@DjMaXXimal No. 909X and 909W are identical concerning shortwave reception. Both have rather poor sensitivity on the built-in antenna, especially below 10 MHz and when running from batteries. However, reception can be boosted considerably by using the supplied wire antenna (as I did in this video).
The WR2100 is highly sensitive on its whip antenna, sometimes even too sensitive.
@Shortwave68 Hallo Torsten, sagen wir mal so: Ich wäre noch zufriedener. wenn Sangean den Empfang auf LW, MW und KW gegenüber dem alten (brauchbaren) 909 verbessert hätte. ;-) Das AM-Teil entspricht dem des Vorgängers. Auf UKW ist der Neue aber durchaus besser, vor allem trennschärfer. Außerdem ist er wertiger verarbeitet, lässt sich bequemer bedienen und hat ein tolles, hell beleuchtetes Display. Insgesamt bin ich zufrieden, wenngleich der ganz große Wurf ausgeblieben ist. Beste Grüße Matthias
If I want to buy 909X, it is possible to buy it from US AMAZON. The price is roughly ￥19000 . I was able to be confirmed that about two months had passed from the Fukushima nuclear plant accident of Japan in the VOA news of 909X. Timely recording !
@cknqp108 I don't know whether Amazon US ships to Japan. I bought mine at Amazon DE, they deliver only to Germany. Isn't it available at Amazon JP? Maybe you should look out on ebay for sellers who deliver to Japan, I'm sure there are some dealers who do so. Thanks for watching and comment!
909X performs quite well when signal is weak, I think. The fidelity of sound is much better than affordable portable radios. Thank you for uploading !
@pesnyaozemle Thanks for your comment. The good fidelity is due to the rather wide "narrow" filter (I think it's about 4 kHz wide). On the other hand, digging out heavily disturbed DX signals is not always possible with the factory equipped filters. But I did not buy this set for SW DXing anyway, its main purpose for me is receiving FM stations.
Excellent Demo Matthias...the 909 seems to cope very well with fading signals...the audio is very clear nice sound...it performed well on the VOA 4930 Botswana low signal but good audio not too much hiss....nice work cheers Mark
@MARKGM20877 Hi Mark, thanks... Yes, and I think the 909X would cope well even with longer wires as the old 909 has proven to do in the past (I tested it with a 30 m wire some time ago). On the other hand, I found some image signals from strong 49 m band stations above 5 MHz, exactly 900 kHz below their original frequency. That's where the 909X comes to its limits (this problem is also known from the old 909 and even the E5). Cheers Matthias
is shortwave signal reception better in 909X compared to old 909W?
I've tested out my friend's 909W and it had weaker reception on shortwave than my WR2100.
DjMaXXimal 8 months ago
@DjMaXXimal No. 909X and 909W are identical concerning shortwave reception. Both have rather poor sensitivity on the built-in antenna, especially below 10 MHz and when running from batteries. However, reception can be boosted considerably by using the supplied wire antenna (as I did in this video).
The WR2100 is highly sensitive on its whip antenna, sometimes even too sensitive.
senderjaeger 8 months ago
Oh super!! Du hast den neuen Sangean. Bist du zufrieden damit ??Der Sound hört sich sehr gut an.Beste Grüße Torsten
Shortwave68 9 months ago
@Shortwave68 Hallo Torsten, sagen wir mal so: Ich wäre noch zufriedener. wenn Sangean den Empfang auf LW, MW und KW gegenüber dem alten (brauchbaren) 909 verbessert hätte. ;-) Das AM-Teil entspricht dem des Vorgängers. Auf UKW ist der Neue aber durchaus besser, vor allem trennschärfer. Außerdem ist er wertiger verarbeitet, lässt sich bequemer bedienen und hat ein tolles, hell beleuchtetes Display. Insgesamt bin ich zufrieden, wenngleich der ganz große Wurf ausgeblieben ist. Beste Grüße Matthias
senderjaeger 9 months ago
If I want to buy 909X, it is possible to buy it from US AMAZON. The price is roughly ￥19000 . I was able to be confirmed that about two months had passed from the Fukushima nuclear plant accident of Japan in the VOA news of 909X. Timely recording !
cknqp108 9 months ago
@cknqp108 I don't know whether Amazon US ships to Japan. I bought mine at Amazon DE, they deliver only to Germany. Isn't it available at Amazon JP? Maybe you should look out on ebay for sellers who deliver to Japan, I'm sure there are some dealers who do so. Thanks for watching and comment!
senderjaeger 9 months ago
909X performs quite well when signal is weak, I think. The fidelity of sound is much better than affordable portable radios. Thank you for uploading !
pesnyaozemle 9 months ago
@pesnyaozemle Thanks for your comment. The good fidelity is due to the rather wide "narrow" filter (I think it's about 4 kHz wide). On the other hand, digging out heavily disturbed DX signals is not always possible with the factory equipped filters. But I did not buy this set for SW DXing anyway, its main purpose for me is receiving FM stations.
senderjaeger 9 months ago
another great demo . look forward to seeing it with b2 Es
tvdxrools 9 months ago
@tvdxrools Thanks... I can't wait for the Es season to start... it's almost overdue. ;-)
senderjaeger 9 months ago
Excellent Demo Matthias...the 909 seems to cope very well with fading signals...the audio is very clear nice sound...it performed well on the VOA 4930 Botswana low signal but good audio not too much hiss....nice work cheers Mark
MARKGM20877 9 months ago
@MARKGM20877 Hi Mark, thanks... Yes, and I think the 909X would cope well even with longer wires as the old 909 has proven to do in the past (I tested it with a 30 m wire some time ago). On the other hand, I found some image signals from strong 49 m band stations above 5 MHz, exactly 900 kHz below their original frequency. That's where the 909X comes to its limits (this problem is also known from the old 909 and even the E5). Cheers Matthias
senderjaeger 9 months ago