tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post2489015244442978533..comments2023-05-29T06:15:35.077-07:00Comments on cobalt pet shortwave / mediumwave weblog: degen de1123 radio appears on eBayweatherallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02060409107575801741noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-16299167629536173092008-12-09T07:13:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:13:00.000-08:00In my case, battery lasts three days of full use.....In my case, battery lasts three days of full use..mp3 playback reduces the charge way faster than radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-71960399803978571342008-12-04T02:31:00.000-08:002008-12-04T02:31:00.000-08:00battery lasts plenty long for mebattery lasts plenty long for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-79727027352191776752008-11-19T07:46:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:46:00.000-08:00I would like to hear another DE1123 user´s opinion...I would like to hear another DE1123 user´s opinion regarding the battery life...It´s Me or the battery life sucks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-4367193095361897572008-11-04T08:15:00.000-08:002008-11-04T08:15:00.000-08:00Thanks for the mini-review. I care a lot more abou...Thanks for the mini-review. I care a lot more about mediumwave and shortwave than I do about FM. The DSP and MP3 features in this product sound a bit like afterthoughts.weatherallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060409107575801741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-37064386236841201982008-11-03T11:14:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:14:00.000-08:00My humble minireview:Construction quality: just av...My humble minireview:<BR/>Construction quality: just average: I hate the band-funcion switch (it would be better a digital selector instead). The battery door seems to be easy to get broke. The USB charger/transfer cable provided is a bit short.<BR/>AM: sensitive, but strange behaviour (maybe due dsp processing); sound is too "narrow" IMHO..FM just GREAT as the DE1103, extremely sensitive and selective enough to bring the weakest stations (love to hear my favorite jazz station on it!). the MP3 player recorder: slow as a snail to handle files (specially the big ones). No tag id at all (you should guess or remember each file). No unattended/scheduled recordings capable. Mp3 playback seems to be a battery eater. Another ridicolous aspect: when you record direct from radio you should leave the volume almost at maximum (no automatic recording level available). SW section: Is any broadcasting out there? I was unable to listen a single SW station yet. Speaker sound is accepatable considering radio size.<BR/>Conclusion: a nice mini portable specially with above average performance in FM. Forget it if you look for an advanced MP3 player-recorder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-71033605440631918072008-10-29T12:32:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:32:00.000-07:00heres a pic of the repair. radio works great nowAM...<A HREF="http://blog.whats-your.name/public/1123.jpg" REL="nofollow">heres a pic</A> of the repair. radio works great now<BR/><BR/>AM fidelity is lacking. great for FM and i love the external speaker. back in the 80s before ipods you could rely on the boombox carryer to pipe music into the environment, a practice sorely lacking todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-88094373498081184652008-10-26T17:29:00.000-07:002008-10-26T17:29:00.000-07:00yeah loose connection. putting lot of pressure on ...yeah loose connection. putting lot of pressure on the left edge of LCD makes the LED light up.. and connects the ANT input.<BR/><BR/>the 'digital' decoding is weird to say the last. which is why i still prefer 70s analog gear<BR/><BR/>that said, i could hear a shitton of USB stuff on 40 meter, contesting or something. even though theres no BFO. and it sounded fine, not like donald duck.<BR/><BR/>i dont know whats up with that. maybe the decoder style (Regenerative recievers can hear SSB without a BFO, apparently) or local RFI beating with it<BR/><BR/>time to perform weak-solderpoint surgeryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-24021136864507615552008-10-26T01:17:00.000-07:002008-10-26T01:17:00.000-07:00so yeah. TQU wraps things way too well.despite tha...so yeah. TQU wraps things way too well.<BR/><BR/>despite that, it arrived with a 'loose connection'. i mean nothing was RXing on the FM band, and only Cuba on SW.<BR/><BR/>i was beginning to think it just really sucked badly at Rx (like way worse than anything else i have) when i started jamming the antenna around and then it popped to life<BR/><BR/>loose connection? this is not the quality i was expecting after such a flawless experience with the DE1103, which has survived numerous falls to hardwood floor and has a large dent from a gigantic 12V transformer coil that imprinted its metal corner on the front face..<BR/><BR/>nothing beats my Schaub Lorenz 107A for sheer pleasure of listening. it also nulls out the local noise when a carrier is locked like nothing else.<BR/><BR/>that said, the DSP in the DE1123 does a fair job of nulling out the adjacent channel and hets, compared to the DE1103. <BR/><BR/>now that i know it works, i'll try to do further testing.<BR/><BR/>also the LED seems to never light up. i got it to flash a couple times when mucking about with the antenna but now nothing. bla..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-89280815819808151892008-10-21T08:44:00.000-07:002008-10-21T08:44:00.000-07:00I too thought that Liypn disappeared, but it seeme...I too thought that Liypn disappeared, but it seemed to only be temporary. If you search for the right radio model (currently, DE1103 works), you'll find both of their stores.weatherallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060409107575801741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-17314160393979988562008-10-20T21:15:00.000-07:002008-10-20T21:15:00.000-07:00Liypn seems to have disappeared from ebay. thought...Liypn seems to have disappeared from ebay. thoughts?<BR/><BR/>i ordered from tqu over a week ago so i suppose i'll reply with a short review soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762514.post-7331375754697132972008-10-19T14:47:00.000-07:002008-10-19T14:47:00.000-07:00The record capability leaves a lot to be desired. ...The record capability leaves a lot to be desired. I was hoping for high-quality mp3 record capability and more than 1G of capacity. Oh well, maybe the next model will have what I want!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com