Sangean ATS-909X AM FM LW Shortwave SSB Portable Radio Unboxing & Review
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- The Sangean ATS-909X portable shortwave radio has to be one of my finest single side band receivers in the house. It is a breeze to tune in HAM radio operators. The AM band is strong also, bringing in daytime distant stations in with ease.
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Features I like about this radio:
Shortwave reception is amazing with attached external antenna.
SSB operation is smooth and effortless.
AM FM LW Station naming.
SW Page naming.
Speaker audio is decent.
Home/World clock.
Three Alarms.
Nice buttons.
Good build quality.
Bright white side lit LCD display.
Signal strength indicator is pretty accurate.
Squelch function.
Tone control.
Features that could be added or improved on:
More FM and AM presets.
Better SW reception with 47" whip antenna.
Improve or remove the indenting on the jog wheel to make it easier to turn.
Overall, with the premium price tag attached, you are getting one awesome portable shortwave masterpiece. I recommend this radio to those who want to dial in HAMs on a daily basis, or on a moments notice. It works so well for that purpose.
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Would you say this is a good radio for a home base setup?
Best shortwave I have ever owned is the Drake sw8.With just a 200 ft wire thrown high up in a tree it got EVERYTHING. Sangeans are actually very decent low to medium range radios.
One of the finest quality portables available today, and Mr Todderbert did it justice 👍 Tam.
Thank you Tam.
Great detailed review!
The only thing that would make it even better is, a test with an outdoor antenna. An end fed long wire would do.
This would expose the true capabilities of this receiver.
I have the Tecsun PL880 as well and, side by side for shortwave reception, I prefer the Sangean as it has a better tone for communication.
On voice setting (news), it's crystal clear with any strong signal. The PL880 on the other hand has a sound more suited to music at the cost of absolute clarity on voice.
They both are great radios and it comes down to personal preference which one to get.
Thanks for a calm and sane video without hysterics!
My brother was always telling me that I'm trying to contact the aliens when I was playing around with the radio, but I never thought what he said was actually possible until I saw this video. xD
I have found several really strange signals that go up and down with several different tones varying I often wonder if it's the government measuring something
With a SW device I am near totally sure I’ve contact with terraqueus human beings
Love this radio. Bought it five + years ago. The white version. Sensitive and good to use. Brilliant. Nice vice too.
I like how you got super excited about the pouch
I got this radio back in 2013 from an antique store. It's an amazing shortwave radio. This is my favorite DXer on mediumwave.
Strong in the MW this one is ;)
todderbert The only thing that annoys me about it is that the power and backlight buttons are sticky on mine and I have to press them several times to get it to work.
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Nice 'little' beast! I had a Tecsun PL-660 some years ago, but I had to return it after a couple of weeks because it just totally died; I loved it, but the failure kind of put me off these kinds of radios. I love SW/MW/LW and building antennae for pulling in distant transmitters.. perhaps this is the one? I'm recently inspired by my first Sangean experience (DT-800), so perhaps, perhaps. Great review, thanks Todderbert.
thanks for showing this. I think I have learned a little about the radio.
I have this radio already for many years and Must say its very sensitive receive ,its solid and it works great👍🏻
I have this radio in white, love the look and feel of the radio it's defiantly a keeper and thanks for the review I always seem to pick up something I did not know!
Your Welcome Rob. I agree, the build quality is amazing.
Wow! The number keys is like a telephone. I like the design and the tuning is awesome! The LCD is really great. Over all i like it sir.
Had the DX 398 (ATS 909). Wore it out after 20 years, and looking at the ATS 909 X2. Great review!
I've already placed my order. Very impressive unit. Reasonable Price
Received mine in white yesterday. Very impressive radio!
todderbert
The ATS-909X is a VERY underrated unit. The complaint many have is that it is missing
an AM sync detector, however for the number of times people actually use them it won't normally be missed, unless you spend all your time doing DXing. The other is that it requires an external antenna to perform well, but once you do hook it up to even a reel antenna or length of copper wire it really shines! Quality is very good, QUALITY CONTROL IS EXCELLENT OVERALL, much better than the competition, and listening to SSB like amateur stations is excellent too. It's a good value for the money, I consider this radio
a near modern day equivalent of the classic Panasonic RF-2200 or RF-2800.
