DEGEN 1103
Posted: 20 Jan 2019 09:56
This was the second multibands pocket radio i've bought, after the Grundig YB-400.
FM Reception: 9/10. Very good reception, and FM is stereo via the earphone jack. This radio shines on FM !
RDS Display: n/a
MW Reception: 8/10. Quite sensitive, but maybe not as good as my Tecsun PL-380.
LW Reception: 7/10.
SW Reception: 9/10. Very good!
Air Band: n/a
HF Amateur bands: 8/10. will cover all the HF amateur bands, and includes an SSB mode. SSB fine tuning is very easy to use.
VHF/UHF Amateur bands: n/a
CB Band: yes
Rechargeable Battery: Uses 4 x AA batteries, and you can charge them from the included adapter plug (not USB).
Speaker sound quality: 7.5/10. Not bad at all, probably better than most pocket radios.
Ease of use: 6/10. That's where this radio sucks a little bit. Excepted for the tuning, fine tuning, everything is done via the buttons, even the volume control. But there's no dedicated vol+/vol- buttons ... you first have to press the vol button on the upper left side, then use the tuning control. Not very user friendly...
Preset memories: 9/10. Lots of space to store the stations. Storing and using presets is quite easy.
MP3 Player: n/a
Bluetooth: n/a
Aux input: n/a
Solar panel: n/a
Record on SD card: n/a
My last thoughts:
I warmly recommend this radio, for those who :
- Want a good DX pocket machine
- Want to listen to amateur bands in SSB
Things I don't like:
Battery life is not very good
FM Reception: 9/10. Very good reception, and FM is stereo via the earphone jack. This radio shines on FM !
RDS Display: n/a
MW Reception: 8/10. Quite sensitive, but maybe not as good as my Tecsun PL-380.
LW Reception: 7/10.
SW Reception: 9/10. Very good!
Air Band: n/a
HF Amateur bands: 8/10. will cover all the HF amateur bands, and includes an SSB mode. SSB fine tuning is very easy to use.
VHF/UHF Amateur bands: n/a
CB Band: yes
Rechargeable Battery: Uses 4 x AA batteries, and you can charge them from the included adapter plug (not USB).
Speaker sound quality: 7.5/10. Not bad at all, probably better than most pocket radios.
Ease of use: 6/10. That's where this radio sucks a little bit. Excepted for the tuning, fine tuning, everything is done via the buttons, even the volume control. But there's no dedicated vol+/vol- buttons ... you first have to press the vol button on the upper left side, then use the tuning control. Not very user friendly...
Preset memories: 9/10. Lots of space to store the stations. Storing and using presets is quite easy.
MP3 Player: n/a
Bluetooth: n/a
Aux input: n/a
Solar panel: n/a
Record on SD card: n/a
My last thoughts:
I warmly recommend this radio, for those who :
- Want a good DX pocket machine
- Want to listen to amateur bands in SSB
Things I don't like:
Battery life is not very good