Hi Craig/Gary/all: Just got mine today, and I think I have a rare aligned one, in that I put an 8" ferrite near the antenna coil to increase the inductance, and all it did was degrade it, so mine might be just right out of the box. I compared it to an aligned WRX-911, and it is indeed the same up and down the band. I realized I could do this when I aligned the WRX-911 to help find the sweet spot on the ferrite.
So, if you have a ferrite laying around, maybe bring it up close and see if a low-band station gets better, in which case your coil might be too far down the ferrite and needs to come more towards the middle? Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > Hi Craig, > > There is currently a major discussion on the Ultralightdx Yahoo list about > improving the PL-300WT's AM sensitivity by aligning the stock loopstick, > but it's a rather tricky procedure. This was in response to user reports > of > varying sensitivity levels. Steve Ratzlaff and I have done the procedure, > which involves shifting the coil on the stock ferrite bar, after removal > of > all the wax. > > The Silicon Labs DSP chip was designed to perform well in an "no > alignment" > system on AM, but unfortunately the cost-cutting Tecsun manufacturing > methods have compromised the chip designers' original intentions. As a > result, > alignment seems the best way to ensure optimal PL-300WT AM sensitivity. > > 73, Gary DeBock > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/9/2009 6:46:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Received mine the other day and it seems OK. It's not as sensitive as > I'd > hoped, but the tuning is better than the other Sony I have. Took a few > minutes to discover how to change from 9KHz to 10KHz tuning. Press the > button labeled 9KHz/10KHz with the power off. No documentation at all, > except for what's printed in Chinese on the box. No prob... > > The LW/SW is deaf as reported. Do not care... > > FM seems pretty good. I'll have to drag it along when I take the ferry > to > a > client this Thursday. That gives me a couple hours with nothing to do, > and > it's on the coastal salt water. > > Craig Healy > Providence, RI > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322977x1201367197/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= > JunestepsfooterNO62) > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ 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]
