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Jeff Finds that the Qodosen DX-286 Struggles with Talk Radio
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jeff McMahan for his mini update of the Qodosen DX-286. While it excelled at music, Jeff found its DSP filtering took a serious toll on voice clarity — enough to lose its coveted spot as his “Bedroom Radio.”
10 thoughts on “Jeff Finds that the Qodosen DX-286 Struggles with Talk Radio”
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is the sensitivity of the rod antenna receiving LW/MW/SW lower than usual?
2018-05-23
Reason: Check if the AMP antenna amplifier has been turned off.
Solution: Turn on the antenna amplifier.
Huizhou Keduosheng Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2022 with the aim of leading innovation and development in the wireless industry. Although we are a young company, we have a 30-year design background in the field of radio, with a deep understanding and extensive design experience in radios. Over the years, our designed radio products have received widespread praise from enthusiasts worldwide.
As our new brand, QODOSEN is committed to providing users with high-quality and high-performance wireless products. Despite the market changes brought about by the popularity of digital media and smartphones, we firmly believe that radios, with their unique advantages, will still occupy an important position in the fields of information acquisition and entertainment.
SR-286 (DX-286) is our first ultra-high sensitivity full band radio designed with the vehicle grade chip TEF6686, featuring excellent reception performance and good anti-interference ability.
is the sensitivity of the rod antenna receiving LW/MW/SW lower than usual?
2018-05-23
Reason: Check if the AMP antenna amplifier has been turned off.
Solution: Turn on the antenna amplifier.
Huizhou Keduosheng Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2022 with the aim of leading innovation and development in the wireless industry. Although we are a young company, we have a 30-year design background in the field of radio, with a deep understanding and extensive design experience in radios. Over the years, our designed radio products have received widespread praise from enthusiasts worldwide.
As our new brand, QODOSEN is committed to providing users with high-quality and high-performance wireless products. Despite the market changes brought about by the popularity of digital media and smartphones, we firmly believe that radios, with their unique advantages, will still occupy an important position in the fields of information acquisition and entertainment.
SR-286 (DX-286) is our first ultra-high sensitivity full band radio designed with the vehicle grade chip TEF6686, featuring excellent reception performance and good anti-interference ability.
LW, something akin to the Sangean ATS-909X…
..Quodosen should manufacture another radio with SSB, AM/SW (all inclusive bands!), FM, AIR BAND…and criticism will be forgiven……!
..plus LW
It does in fact have LW, so one magic requirement is already fulfilled!
No problem with mine.
No problem with mine either. I use it almost exclusively for talk, news, wtc
I changed the sound from Voice to Music mode and the problem is now gone.
In his latest update at the bottom he fixed the problem and it is once again his bedroom radio.
I’ve never had anything even remotely resembling this problem on my Qosoden DX-286.