I enjoy using it for sure.
todderbert
It's odd that Sangean never really pushed this radio in the marketplace from it's debut. It should have been a much bigger player, but only became an afterthought. Weird. For any of the issues people might have had with this radio, there was a slightly modified unit from a company called Radio Labs they named the modifications
"Clear Mod", and you buy the Sangean ATS-909x directly from Radio Labs.
May be something I do. It is an amazing radio on SW with wire, and the MW is outstanding.
There’s some mods in net which increase sensitivity in sw. Would be better to mod after warranty is ended.
I’ll get one of these just as soon as I get my mortgage paid off.❗️
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Ah The Spectrum the Beautiful Irionesphere and the Stratosphere, and of course the Atmosphere?
Hey Todd thank you for all the great videos on shortwave radios. I just added this Sangean ATS 909 x in white refurbished on amazon form Sangean for $164. It was to nice of radio to pass up and I love the color and lcd screen as well it looks very promising.
I love this radio, I have fun pairing it with the C.Crane Twin Coil :) Day th-cam.com/video/SqHsGcliGA0/w-d-xo.html ; Night th-cam.com/video/5IqTKBmBITQ/w-d-xo.html
The best friend ...a radio..so calm
Thank you sharing your review. This is a nice radio, just wish it had narrower filters for receiving CW...
Thanks for the review! I'm on my 2nd 909X, this time in black as my original one lost the tuning capability. The knob just spun without changing the frequency. Sangean couldn't fix it because they changed the part & the old part is no longer available. It must have been a poor design originally. My radio was about 5 years old. I bought refurbished one from them in black. I use it with 3 antennas, 2 outside & 1 inside with a 3 antenna switch & through an antenna tuner which can make a world of difference. The old power supply doesn't work in the newer 909X radios. There was a Federal order to change the supply using their specs. Go figure. I'm seriously thinking of getting another refurb in white. My old Yaesu FRG 7700 is on its last legs.
The "frog" is a repair grade radio so dont throw it away !
Hi, thanks for the video. I researched sw radios, and this was one of the best, i think # 2 on a top 5 list. Just arrived this morning. I'm very new to sw radios, so looking for lots of info. Thanks again.
I’ve been a Sangean fan for years. I own 3 or 4 of their radios already. Also, I like BIG radios. Seeing this next to the Tecsun made me want this one even more.
I had a 909X for about 5 years until the tuner went out. Called Sangean CA & they said I should ship it to them & it would cost $30 to repair it. A few days after they got it they called me & said the new part was no longer available since they changed it (must have been an ongoing prob) but I could buy a refurbished one for $120 I did just that & am now happy again with my 909X in great operation. I'm almost thinking of getting another refurb. I had a white one but got it in black this time. I'll get the other refurb in white. Good DX! Glenn KB9IN.
I have one of the original 909 models from Sangean also branded by Radio Shack as a DX 398 which has been a solid performer for about 20 years. I'm definitely interested in seeing the difference between this newer improved model and my older shortwave portable.
Hello Mr Todderbert, just quickly would llike to say thank you for reviewing this elegant shortwave receiver! I think that Amazon is a cool company to potentialy order radio electronic products from and it is nice to watch a review of a product. I like shortwave. I have enjoyed shortwave listening for many years in the Toronto, Canada area. Now I am near the Buffalo, New York area and am somewhat interested how shortwave listening is from this new location.
You're Welcome. This radio has the best build quality out of all the new shortwave receivers I have reviewed.
Finally an ATS-909x video that says something useful! It answered all my questions so i ordered one! There are 10,000 yahoos posting info about this radio that is useless at best and WRONG at worst. Thank you so much for the quality video. I watched your video and downloaded the manual - so I decided to buy the radio. Thanks again for the effort and quality information!
Glad to hear. I just purchased one again myself. I sold mine off last year because of the jog wheel bothered me. Then I read that many users say it loosens up with time and becomes easier to use. It is one of the finest portables I own.
@@todderbert The good thing about listening to shortwave b'cast is that most are in 5 KHz steps, LOL. I listen to utilities.,military & hams often & their channel spacing (if any) can be anything. That wears that tight tuning wheel in fast, LOL. Waiting for my 2nd refurbished 909X to come. This one will be white like the one that lost its tuning ability & was replaced with my black refurb.
