Ultralight 
Shootout is to give all of these little analog wonders a thorough  
investigation, alignment, and performance check (as I did the Kaito WRX911),  prior to 
the final Shootout judgement.
 
In addition, I have a Tecsun R911 black model on the way from "dpmega,"  
which will get the same full investigation. Since I have personal  experience in 
seeing one of my radio recommendations result in an  astronomical price 
increase (as happened with the Sony SRF-T615 model after  the 2008 Shootout), you may 
have noticed that I waited until after ordering  all these multiple units, 
before announcing the great performance of the WRX911  :>). 
 
73, Gary
 
 
In a message dated 3/16/2009 6:21:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
texnote@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Gary,

Have you also tested the Tecsun R9012? Is it  identical to the R911 in 
performance?

73
Paul

--- On  Mon, 3/16/09, D1028Gary@xxxxxxx <D1028Gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From:  D1028Gary@xxxxxxx <D1028Gary@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kaito  WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
To: DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx,  irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 5:03 PM

Hi  Dave,

Thanks for your response. The eBay seller "dpmega" had at least  one
Tecsun  
R911 model available before I posted my message about  the Kaito WRX911 to 
all  
the groups, but I'm not surprised that  somebody snatched it up right away 
:>)

Anyway, the newer  equivalent Tecsun R9012 model (with an extra  Shortwave 
band) is  available from "dpmega" at the same price (under $20 
including  
shipping), and also from the seller "tquchina," at just a little  
higher cost. These 
should satisfy any budget-minded analog DXer  looking for  superb Ultralight 
DX.

73, Gary




In  a message dated 3/16/2009 10:58:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,   
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx writes:

Hi  Gary;

Thanks for the  review of the Kaito and its sister Tecsun.   Just to see
what  this wonder looked like, I searched for products listed by   ebay
seller "dpmega."  I see that he is offering Tecsun R909  models  but
could
not find any R911 models.  Are the 909/911's  similar in any  way?  I see
that the pricing, at least is  identical, $9.90 auction  price or $12.90
BIN price.

He has  lots of products / gadgets,  including a Kaide   BC-R25,
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Pocket-Size-AM-FM-2-Band-Radio-BC-R25_W0QQ
itemZ370173551176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item37017355
1176&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A
1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50   which, to me epitomizes
what a shirt pocket radio is.  I'm sure  that  it is a ULR turkey but I
grew up listening to radio's just like  that,  including many AM only
sets.  Never bought from them but I  wish  dealextreme.com would carry ULR
sets.  They have many  unique items and  seem to have good prices - love
to browse  there.

73,
Dave in   Indy


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Message:  10
Date:  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:22 EDT
From:  D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
To:  ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,  irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
am@xxxxxxxxxxx,     odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IRCA] Kaito  WRX911 AM-FM-SW  Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Message-ID:   <c70.41e30d20.36efd9ca@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="US-ASCII"

Hello All,

While fully aware that most of  the  Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has

"graduated" from basic  analog  radios to more exotic digital models,
a
relatively   
unknown little  jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me  to 
inform  as  many DXers as possible about its superlative  performance
(even prior to  
the  2009 Ultralight Radio  Shootout completion).

Following up  on a tip from Kevin Schanilec,  a Kaito WRX911 was purchased

from  Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping  included.  The deep purple  model
arrived 
after about a week,  and right out of the box, had AM  sensitivity and  
selectivity  fairly comparable to the best analog  ultralight, the
SRF-39FP. The  big 
surprise was the nulling ability--  clearly a step above   either the
SRF-39FP or 
its SRF-59 sibling,  allowing on-frequency  nulling of even  booming
semi-local 
stations  (KIRO-710,  KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image  frequency
rejection was   
also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest  KSUH-1450  showing  up
on 540.

Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog  wonder, I did a  full alignment on
the 
loopstick and 1400 kHz  trimmer, bringing the  sensitivity up to a level  
slightly  exceeding that of the SRF-39FP  (on most frequencies). Kevin  has
also  had 
similar success with  his WRX911. The radio's  analog tuning is much more

comfortable than  that of either the  SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much
wider  tuning  
window.   As if this were not enough, the model offers  multiband
Shortwave and  
FM coverage.

The great news is that the  WRX911 is seriously  overpriced at Amazon,
and the 
equivalent Chinese  model Tecsun  R911 can be purchased from the EBay
vendor 
"dpmega" for  $12.90,  plus $7.00 airmail shipping (or even cheaper at
$9.90, if 
you   wish to take your chance at an auction). For those looking  for   the
best 
Ultralight DXing bargain on the planet, the Tecsun R911   would  probably
be my 
strong recommendation. Full details of  this  superb model (and  four
other 
Ultralight radios) will  be contained  in the upcoming 2009 Ultralight
Radio 
Shootout.  

73, Gary  DeBock



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