Sangean ATS-909X receiving SSB Stations on Shortwave

[ve9eearo]

Another great review on the Sangean. I viewed your first video on the 909x. Thanks, Bob, VE9EE

[senderjaeger]

@ve9eearo Thanks for your interest and feedback!

[pesnyaozemle]

Good sound performance even in-door use with its build-in antenna. I'm looking forward to another on FM reception :D.

[senderjaeger]

@pesnyaozemle I bought this set mainly for FM, so there will be quite some FM videos coming up. I'm just waiting for the Sporadic-E season to start. :-)

[MARKGM20877]

Great work with the built in whip...local QRN is always a problem..even i suffer from some and im in the country...mainly if the wife has TV on :)....cant wait to see what this receiver can do on FM ...look forward to more videos cheers and beers Mark

[senderjaeger]

@MARKGM20877 Thanks for your encouraging comments. Local noise has badly increased in recent years, obviously due to all those modern electronic gadgets like PCs, WLANs, flat screen TVs etc. Indoor DXing was no problem as late as 2003, at least outside the TV prime time...

I'm also very curious how the ATS-909X will perform on FM during the ES season. No sign of it yet, though... MW&SW performance is pretty much the same as the old ATS-909. Cheers Matthias

[tvdxrools]

another good demo ... any plans for out in the country with the long wire or for b2 in a quiet location ... cheers david

[senderjaeger]

@tvdxrools Thanks... Of course I hope to do some outdoor DXing again soon... Just waiting for better weather (cool ad rainy at the moment) and the upcoming ES season... Cheers Matthias

[SanttuDX]

Hi, congarulations about your new Sangean!!! What you think of it? I think it beats Sony 7600GR even it has no sync. Especially if you use external antenna. And FM is really good, don't you think?

[senderjaeger]

@SanttuDX Thanks! I'm a little bit disappointed that Sangean didn't seize the occasion to improve SW reception compared to the old ATS-909, but I knew that before buying. Nevertheless, the 909X is a decent, very well built radio. On SW, the Sony 7600GR is much more sensitive with the built-in antenna, making it more suitable for outdoor mobile DXing without needing to carry around a wire antenna. On FM though, the ATS-909X is by far superior not only to the Sony. That's why I bought it.

[DjMaXXimal]

That Sangean ATS-909X looks really nice. I have tried ATS-909. Is there much difference between those two models?

[senderjaeger]

@DjMaXXimal Concerning SW reception, the two models are rather identical. Both need at least the included wire antenna for weak signal DXing, especially below 10 MHz.

The 909X is more selective on FM though, and it has clearly better ergonomics (including an excellent display backlight) and superior quality of construction. If you don't yet own one of them, I would recommend you the 909X.