To add to my post above I received my 2nd refurbished 909X, but although I ordered it in white they sent another black one. Not a problem. My 1st refurb cost $120 maybe because Sangean kept my original 909X , the one they couldn't repair. The tuning knob was ungodly tight but smoothed out with use in a short while. The 2nd one had a fairly smooth knob so I imagine it was an actually refurbished used one They both looked brand new - no mars or scratches. The price I paid for the 2nd one was $157.06, free delivery & 3 month (min) warranty. The 1st one was $120. Both work identical. I'm glad I marked the inside of the battery compartment with #1 & #2 & the date I received them, LOL. For that money I feel I got 2 excellent radios at a good price. Both refurbs came with the carrying case, reel antenna, earphones & an instruction manual, just like brand new ones do.
@@todderbert My 1st refurb came with a very stiff tuning knob. I received it on 20 Oct 19 & now there is no hint of any detent while my 2nd refurb came on 6 Jan 20 with again a stiff knob. It's fairly loose now with a little detent left. There is some but it doesn't bother me in the least. Bear in mind that I'm retired & can play radio all day, every day, LOL. Superb radios especially with an external antenna attached.
Thanks Todd. It seems that the price has doubled since you reviewed this. :/
I like the layout of the buttons better than the Tecsun 660 but not sure if its much better than it.🍻🤠🇦🇺
What is interesting, considering all the technology we have that my old Zenith Tube AM/FM radio has the smoothest FM background music here in my home office.
I agree with Tam. Today is one of the finest and best built multiband receivers of the market. The lasts versions have a slightly better reception using the whip, but it shines using a piece of wire and doesn't suffer overloading using longwires. It is a little overpriced? I don't know. I know mine will last a lot of years working while most of receivers will die 🤷♂️
Considering that it runs about 200 dollars on Amazon and other radio retailers plus or minus 10 dollars, I think it sounds like a pretty good deal because it seems that the 909 I bought years ago as a DX 398 same branded radio but under Radio Shack was about 160 dollars at that time and that's been nearly 20 years.
I love my ATS-909X!
Thank you for a very informative video on this radio! I was on the fence due to the price, now I’m definitely going to purchase it. Thank you!
Your Welcome, and you can't go wrong, just amazing.
Love mine. hooked up to my magnetic loop at 25 feet in the clear it is a true dx machine. As good as my icom 718 on mw. The 718 need the pre amp on at all times.
Thank you for your quick response. Mike
Good work idea
I've had an ATS-909x for several years now, and I like it. Except for the tuning knob. It is a bit squirrelly, and uncomfortable to use for long periods. Other than that, it's a great radio.
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A radio so cool that we can know the SWL'll not gonna end so soon.
I would add : * be careful with whip antenna (if you place wear and tear on the antenna by rotating the ball it will eventually snap. I extend the whip and leave it in a horizontal position)
* a great feature of this radio is when you store a number of frequencies assigned to one radio station or other designation such as a meter band, the radio station will auto tune to the strongest frequency when a specific “page” is chosen.
* just to repeat a correction made in an earlier comment, you CAN store a frequency or group of frequencies and assign the name of the station for shortwave!!!!!!!!!
Excellent review. This gave me all the information I was looking for. Thanks!
A great video but two unanswered questions: 1. Is the included power supplies linear or digital? From the noise warning notice you mentioned, I suspect is digital. If so, Sangean could do better. Yeah, I know there are batteries...
2. When it was around, years ago, the Passport to World Band Radio guide said it was a battery eater. That was for its predecessor, the 909. How is battery life per charge on this new, improved model? Thanks!
I don't notice any RFI from the AC adapter. It has a choke on it, plus I keep the radio as far away from it as possible. As far as batteries go, I have not run through a set yet. I'm guessing you will want to use rechargeables.
Great review sir. If money is not a problem, what radio you recommend? All bells and whistles.
Have one on order TB. This video is excellent. Thank you.
You're Welcome Anthony, glad I was able to help out.
Thank you for that very informative review. In terms of sensitivity on short wave when using an external antenna, which do you think is better, the Sangean ATS-909x, the Eton Elite Executive or the Skywave C Crane? I am leaning towards buying the Sangean, but I understand from other reviewers that the Eton is also very good.
Quality is the best on the Sangean. It also shines with external antennas.
Just got this radio, based a lot in this review. So far it is impressive; however, a curious thing... no volume indicator... no volume level on the display... just a knob. I guess my OCD is off the charts... I know I can hear the loudness but I find it slightly alarming I can never verify the volume setting... still great sound! Will ck out the ssb tonight. 🙏
Thanks for the review. I just ordered it.
