Hi!
Ikay, I managed to track down a review of the Degen 1103 Version 2.0 review.
There is quite a difference in design with the version 2.0 over the
original in that this new version uses a DSP aproach as do most modern
radios - DSP means Digital Signal Processing so in other words this
radio is a SDR - Software Defined Radio - with a computer for want of a
better description running the software which defines how the radio
functions and what its capable of -.
As you'll see in the review the chaps actually doing the hard yards with
the radio were hugely disappointed as I would be if I encountered the
problems mentioned in any Short Wave Radio I have.
Several Suggestions are made regarding alternatives for the 1103 Version
2.0 - not the least is the original Degen 1103 if you can still get one
-, I have my own views of the suggested replacements and I offer them thus.
The CC Skywave - whilst a fun an practical radio to use with many
features - does not have excellent sensitivity on the Medium-Wave band
and certainly doesn't perform well on Short Wave.
All the Tecsun sets I've tested have performed well on Short Wave but
are absolutely terrible on Medium Wave, the best Tecsun performer on
Medium-Wave I've seen is the PL880 and even that was very average
compared to other sets.
So for a cheap travel radio what would I suggest? Well again depending
on your needs, if you just want FM/AM then you can't beat the Sangean PDR19.
If its Short Wave listening you want as well then the new Sangean aTS405
is certainly worth a look.
On 22/07/2016 12:09 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Yep point taken but be aware that you can get better travelling radios.
The 1103 is indeed a budget priced radio and the sound is okay but not
good.
Then it does have some overloading issues to consider.
Some of what the 1103 offers - including setting presets is very
difficult for a totally blind person though not impossible.
All in all it goes back to what I said a couple of weeks ago, evaluate
a radio on exactly what you want from it.
The 1103 does perform well over bands but its a cheap radio and I
myself - if I were travelling - would much prefer the Eton Satellite
even though its more expensive, its a better performing radio, easily
accessible etc.
On 22/07/2016 12:04 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote:
When I go out of town, I don't want to take the 2010 with me. I want
something smaller when traveling.
Don Roberts
On 7/21/2016 4:07 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
The price is fairly typical yes but I have a question, you have a
Sony 2010 do you not so why do you want to downgrade to a Degen
1103? That’s pretty much what your doing.
The Degen is a much smaller size and - whilst there’s no argument
whatever that as a budget radio it performs very well - the 2010 is
better.
The difference between the two versions isn’t very much as far as I
know, the version 2 has the addition of up/down buttons.
On 22 Jul 2016, at 7:49 AM, Donald L. Roberts
<donald.robert...@gmail.com> wrote:
I have been considering the purchase of the Degen 1103. But when I
went to search for it, I found that there is a version 2 release.
About the best price I noted was $55.00 U.S. with $24 for shipping
from Hong Kong.
I therefore have two questions. First, is this price fairly
typical? Second, how does the new version differ from the former,
pros and cons if known?
Thanks.
Don Roberts
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