I had one of these when I was 15 and first discovered SW radio - loved listening to it and sending reception reports to stations for QSL cards and other goodies the stations gave away during the waning years of the Cold War. 45 years later, I've been a ham for over 22 years - what a fun radio to get me into the radio hobby. Great video, thanks!
I had one of these. I used it to listen around the world . I had a novice ham radio license but no money to buy a ham radio. This satisfied my desire to reach and listen to the world.
I had one and I do have a DX-300. I paid $100 for it back in the 80s when it came out. Approximately $350.00 in today's money. It is quite possibly the first NEW radio I ever purchased. It is NOT a great radio. It IS a ok radio at best. It is a very simple super heterodyne design. I love how they look and it brings back great memories. Like the time I was listening to AT&T high seas.. A guy was making a radio call back to the states to his girlfriend. Halfway through the call she told him that she was now dating his best friend. The guy tried to play it off like it was no big deal but you can tell in his voice but he was crushed LOL. I'm glad to see you used deoxit on it as it is the correct thing to use. I cringe when I see people using contact cleaner on potentiometers. It will dry them out and ruined them. OK for band switches though. Rock on dude. DE W9TIT
I have the european version, LW, MW (Am band) 3 short wave bands, it drifts a bit despite a rudimentary heat sink on the transistor, switch it on and play once i a while, would like to have the kit and manual to align it it all after checking the capacitors and resistors are in spec but space and money make that seem a long way off.
How can anyone say this is a great radio. I have owned well over 100 radios. This is by far the Worst radio I have ever owned! Drifts. One way to open bandwidth. The tuning barrel that indicates frequency has marks every one or 2Mhz only, and even then it can be over 1mhz off. (eg the dial indicates "About 14500" youre on 15205) . Overloads easily. bfo is so touchy.. horrible horrible horrible HOWEVER it was the first radio i owned as a teen. and I lived in the country -high sunspot year. I loved it at the time. :) But never but one now.. you will cry!
@@jcullen8009 love the radio she doesn't drift a bit I suppose there are a few bad apples but not this one very hot reciever and they are super super simple to fix and operate like the look too thanks for commenting PTSR
Couldn't agree more. Got one of these from Tandy, UK as my first 'real' radio, liked the way it looked but always felt like a battle to operate. Got a Lowe HF225 a couple of years later and oh boy, what a difference! 😉
I had one of these when I was 15 and first discovered SW radio - loved listening to it and sending reception reports to stations for QSL cards and other goodies the stations gave away during the waning years of the Cold War. 45 years later, I've been a ham for over 22 years - what a fun radio to get me into the radio hobby. Great video, thanks!
Thank you for watching PTSR
I had one of these. I used it to listen around the world . I had a novice ham radio license but no money to buy a ham radio. This satisfied my desire to reach and listen to the world.
Realistic made great Radios back in the day PTSR
I had one and I do have a DX-300. I paid $100 for it back in the 80s when it came out. Approximately $350.00 in today's money. It is quite possibly the first NEW radio I ever purchased. It is NOT a great radio. It IS a ok radio at best. It is a very simple super heterodyne design. I love how they look and it brings back great memories. Like the time I was listening to AT&T high seas.. A guy was making a radio call back to the states to his girlfriend. Halfway through the call she told him that she was now dating his best friend. The guy tried to play it off like it was no big deal but you can tell in his voice but he was crushed LOL. I'm glad to see you used deoxit on it as it is the correct thing to use. I cringe when I see people using contact cleaner on potentiometers. It will dry them out and ruined them. OK for band switches though. Rock on dude. DE W9TIT
@@richysradioroom Realistic had some great radios so sad they closed and lost there Radio Roots PTSR
I have one of these in storage. I plugged it in normally it is amplifier hiss. I can’t wait to get into it, and make it work again.
@@FromSarumCity I like bring that radio back to life !! PTSR
I have the european version, LW, MW (Am band) 3 short wave bands, it drifts a bit despite a rudimentary heat sink on the transistor, switch it on and play once i a while, would like to have the kit and manual to align it it all after checking the capacitors and resistors are in spec but space and money make that seem a long way off.
Click Link Below or cut and paste this will help you PTSR
www.qsl.net/on6mu/dx100.htm
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How can anyone say this is a great radio. I have owned well over 100 radios. This is by far the Worst radio I have ever owned!
Drifts. One way to open bandwidth. The tuning barrel that indicates frequency has marks every one or 2Mhz only, and even then it can be over 1mhz off. (eg the dial indicates "About 14500" youre on 15205) . Overloads easily. bfo is so touchy.. horrible horrible horrible
HOWEVER it was the first radio i owned as a teen. and I lived in the country -high sunspot year. I loved it at the time. :)
But never but one now.. you will cry!
@@jcullen8009 love the radio she doesn't drift a bit I suppose there are a few bad apples but not this one very hot reciever and they are super super simple to fix and operate like the look too thanks for commenting
PTSR
Couldn't agree more. Got one of these from Tandy, UK as my first 'real' radio, liked the way it looked but always felt like a battle to operate. Got a Lowe HF225 a couple of years later and oh boy, what a difference! 😉
@@elshiftos hard to compare a Lowe to a inexpensive Realistic Lowe is 5 times the money PTSR