Gary De. Bocks 2. Ultralight Radio Shootout Review. Gary De. Bock, acclaimed innovator in the realm of Ultralight DXing, has recently completed a exhaustive comparison of five popular Ultralight radios the C. Crane CC Pocket, the Sangean DT 4. W, the Eton Traveler III, the Tecsun PL 3. ET, and the C. Crane CC Skywave. In this excellent guest post, you can read Garys full 2. Ultralight Radio Shootout Review the most extensive post ever published on the SWLing Post. The shootout includes a review of each radio, and compares performance on each radios available band capability. Action-Stock-Pack.jpg' alt='Shootout Stock Pack Download' title='Shootout Stock Pack Download' />Of course, an emphasis is placed upon medium wave performance. Gary has also included a number of audio clips comparisons which you can download or listen to within the post. Many thanks, Gary, for your in depth shoot out The Most Advanced Pocket Radios Compete for DXing Supremacy. By Gary De. Bock, Puyallup, WA, USAMarch 2. Introduction. What began as a wildly enthusiastic SRF 5. AM DXing community. With foundations laid by the late John Bryant, the Ultralight Radio Yahoo group now boasts over 1,5. DX with highly advanced pocket radios. Responsible for most of the Ferrite Sleeve Loop antenna experimentation and the spin off sport of ocean cliff transoceanic DXing, the Groups creative enthusiasm has helped to provide positive momentum for the future of the AM DXing hobby. Fueled by highly innovative DSP chips, todays Ultralight Radios can run circles around the pocket transistors that many of us grew up with as teenagers in the 6. Great improvements in both AM band sensitivity and selectivity have made this class one of the most competitive in the industry, and manufacturers have gone all out to tap this booming market. After Silicon Labs innovative Si. Shootout Stock Pack Download' title='Shootout Stock Pack Download' />DSP chips were introduced by the Kchibo and Tecsun companies in 2. AM band selectivity of pocket radios was dramatically increased, although such models came with congenital quirks such as internally generated heterodynes. For about four years DXers wondered when a manufacturer would solve this problem, and introduce a pocket radio with both excellent DSP selectivity and freedom from bogus heterodynes. That wait is now oversuch a radio is now an exciting reality. One of the unique advantages of Ultralight Radio DXing is the opportunity to sample the latest in innovative technology at a very reasonable costand the five pocket radio models chosen for this review include some second generation DSP chip models with astonishing capabilities. Latest trending topics being covered on ZDNet including Reviews, Tech Industry, Security, Hardware, Apple, and Windows. Kool is a recreational vehicle modification shop. Specialising in cars and trucks. It is located in Brockville Ontario and services Eastern Ontario. Whether your interest is in domestic or split frequency AM DXing, FM or Shortwave, the pocket radio manufacturers have designed a breakthrough model for youand you can try out any or all of them at a cost far less than that of a single table receiver. So get ready for some exciting introductions and an even more exciting three band DXing competition Section One Meet The Contestants. C. Crane CC PocketThe CC Pocket radio is a vertical form receiver with styling, ergonomics and functions very similar to those of the popular Sangean DT 4. Shootout Stock Pack Download' title='Shootout Stock Pack Download' />W model the next radio introduced in this Shootout review. Introduced after the DT 4. W, the model also includes a few special features which C. Crane obviously hopes will tip the balance for those who are considering which of the two models to choose. 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A rubber like trim around the edge of the radio provides a comfortable grip, and a belt clip is attached to the back panel for those who prefer such a mounting system. The radio includes CC Bud type earphones, and comes with a one year warranty. It may be ordered for 6. C. Crane or from Amazon. As mentioned previously, the CC Pocket model comes with many added features designed to entice purchasers away from its obvious competitionthe Sangean DT 4. W model. Some of these features are selectable 1 k. Hz step tuning, a choice of  2. Hz or 4 k. Hz AM selectivity filters, a choice of time or frequency display, an alarm function, far more memory presets 5. Shootout Stock Pack Download' title='Shootout Stock Pack Download' />Shootout Stock Pack is a prekeyed VFX action stock footage pack for VFX artists. It consists of muzzle flashes, bullet hits, shell casings, blood burst, and more HD. FM band coverage 7. MHz versus 8. 7. 5 1. MHz, a longer warranty one year versus 9. Super Smash Bros Brawl Game. On paper, the choice between the models sounds like an obvious onebut how do these additional features stack up in the competitive world of AM and FM weak signal reception CC PocketMW DXing Test Drive. The first step in any radio test is to install the batteries, which is normally a routine operation. Not quite so in the CC Pocket after trying to slide, pry  or coax the battery cover off with my fingers, I finally gave up and grabbed a tool. The CC Pockets own instructions say to Remove the battery cover using your fingernail or small tool. If you purchase this radio, be prepared to use a tool like a small flat screwdriver whenever you change the two AA batteries. When you turn on the radio and search around for fringe daytime DX stations, the lack of a direct entry keypad means that you must use the up or down frequency buttons to tune in stations as in the DT 4. W, which in the case of the CC Pocket goes a little more slowly than in the DT 4. W because of the slower tuning rate. Although the CC Pocket has far more audio power through the speaker than the DT 4. W, the radio also seems quite a bit more susceptible to indoor RF pollution than the Sangean. For some reason the DT 4. W can chase fringe AM DX stations without any problem adjacent to this computer while I type, while the CC Pocket tends to blank out with computer hash on the same frequencies. Taking the radios outside in the back yard I was curious to test the CC Pockets narrow filter function, and see how much it would limit splatter from pest stations. Selecting the 1 k. Hz tuning steps which the Sangean does not have I tuned in the local pest 1. KSUH, which was splattering all the way to 1. Hz in the 4 k. Hz filter setting. Switching to the 2. Hz filter setting by pressing memory buttons 1 and 3 simultaneously I was kind of surprised to find that 1. KSUH was still splattering all the way to 1. Hz, even with the narrow filter setting. I did notice that the CC Pocket did provide slightly better reception of weak stations with the 2. Hz filter setting, though, so I used it for the CC Pockets reception in the MW Sensitivity and MW Selectivity portions of this 2. Shootout Review. My impression is that the radios narrow filter is more useful for changing the audio tone than it is for limiting serious pest station splatter, which requires an advanced DSP chip. Despite this, even the wide 4 k. Hz setting sounds somewhat harsh in comparison to the mellow sounding DT 4. W audio. Like in the DT 4. W and the new C. Crane Skywave, the lack of a selectable display light for continuous illumination in the dark makes DXing at night somewhat inconvenient, although changing any of the controls except for the volume will give you about 1. Finally, the CC Pocket has a strange function to disable the display screen to improve AM radio reception. After trying out this feature in multiple situations, Im convinced that the only thing it really does is to blank out the display screen.