Beautiful noise. I feel nostalgic. Thanks for sharing
A HAM from Croatia I picked up with a simple wire: th-cam.com/video/z5yZ8zJPOJ8/w-d-xo.html
What State are you in and what time (local) are you listening please? I am in Minneapolis and have no luck with shortwave or ham band listening. Thanks for a fine video. Mike, N0WDM. Is your extended wire indoors or outdoors? Thank you.
Chicago, IL , normally I film at 10pm CDT. Good times for me on SW is an hour or two before sunset/sunrise and late evening hours. My Kaito T-1 wire extends outside to my small balcony on a downward sloping angle. The wire is thin enough to pass through the sliding door while it is closed.
Excellent review just one small detail it's not stereo there's a monoral single speaker setup 👍
he probably meant the headphone jack
Hi Mr Todderbert,sorry its me again, saw lots of your reviews, thank you..... and now I will order the Sangean ATS 909x.... is nearly complete, ... very good condition and facilities.For on the go I can use my skywave, ..... good decision?
I wish it had separate controls for bass and treble plus an air band. Nice review.
Thank you.
Thank you for the excellent review. U may purchase this one or the updated one, the x2.
I may get the X2 to compare.
Excellent review. Is there any significant channel drift? Does the receiver hold frequency well?
I had zero drift with mine. I was able to listen to HAMs from around the world with it and didn't have to hover on the tuning wheel to keep their conversation in tune.
I experimented with my 1st 909X. I tuned to WW 5 MHz one night before I finished for the evening. I then switched to SSB mode & shut it down. The next morning I turned it back on & there was no beat note indicating it was on the exact same frequency. I have not noticed any drifting whatsoever with normal operation.
Well there’s some big news concerning the ats 909x line recently concerning the possibility of a successor being in the works. A first too for Sangean... the vhf air band
Available for pre order in Amazon. $460!
Sangean, Grundig, Sony are all top names in portable SW multiband radios.
I remember seeing reviews for this radio. One guy would say its good the next review would say it's no good. It would seem that sangean has or maybe had some QC issues and you may or may not get a good one. Did you just get this radio new and do you know of any QC issues with the current batch? Nice review.
Thanks TRG, This radio was sold as new from Amazon. They do have refurb units up for sale from Sangean.
Good to know.
I've been thinking about buying the RadioLabs version with the ClearMod modification and the optional detent modification. At $289 I wonder if it's worth it? I'm not sure I actually understand what the detent modification is.
I don't mind manually tuning this radio. Put it on it's back stand, put two fingers under the right side of the radio and use your thumb. If you use your fingers I agree it does not work well, probably why they call it a thumb wheel. I read comments on another review where people said the 880 tunes easier. I own both and the tuning knobs on the 880 are slow compared to the thumb wheel on the 909.
I bought a second one and it's perfect. was told they "break" in and loosen up with use.
When will you do a review of the Sangean ATS-909X2?
probably after the PL-330 and PL-990
I wish Sangean included carrying bags with more radios. I love how Tecsun does that a lot.
Great video and review. Might just be my next purchase.
Awesome! Enjoy the radio. Black: amzn.to/2oiytMU ; White: amzn.to/2oiL5nk
Looks like your local! Hello from Naperville/Lisle, brotherman! Great vid, thanks!
thank you for all your valuable information Always. Definitely the must beautiful radio in the market but far away from be the best, I own a pl 880, and pl 660. this week I bought a Sangean ATS 909x even that I knew is not the best only because is beautiful I'm very happy is a nice radio but no even closer to my Tecsuns.
have you tried it with an external antenna? it is suppose to shine with one.
@@todderbert thank you for your time my friend! do yo have something to recommend no expensive an for an apartment in 8 flor?
A more basic Shortwave radio you may try is the Tecsun 310ET. If you have bad SW reception, string up a wire in a window, and also move close to a window for MW.
I bought it because of the single side band. I have a smaller one for travel;;
Love ❤️ your video,s from Oz.
