{"id":4174,"date":"2012-08-13T10:14:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2012-08-18T07:28:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T11:28:42","slug":"the-new-degen-de1129-shortwave-radio-with-mp3-recording-and-playback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/the-new-degen-de1129-shortwave-radio-with-mp3-recording-and-playback\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Degen DE1129 shortwave radio with MP3 recording and playback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4175\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DEGEN-DE1129.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4175\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4175\" title=\"DEGEN-DE1129\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DEGEN-DE1129-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DEGEN-DE1129-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DEGEN-DE1129-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DEGEN-DE1129.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo source: TecsunRadio.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"TecsunRadio.com\" href=\"http:\/\/tecsunradio.com\/2012\/08\/09\/degen-de1129-full-band-digital-tuning-mp3-sd-card-radio-receiver\/\" target=\"_blank\">TecsunRadio.com<\/a> has posted the new Degen DE1129 shortwave radio on their website. Though they have not yet posted pricing, it appears pre-orders are being taken.<\/p>\n<p>The DE1129 looks like a\u00a0decedent\u00a0of the <a title=\"Degen DE1128: More photos and features released\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/degen-de1128-more-photos-and-features-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">Degen DE1128<\/a> that has not exactly been a market success in North America. The <a title=\"DE1128 in the SW Radio Index\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2012\/01\/degen-de1128\/\" target=\"_blank\">DE1128<\/a> lacks medium wave (AM) 10kHz steps (spacing) that allows it to be useful in the North America AM broadcast market. \u00a0It also lacks English as a selectible language on the display. (The <a title=\"CNET reviews the Grundig G2\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/cnet-reviews-the-grundig-g2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grundig G2 Reporter<\/a>, however, does have the features and is, in essence, the North American version of the DE1128).<\/p>\n<p><em>The published features\/specs of the new DE1129 do <strong>not<\/strong> reveal if AM spacing or English language will be an issue in the DE1129.<\/em> I will try to contact the manufacturer. Until then, I would keep this in mind if pre-ordering. <strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <a title=\"The Degen DE1129 features 10 kHz steps on medium wave\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/the-degen-de1129-features-10-khz-steps-on-medium-wave\/\">The DE1129 does have 10kHz spacing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Vimal points out pricing is $102 US\/each with shipping.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks for the tip from <a title=\"The Herculodge\" href=\"http:\/\/herculodge.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the excellent Herculodge<\/a>\u00a0blog!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features (per retailer)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FM :87.0-108 .0 MHz<\/li>\n<li>campus radio:64.0-108.0MHz<\/li>\n<li>MW (medium wave) :522-1710KHz<\/li>\n<li>SW (shortwave) :2.30-23 .00 MHz<\/li>\n<li>Stored radio frequency of 248<\/li>\n<li>Radio signal strength indicator<\/li>\n<li>High-frequency stereo<\/li>\n<li>Five tuning methods: (encoder knob \/ manual \/ automatic \/ memory \/ ATS)<\/li>\n<li>Large-size LED backlit dot-matrix screen, full support of the Chinese display<\/li>\n<li>Playback: MP3 and WMA decoding<\/li>\n<li>Multiple repeat mode<\/li>\n<li>A variety of sound modes<\/li>\n<li>Variable speed playback<\/li>\n<li>A-B repeat<\/li>\n<li>Recording function: MIC recording, recording radio<\/li>\n<li>MP3\/WAV sound recording format selection<\/li>\n<li>Can be used as the active speaker<\/li>\n<li>E-book features: TXT document reading<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent timer switch<\/li>\n<li>Alarm clock function<\/li>\n<li>Sleep timer (05-90 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Support software upgrades<\/li>\n<li>Support for multiple languages<\/li>\n<li>Built-in memory, support for the MICRO SD card playback<\/li>\n<li>Key Lock Switch<\/li>\n<li>The electronic volume control (31)<\/li>\n<li>Built-in top super bass vibration film and wideband audio speaker<\/li>\n<li>MINI-USB interface, USB2.0 high-speed transmission<\/li>\n<li>The intelligent charging can be connected to the computer charge<\/li>\n<li>Battery level indicator, low battery automatically shut down<\/li>\n<li>Removable battery, replace the batteries more convenient<\/li>\n<li>Machine size: 130 * 78 * 30MM<\/li>\n<li>Weight (with lithium battery): about 145G<\/li>\n<li>Supplied accessories: USB cable, lithium battery, and Operations Guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TecsunRadio.com has posted the new Degen DE1129 shortwave radio on their website. Though they have not yet posted pricing, it appears pre-orders are being taken. The DE1129 looks like a\u00a0decedent\u00a0of the Degen DE1128 that has not exactly been a market success in North America. The DE1128 lacks medium wave (AM) 10kHz steps (spacing) that allows [&hellip;]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836,3,43],"tags":[1287,1289,718,717,1288,1290,4108,326,25],"class_list":["post-4174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-de-1129","tag-de1129","tag-degen","tag-degen-de1128","tag-degen-de1129","tag-degen-de1129-shortwave-radio","tag-new-products","tag-product-announcements","tag-shortwave-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-15k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4226,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/the-degen-de1129-features-10-khz-steps-on-medium-wave\/","url_meta":{"origin":4174,"position":0},"title":"The Degen DE1129 features 10 kHz steps on medium wave","author":"Thomas","date":"August 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received confirmation from a representative at TecsunRadio.com that the Degen DE1129\u00a0will offer selectable 10kHz steps for the medium wave (AM) band in North\/South America (ITU Region 2). 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RDS is a very useful feature--especially for instant FM station ID on the go. The DE1129A is available from Anon, a trusted Degen distributor from Hong Kong, on eBay.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DE1129A-300x121.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4231,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/degen-de1129-front-panel-english-translations\/","url_meta":{"origin":4174,"position":4},"title":"Degen DE1129 front panel: English translations","author":"Thomas","date":"August 17, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Erin, with TecsinRadio.com, sent me this graphic with English translations for the Degen DE1129's front panel (which is silk-screened in Chinese). This could come in handy for future DE1129 owners less familiar with Chinese. 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