Re: [IRCA] The Tecsun CR-1100: the new Superadio?

[satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hey Russ:

Wish I had one on front of me, but I can point you to eBay item number
220419567619 and to Amazon for the specs and features.  It is AM/FM (no
shortwave) and is about 10x6x2.5 inches. Weight without batteries is
listed as a little over 2 pounds, so kinda hefty.  The 1 watt amp pushes a
3" speaker.  4 D-cells or an adapter for power. It has a thermometer,
clock, and dual alarm with either a chime or radio for wake-up!  It's got
a headphone out jack (FM stereo there, apparently) and a line-in for MP3
players, etc.  No AM antenna jack, but it has a F-connector FM antenna
jack. It has a fairly big tuning knob which goes around 360 degrees.

AM sensitivity is listed as 0.5 uV, which is pretty darn good; the
PL-300WT is listed as 1.0 uV, so a fair difference there over the
Ultralight.  The FM sensitivity is listed as 3.0 uV: not sure what their
reference is, but it is the same as that quoted for the PL-300WT, so based
on Gary's and Jeff McMahon's experiences, it is hotter than any other
portable out there.  Both bands on the PL-300WT have DSP filtering, and
I'd bet it's the same for the CR-1100, so basically best-in-class.

Jeff didn't notice the birdies and other defects normally noted on
portables, so perhaps the DSP takes care of that as well. Gary said that
the images 910 khz down from strong locals are absent on the PL-300WT.

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

>
> So now what are the rough specs on this one - bands, size, performance on
> other than AM, etc. ?
>
>
> Russ Edmunds
> Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
> [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
> 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
> <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
> AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot
>
>
> --- On Sun, 5/31/09, satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] The Tecsun CR-1100: the new Superadio?
>> To: "Powell E. Way III" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>, "Mailing list for the
>> International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 6:30 PM
>> Thanks, Powell - I mixed up PL and
>> CR.  Radio dyslexia?  At any rate, it
>> is indeed the Tecsun CR-1100 I am referring to.  It's
>> currently $80 with
>> shipping on eBay and Amazon, and since it comes from US
>> distributors you
>> get a warranty.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> >
>> > I find a CR-1100 but not a CL ....
>> >
>> >
>> > Powell
>> >  NNNN
>> > POP email is powell at backroads DOT net
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: "satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx"
>> <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
>> America
>> > <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:49:01 PM
>> > Subject: [IRCA] The Tecsun CL-1100: the new
>> Superadio?
>> >
>> > Amid the delightful furor the PL-300WT is causing,
>> another Tecsun DSP
>> > receiver, the CL-1100 may also end up causing quite a
>> stir.  Jeff McMahon,
>> > the Herculodge site owner, had one sitting around that
>> he never actually
>> > used, thinking it was the non-DSP previous model.
>> >
>> > However, he fired it up this morning, and not only
>> does it have DSP, but
>> > it sounds like it has a big ferrite as well, holding
>> its own with his
>> > Sangean PR-D5 and its 8-inch ferrite.  He said the
>> sound is quite good,
>> > putting out 1 watt of power.  As with the PL-300WT,
>> FM sensitivity is off
>> > the charts, picking up normally-marginal stations like
>> locals.
>> >
>> > This combination of sensitivity and selectivity may
>> put this amongst the
>> > elite of portables, making receivers like the GE/RCA
>> Superadio and, dare I
>> > say it, no it can't be, the Sony ICF-S5W, wondering
>> what happened.  Man, I
>> > am having a terrible time resisting the "Buy It Now"
>> button.
>> >
>> > So, the good folks at Tecsun may have quite a line-up
>> of new DSP radios!
>> >
>> > Kevin S
>> > Bainbridge Island, WA
>> >
>> >
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