Right out of the box brand new with fresh batteries I had error eeprom. And it was frozen. Ac power with batteries removed was the same. The reset button on the bottom only allowed me to get the same result on powering it up. A call to sangeans help line was useful. The gentleman suggested removing power batteries and ac to allow the internal battery to drain. He recommended 5 hours minimum. That did the trick. It fired right up as one would expect. I called the helpline to thank them and clarify if it was something I did wrong and how to avoid that malfunction to prevent it from happening again. He stated it's like a computer and I should allow the internal battery to drain once every six months. Also if I'm over zealous and tuning via the dial too quickly it has restarted at least twice in one week. The time had to be set on each occurrence. I love the performance of the radio but it is very temperamental. Am I the only one with these issues?
Interesting news. Thanks for sharing, maybe someone here can give advice on a similar issue.
Update. After Extensive use I have found this radio to be both very reliable and enjoyable. The previously mentioned idiosyncrasies have not returned. I have logged an amateur on Lower ssb from Fiji with just the ant 60 and I'm looking forward to Halloween as most Pirates will be active at that time. FM reception is so much better than any other radio I have owned. Moving the antenna even just a bit and I can listen to either a Maine station or a Cape Cod station in Massachusetts on 107.5. I can easily receive multiple distant AM stations. Overall a definite keeper.
Keep up on delivering the most excellent of reviews todderbert. I am a subscriber for life.
Sweet radio
Radio Todderbert! Ilike the sound to that!
Awesome radio!📻.
Good work idea
Really cool radio I wish it would go on sale
Check Amazon for refurbished 909X radios. Completely checked by Sangean & are in new operating condition with a 3 month warranty. About $160.
Good radio
Todderbert, are you also an Amateur Radio Operator? Don’t know if this has been asked before. Enjoy your videos very much.....
I got my tech ticket last year and have not moved up to general yet. I need to be able to get to a field to setup a HF rig. My condo is very limited.
Supreme review ❤❤❤
Excellent radio but if you want to use all the programming features you better keep the manual attached to the unit with a lanyard.
No way can I remember all those steps but this thing with a good antenna grabs everything.
only thing that worries me - those switch mode wall warts and the buzzy hash they give out.
Great video, nice radio.
I have a couple older radios that I have played around with. I'm interested in shortwave and want to get a nice radio. I was looking at your review of the eton elite executive and I was thinking of getting that one. Then I watched this video. I did notice you said the antenna did not work well for shortwave. What do you think? What should I get
The Eton would be a great choice for all around use. This Sangean is wonderful on external antennas. Plus Sangean is coming out with the 909X Ultimate soon if you wanted to wait and see how that goes.
I wonder if can it pick up shortwave radio stations here in Missouri. I've always been a Grundig fan. My Grundig S350 finally bit the dust last year. I miss listening to shortwave radio.
Don't know why it wouldn't ...
@@daviator4720 I bought a LCJ 258 and hooked up a Kaito reel in antenna. Works perfectly.
A very nice receiver. How much is it, and how can I get one? I'm in Arusha Tanzania.
What do you think of the modifications that RadioLabs offers for the Sangean 909X? I own both radios and I find that the difference in performance is quite disappointing.
I've heard people rave about the mods, but I really don't have any experience with it. I'm going to keep my radio original.
I love this Radio. My dream
Hopefully one day you may own one. Worth saving up for.
Worth?
Nice upgrade from the DX-440.
I love the view of this radio. I bought the tuscen but it is to small. I like it but. I'm saving my pennies and going to get it. thanks for the review
Your'e Welcome Francis, thank you for your viewership.
That needs a remote😎👍🏽 nice review
Wow! Great radio!
What we need is radios that use 18650 batteries, not the wimpy alkaline AS batteries that you throw away after they go dead. I have experimented with 14500 LiPo batteries, and they do work well, but a single 18650 battery would give tens of hours of listening, and several
spares are easy and compact to carry. Try to review a radio that uses LiPo batteries, please.
I have...enter the PL-880: th-cam.com/video/NV1Z2FgOgXE/w-d-xo.html , enter the Tecsun S-8800: th-cam.com/video/hxM75JZwLbs/w-d-xo.html , enter the Kaito KA-600L: th-cam.com/video/xYN9dDtXSVo/w-d-xo.html ... the list goes on for a bit.
I have this radio... But I can't get it to go down to 60 MHz on FM or 100 KHz on LW....it will not change Over.. but it is a good set...I use a Bearcat for the other bands...I am Montioring The Low FM Band For DX From Japan and the Pacific....I have got Australia in the AM Band...2500+3000 Miles
...and Japan on 747 and 774..Akita and Sapporo..
