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Kid_vicious
Junior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 15
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 12:08 am: | 
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i have a sangean ATS 818 shortwave receiver. i have heard about a mod to eliminate the 20db attenuating when scanning or tuning. has anyone here got this mod? sorry if i'm posting this in the wrong forum. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 875
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - 1:38 am: |
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From the C.Crane company online catalog: "We can modify the Sangean ATS 818ACS to eliminate muting for an analog sound and feel. We can also add a RCA-type Antenna Jack Modification for use with an external SW antenna."
Perhaps the C.Crane company might share the modification with you if you ask nice.
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Kid_vicious
Junior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 21
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2004 - 12:03 am: |
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thank you tech833, i really appreciate you responding to my post. i was beginning to think that i was the only one who has ever wanted to do this. i am aware of the company that will do the mod, but being a true "screwdriver expert", i've got to try on my own. i figured if there was a mod in existence, then it would be somewhere on the net. i have done an exhaustive ammount of searching and can only find the mod for other models. it seems that they all involve removing a diode or at least only one part change. i cant believe i cant find it. i will take your suggestion and call them, but i cant see them not wanting to make money off of me. thanks again for the help and for your time spent searching. i'll bet it was frustrating. |
2ec837
Member
Username: 2ec837
Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2004 - 3:32 am: |
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Here is a link for the mod for the DX-390,this is built by Sangean with the Radio Shack/Realistic name tag.
http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ArticleId=1405
If you have the the 818CS the mod is not the same. |
Kid_vicious
Junior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 22
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2004 - 9:28 pm: |
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2ec837, thank you very much! i knew it was something i could do myself! (hopefully) J/K
also thank you for the cool link; i might have found a mod for my scanner on there. i have the 818 without the cassette so it should work just fine. i have seen an audio upgrade kit for this radio from a company called KIWA. has anyone done or heard about this mod? thanks again guys. |
2ec837
Member
Username: 2ec837
Post Number: 54
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2004 - 11:08 pm: |
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I am not fimiliar with Kiawa kit.I know they make filters for that are used in upgrading the Realistic/Radio Shack DX-394 shortwave receiver.Both my DX-390 and DX-394 are stock so I can not give an opinion on them.The way it was explained to me is that these filters make the "receive window" narrower and results in less interferance from strong stations close to your monitoring frequency.I hope that explanation is correct and I hope you understand what I meant.
73 |
Tech833
Member
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 54
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 7:52 pm: |
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I own a DX-394 and I did change to the Kiwa filter. Wow, what a difference! |
Kid_vicious
Junior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 25
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 8:08 pm: |
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yep, i understand. havent tried the mod yet, but probably tonite. thanks again.
matt |
Kid_vicious
Junior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 28
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 6:57 pm: |
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2ec837, i did the mod last night. i couldnt believe how simple it was. usually with a little plastic radio you cant help but break something taking it apart. this one was a breeze. thank you again, i love scanning the HF band with it.
tech833, im interested in trying the filter, thanks for the suggestion. |
