I am a shortwave radio fan. It seems that only one shortwave radio to enjoy the radio is far from enough. It seems that everyone must have many radios to wander in the ocean of shortwave programs.
I have a KETO KA1103 radio in my hand, which is a second-hand product that I bought for $60 from Yibei. In my opinion, this is tantamount to a "returned version" or "refurbished version" radio.
When the courier handed me the package, I was about to put the suitcase into the car and fly overseas to work. Before I set out, I quickly unboxed and put the radio into my suitcase. I turned on the radio and searched for a FM station to make sure it was fine and there was no malfunction. This is indeed the case.
Oops, when I arrived in Italy and tested the radio, I found that everything was working properly, but it seemed that I couldn't charge the rechargeable battery. So I installed it with a brand new set of nickel-hydrogen batteries, but it still couldn't be charged. I am an electronics technology practitioner and I carry the multimeter wherever I go. I am sure its charger is faulty. You always encounter this kind of problem when buying second-hand items, but this KA1103 is sold from a dealer, and they should have tested it before shipping it. I contacted the seller and they responded quickly and I told them that I don't want to return the goods large, but need to change the charger.
Note: I inferred that after receiving the information from my Yibei site, Kaito Electronics immediately sent me a charger, because in just three or four days, I received a package with the charger. The radio is still good, and I am grateful to Kato for solving this problem. Thanks thanks.
In fact, the radio is really fine. Unless the charging circuit is faulty, I installed a few alkaline battery on KA1103, and everything is normal.
Next I will talk about the advantages of this radio: it is small in appearance, light in weight, good sound, can receive single-sideband signals, has an external antenna socket, and is equipped with an audio output function. I like the audio output function on the radio because you can record directly on the computer; an external long-line antenna is included.
Let’s look at the disadvantages of the KA1103 radio: the frequency tuning is very accurate, which can be said to be a bit too accurate; the battery charging icon always shows blank, which is confusing; the way to adjust the volume is a bit weird, you must hold down the volume button in the upper left corner of the front panel, and then turn 海料 2 to turn the volume up or down. This is a bit inconvenient if you want to quickly adjust the volume.
does not have the upper sideband and lower sideband toggle switches, only the single sideband and fine-tuning function. The fine-tuning knob is very sensitive and not easy to operate. It is OK to use it to receive single-sideband signals, but you must be tuned carefully. Also, when the radio is placed in a tilt, the visibility of the screen is not very good. You must look directly at the screen to see clearly, and it is best not to look at the screen obliquely.
Although the Kato KA1103 radio has the above "defaults", its performance is good. I have been using it to listen to the radio station in hotels in Italy.
text: John Translation: Radio Comment Introduction Source: hagensieker
