Good write up. I just got mine. I have been a DT200v fan for years. I like the improvements of the vx.
The only things they botched in my mind, was : a way to turn the backlight on momentarily without changing frequencies, a way to see the clock without turning off the radio and the in-out memory set up. In the 200v, you can move thru memories or just up/down the dial by using the appropriate buttons. On the vx, you are either in memory mode or you aren't. If you are in memory mode, the up/down buttons take you through memory channels. You have to turn off memory mode to just do normal tuning. Not a big deal, but I like the tuning flexibility better in the 200v. Sangean should simply replace the TV band with weather stations. That would be better anyway. ---------------------------------------- From: "Gil Stacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:06 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] "Quick and Dirty" Alignment of C.Crane SWP Restores Normal Performance Russ, I have the DT200VX. It lags maybe a hair behind the 59 in a.m. sensitivity, if at all, but not by much, and not enough to make much of a difference. It's advantages more than offset the a.m. sensitivity issue: Large digital frequency read-out with backlight on frequency change. 19 memories per band. 9/10kHz tuning. Great sound on FM. Speaker. Bass boost. Stereo/Mono selector. This comes in handy when it won't "lock" on stereo and the signal is weak. Switching to mono brings the signal in clearer. It has superior sensitivity and selectivity on FM compared with the 59 or M37V. I can't hear 89.9 South Carolina Public Radio on any of the Sony Pocket Weasels (59, 39 and M37V). The DT200VX brings it in fine. Size is a little bigger (.5"+/-) longer) than the 59/39. It is more attractively packaged with a solid feel. It is three times the price of the 59, but still under $50 delivered from Amazon. 2 AA's instead of 1 AA of the 59. In the near future, I would expect the price to drop even more as we approach the end of analog TV and the DT200VX's ability to hear analog TV broadcast becomes a non-marketable feature in the US. Main complaint: One can't set in memory "band markers" and tune up or down except for other stations in memory. One has to exit "memory", but then the rx reverts to the last tuned frequency in the non-memory mode, and not the last listened to frequency in memory mode. I think you'll be very pleased with the DT200VX. Gil _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] __________________________________________________ D O T E A S Y - "Join the web hosting revolution!" http://www.doteasy.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
