Re: [IRCA] Tecsun question

[satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hey Gary:

I am a bit circumspect as well on the higher sensitivity number on the
1210, but based on how they quote the FM sensitivity (10 uV for the
more-sensitive R-912 versus 5 uV for the less-sensitive R-911), I decided
to take a chance.  Normally the lower number is better, but Tecsun appears
to have its own scale??  On FM, the R-1212A, R-1210 and the R-912 have the
10 uV spec, and all others including the R-911 have 5 uV.

AM sensitivity for most models (909, 911, 912, 9012, and 1021) is quoted
as 1.0 uV, except for the then-top of the line 1212A and its successor
1210, which are quoted as 1.5 uV.  I am hoping/presuming that they would
put the best stuff in the more expensive models, so we'll see!

PS - the XYL says that a radio I ordered, presumably one from DPMega on
March 16th, arrived this past Monday the 23rd, so 7 days to the West Coast
is pretty good!  I am in Alaska right now, so I have to wait until the
weekend to get my mitts on it.

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA




> Kevin and Steve,
>
> The eBay seller "dpmega" has been one of the quickest shippers of cheap
> analog portables like the Tecsun R9012 and R911, at least to me.
>
> Also, the Tecsun R1210 sensitivity specs on MW actually are worse than  on
> the R9012 and other Tecsun analog models (namely <1.5mV/m for the R1210,
> versus
> <1.0mV/m for the R9012, R911 and others). This indicates some  component
> substitution in the R1210 resulting in reduced MW  performance-- the main
> reason I
> didn't order one of these models  myself.
>
> 73, Gary
>
>
> In a message dated 3/25/2009 9:29:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Hi  Steve:
>
> I ordered a Tecsun R-1210 from DPMega a few days ago (a week?)  from
> seller
> "DPMega", who seems to take a few days longer to ship than  "tquchina".
> This is based on an earlier order from DPMega which arrived  about two
> weeks after I ordered it.  As far as I can tell, DPMega is  the only
> seller
> that has the 1210.
>
> I sorta doubt that anyone has  received an R-1210 yet, since it was only
> recently realized that, according  to Tecsun's curious way of quoting
> specifications, it may potentially have  a better tuner than other Tecsun
> models.  I will know how good it is  in a few days when I receive it, and
> will let the group know if in fact the  specs that Tecsun quotes are
> accurate, and if the tuner (at least the AM  side) is the same as the 911
> et al.  For less than 10 dollars, I'm  willing to roll the dice...
>
> Kevin S
> Bainbridge Island,  WA
>
>
>
>> IRCA,
>>
>> Can someone who has recieved one  of the Tecsun R1210s from  dpmega,
>> tell
>> me
>> about how long  it took to arrive?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve
>> --
>>  Stephen Hawkins
>> 73 49 111 01001001
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