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Re: [IRCA] Tecsun CR-1100 DSP-enhanced Full Size AM-FM Portable
Hello Curt,
Thanks for your response to my CR-1100 comments, and for adding a few more
details for those considering a purchase of this unique radio.
Being primarily a chaser of 9 kHz-split DX, it took me some time to get
excited about a relatively large portable that is more suitable for domestic
DXers. The new Tecsun does have breakthrough sensitivity on the X-Band,
however, and its dual displays of signal strength and S/N ratio are indeed
innovative DX features, as you mention (the new PL-300WT Ultralight also has
these). The complete freedom from image reception is also very welcome, as
is the relative freedom from spurs and mixing products. Urban DXers
concentrating on chasing Domestic stations would find this model tough to beat,
especially if they enjoy high-fidelity DXing :>)
73, Gary
In a message dated 6/6/2009 7:41:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Gary,
Your comments on the CR-1100 were very timely. I got my CR-1100
today, ordered from Amazon, delivered by Kaito Electronics. Here are
some of my observations on the general appearance and use of the radio.
Except for the words Tecsun, DSP, and CR-1100 DSP on the front panel,
all the labeling is in Chinese. Some indicators in the display are
in English, others in Chinese.
One thing you didn't mention was that while the Amazon description
indicates there is an included 220vAC adapter, in fact with the US
version no AC adapter is included at all, nor are batteries. The
batteries are no big deal and a 220v adapter would have been
worthless to me, though I had expected a 110v adapter.
I've not yet had much opportunity to play with the radio, but did
find some interesting audio on the FM2 band which tunes
65-108MHz. FM1 can be set to one of three possible ranges: 76-90,
87-108, 88-108MHz. It's also nice AM goes from 520-1710, since both
Cuba and RVCI broadcast on 530 and are both heard here in south Florida.
I also found the dual display of signal strength in DBu, and signal
to noise ratio in DB, were very DXer-like features. It will take
some time to decide how useful these truly are but their double digit
values have to be better than a simple bar graph offered on many small
radios.
Compared to some radios with a nice selection of options, I thought
the CR-1100 was well designed, most operations quite logically
done. Rather like the tuning knob of the TenTec R30, the push-button
action of the tuning knob to switch from tuning to memory selector
works well. It also serves for making some settings such as of the
clock. Most buttons only have two functions, one to turn things on
or off and another when held for a period, to make some optional
setting. I was especially glad to find no menu of selections offered
through the display. That done in Chinese would have been hard to take.
The English manual was more brief than the Chinese version but seemed
to cover all the particulars. I didn't think it was too badly
translated. Over the years I have had some with sentences I never
deciphered.
When loaded with 4 D-cell batteries this thing is definitely not an
ultralight. It is a rather handsome table radio, in a techno-geek
sort of way, and with the dual timers, snooze, alarm and
auto-off features, would be good at the bedside. It could no doubt
also serve well as a portable in some circumstances. There is no
handle per se, but there is an indented finger slot on the back to
make carrying it easier.
Hopefully I'll have some time over the weekend to find out more about
the performance you describe.
Thanks for your review.
Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA
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