{"id":13827,"date":"2015-06-25T08:09:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13827"},"modified":"2015-08-31T09:07:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:07:53","slug":"the-new-sangean-ats-405-shortwave-portable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/the-new-sangean-ats-405-shortwave-portable\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Sangean ATS-405 shortwave portable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sangean-ATS-405.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13828\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sangean-ATS-405-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"Sangean-ATS-405\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sangean-ATS-405-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sangean-ATS-405-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sangean-ATS-405.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>[UPDATE: <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/initial-review-of-the-sangean-ats-405\/\">Click here for a full review of the Sangean ATS-405<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/swcheap.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/new-sangean-digital-shortwave-portable.html\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Hyde<\/a>, who <a href=\"http:\/\/swcheap.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/new-sangean-digital-shortwave-portable.html\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> that Sangean has a new travel radio on the market: the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/portable\/4405.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sangean ATS-405<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;While looking around the internet today, I came across a new DSP shortwave radio called the Sangean ATS 405. The 405 looks a lot like its 404 predecessor except that it includes 3 bandwidths, 148 memories, a squelch control and comes along with some other interesting features.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ATS-405 came as very much a (welcome) surprise to me as Sangean hasn&#8217;t introduced a new shortwave radio in years. This radio is obviously based on a DSP chip and has three selectable bandwidths&#8211;I hope its AGC circuit is well suited for weak DX. I am a little disappointed the ATS-405 doesn&#8217;t have a tuning wheel. Still, I hope this will be a winner.<\/p>\n<p>The ATS-405 owner&#8217;s manual (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sangean.com\/support\/download\/Manual\/V1\/20150105_3A81W61000010_ATS-405_GB_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download here<\/a>) lists the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full shortwave 14 meter bands<\/li>\n<li>Five tuning methods-direct frequency access, auto\u00a0scan, manual tuning, memory recall and rotary tuning<\/li>\n<li>ATS (Auto Tuning System)-auto scan and preset\u00a0stations<\/li>\n<li>Shortwave meter band selection<\/li>\n<li>148 station presets<\/li>\n<li>2 alarm timers by buzzer and radio<\/li>\n<li>Real time clock<\/li>\n<li>Adjustable sleep timer<\/li>\n<li>Tone control (Music\/Normal\/News)<\/li>\n<li>1 kHz fine tuning<\/li>\n<li>Squelch function adjusts the receiving threshold and\u00a0eliminate weak transmissions<\/li>\n<li>Easy to read LCD display with backlight<\/li>\n<li>Eco-friendly recharging function with LED indicator<\/li>\n<li>Stereo\/mono switch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I will plan to purchase an ATS-405\u00a0in the near future\u00a0and review it in due time. Please comment with your impressions if you&#8217;ve purchased one!<\/p>\n<p>The Sangean ATS-405 is available from the following sellers from $89.00 to 95.00 US:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/portable\/4405.html\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HipaQV\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337714042&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=Sangean+ATS-405&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">eBay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Many thanks agin,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swcheap.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron<\/a>, for the tip!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[UPDATE: Click here for a full review of the Sangean ATS-405] Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Hyde, who reports that Sangean has a new travel radio on the market: the Sangean ATS-405. Aaron writes: &#8220;While looking around the internet today, I came across a new DSP shortwave radio called the Sangean ATS 405. 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Back story: \u00a0there were some receiver performance issues that I suspected\u00a0may have been tied to my particular ATS-405 unit. Sangean\u00a0kindly dispatched another ATS-405 which I received last\u00a0week. 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