NHK... Australia 2KY on 1017... Also... From the USA. 740 San Francisco (KCBS) and 1070 Los Angeles (KNX) When a Cold spell happens at night... from Hawaii....
Would you be interested in using/comparing my RadioLabs Clear mod ATS-909x to your selection. I find the receiver to be equal more or less to my PL-880 and 680 in most regards when used only with the internal antennas. I started using the 909x in Iraq when my E1 died. I haven't been able to compare it to a stock 909x and am curious to see how it compares. I'm very happy with the RadioLabs 909x but would be happy to loan it to you for a few weeks to see how it stacks up to others. I use it many while I travel but use ham gear at home so I wouldn't miss it. Let me know.
Thanks for the offer, I tend not to take loaners. A lot can happen, so if it is not a donation I tend to pass so I may avoid any potential issues. Sounds like a cool radio!
This radio looks very interesting to me. Any other RDS radios like this, do you highly recommend?
Should I buy this or Eton Grundig Edition Satellit AM FM LW SW SSB AIR Band Radio?
I like this one the best, but you can check out the Eton Satellit. Has RDS also. th-cam.com/video/XRqhok_fc9c/w-d-xo.html
This radio is good but sorely outdated. It is DX398 circa 1990 with different buttonology. The display screen and storage is identical. I am a big fan of the radio and also don’t believe in fixing things that are not broken but this radio is over 30 years old. It would be a great review to compare any circuitry changes between them. Doubtful there are any at all. The functions are identical.
Yeah, not much real r&d going on. Of course the mproduct life cycle is in a steep negative slope so I guess it makes no sense to invest in it.
Very interesting. I have a jensen transparent radio with bass boost,,,the sound is amazing with my sennheiser hd 600 headphones. Just a prison radio,,transparent so contraband cant be hidden,,but the quality is better than phone radio and other personal radios i have. Oh im in UK and never been in jail lol
Great video thanks man
He almost sold me on a CC Radio with best AM & FM.
But this might be good enough.
Plus a lot more stuff.
I’ll try this first.
This is an awesome radio with many options. I use mine with external antennas with great success. I also use my CC Radios for MW listening since they easily best this radio on that band. If you have external AM antennas then your good to go with the 909X. If you enjoy shortwave then this is a winner all day long. I used my C.Crane Twin Coil with it for awesome results:
Day th-cam.com/video/SqHsGcliGA0/w-d-xo.html
Night th-cam.com/video/5IqTKBmBITQ/w-d-xo.html
watching your video made me go out and buy one it is on order. they could not guarantee delivery time but i know I will love it and I can live with that dial. What I wonder here I can get a plug for the antenna and can I add a wire to it to make a long wire for out side. I miss radio shack where you could go buy this kind of things and this radio shack radio is one that it will be replacing.
You can get an decent long wire setup here at Amazon, the G5RV: amzn.to/3cTeZWV
AM SYNC? Or SAS? Thanks for the great review
no sync, just USB/LSB.
It seems, in my opinion, that a radio that costs over $500 should be an all metal table top unit, not what i consider basically a plastic toy radio. Yes, it has mostly all of the desired frequencies and options. How does it compare to the Sangean ATS-909X2 at less than half the price? Thanks. Very good review and demo.
If you need SSB, then pick this up used somewhere to save money. Also you may consider a Tecsun PL-880 if SSB is a must.
my xhdata d-808 came with a jumbled, folded leaflet, this manual is like gold compared to that.
Do you think short wave will ever return or will they start using the frequencies for something different? CB may well revive in lockdown but it works outside radio receivable bands.
Shortwave could possibly make a comeback, but as more of a private sector deal.
Well we must keep our eyes pealed on the radio magazines and see if what you think will happen comes to pass. Are we thinking of a situation like American medium wave and the end of nationally funded transmissions?
Which one would you prefer. CCrane SSB Shortwave or this 909X?
909X for Home use, C.Crane SSB for on the Go.
Hey, thanks for the great review. I currently have an ATS-909 (sans the X) that's about 20 years old and I'm getting a CC Skywave SSB. So, I'll be going from a 3" speaker to a 1.5". I'll probably give my 909 to my brother, but I now have second thoughts since watching this video. I'm thinking that I should have bought a 909X. A hell of a radio! Any feedback on the Skywave SSB would be great if you or anyone could. Thanks again.
Awesome video. Thanks.👍😎