{"id":40617,"date":"2019-11-14T06:57:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T10:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40617"},"modified":"2019-11-14T06:57:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T10:57:48","slug":"sangean-ats-909x-sticky-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/sangean-ats-909x-sticky-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangean ATS-909X sticky keys?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mark Fahey, who left the following comment on our PL-880 review<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reading this old post as I am a new user of the PL-880. I have it as my bedside and coffee table receiver in my house up in the Indonesian jungle.<\/p>\n

I love it! Wished I purchased it months ago.<\/p>\n

Until the PL-880 arrived I was using an ATS-909X up here \u2013 and seeing Thomas mention it here I thought I would ask about it.<\/p>\n

I have owned 3 x ATS-909X over the years, two white and my most recent (about 2 years ago) is the black model. Every single one of them has the most frustrating key not functioning as you would expect bug. It like the keys are \u201csticking\u201d, it\u2019s not a mechanical problem, but something with the keyboard electronics. The 1st one I brought when the ATS-909X was basically unusable due the keyboard. The later purchases somewhat better, and the last Black one the best of the bunch with a software version that was supposed to fix the problem. All that said even the Black one is pretty crappy with unresponsive keys (unless you press hard and slowly \u2013 ie not rapid and fast sequences of key pressing).<\/p>\n

Am I just suffering the effects of bad karma, or is everyone\u2019s experience of the ATS-909X the same.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so pleased I\u2019m now using the PL-880. No problems, no crappy keyboard, just a great experience!<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nMark<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m glad you’re enjoying the PL-880, Mark. You’re right: it’s a brilliant portable.<\/p>\n

Post readers:<\/strong> Have other ATS-909X owners experienced this problem with unresponsive keys? Please comment!<\/p>\n

And Mark, we’re overdue an update on your Radio Seribatu stations<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Fahey, who left the following comment on our PL-880 review: I\u2019m reading this old post as I am a new user of the PL-880. I have it as my bedside and coffee table receiver in my house up in the Indonesian jungle. I love it! Wished I purchased […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,26],"tags":[601,1647,600,602],"class_list":["post-40617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","tag-ats-909x","tag-mark-fahey","tag-sangean","tag-sangean-ats-909x"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-az7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10886,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/dave-reviews-the-tecsun-pl-880-pl660-and-sangean-ats-909x\/","url_meta":{"origin":40617,"position":0},"title":"Dave reviews the Tecsun PL-880, PL660 and Sangean ATS-909X","author":"Thomas","date":"September 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Dave Zantow (N9EWO) has posted reviews of the Tecsun PL-660, PL-880 and Sangean ATS-909X on his website. 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