{"id":359,"date":"2011-01-02T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/?p=359"},"modified":"2011-01-02T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-02T16:32:00","slug":"sangean-ats-909-or-radioshack-dx-398","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/01\/sangean-ats-909-or-radioshack-dx-398\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangean ATS-909 or RadioShack DX-398"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_361\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ats909.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361\" title=\"Ats909\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ats909-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ats909-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ats909.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sangean ATS-909 shortwave receiver<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sangean describes the Sangean ATS-909 as the &#8220;flagship&#8221; of the Sangean line of AM\/FM\/SW Portable Radios.  It is indeed a popular portable and is packed with features. This radio was also manufactured as the RadioShack DX-398. Note that the Sangean ATS-909 is still available in stock from some retailers, but has been discontinued and replaced by the new <a title=\"Sangean ATS-909X\" href=\"?p=366\">Sangean ATS-909X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Specs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PLL Synthesized Digital Tuning.<\/li>\n<li>Backlit LCD Display.<\/li>\n<li>307 Programmable Memories.<\/li>\n<li>Frequency\n<ul>FM 87.5-108<\/ul>\n<ul>AM 520-1710<\/ul>\n<ul>SW 1.711-29.999<\/ul>\n<ul>LW 153-519<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Five Tuning methods:\n<ul>Direct frequency tuning.<\/ul>\n<ul>Auto scan.<\/ul>\n<ul>Manual tuning.<\/ul>\n<ul>Memory recall.<\/ul>\n<ul>Rotary tuning.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Auto Tuning System (ATS).<\/li>\n<li>Pre-programmed station name and frequency according to customer\u2019s requirement before ex-factory.<\/li>\n<li>Radio Data System (RDS).<\/li>\n<li>Alarm Function w\/Human Waking System (HWS).<\/li>\n<li>AM Wide \/ Narrow.<\/li>\n<li>FM stereo \/ Mono Selector Switch.<\/li>\n<li>8 Characters for editing station name in display.<\/li>\n<li>EE PROM for memories back up.<\/li>\n<li>Stereo Headphone Jack.<\/li>\n<li>Single Side Band (SSB).<\/li>\n<li>Fine Tuning Control.<\/li>\n<li>RF Gain Control.<\/li>\n<li>Built-in 42 world cities time plus DST device.<\/li>\n<li>Direct key to recall favorite station in one button.<\/li>\n<li>Adjustable Sleep Timer.<\/li>\n<li>Signal &amp; Battery Strength Indicator.<\/li>\n<li>Tone control (Music \/ Normal \/ News).<\/li>\n<li>Dual Conversion.<\/li>\n<li>REC out and standby control output.<\/li>\n<li>3 Timers.<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (WxHxD):8 \u00bd\u201dx 5\u201dx 1 \u00bd\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 1 lb. 2 oz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Sangean\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sangean.com\/products\/products_description.asp?pid=11&amp;mid=2&amp;pan=&amp;um=0\">Manufacturer&#8217;s Product Page &#8211; Sangean ATS-909<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reviews\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Eham.net reviews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eham.net\/reviews\/detail\/542\">Eham<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Radio Intel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radiointel.com\/portwars.htm\">Radio Intel<\/a> (comparison with Grundig YB400 and Sony ICF-7600G)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"MW Circle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mwcircle.org\/mw_rec_ats909.htm\">MW Circle<\/a> (with a focus on mediumwave)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Retailers\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Universal Radio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/portable\/1909.html\">Universal Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"DX Radio (UK)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dxradio.co.uk\/sangean\/ats909.php\">DX Radio (UK)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sangean describes the Sangean ATS-909 as the &#8220;flagship&#8221; of the Sangean line of AM\/FM\/SW Portable Radios. It is indeed a popular portable and is packed with features. This radio was also manufactured as the RadioShack DX-398. Note that the Sangean &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/01\/sangean-ats-909-or-radioshack-dx-398\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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":[146],"tags":[148,147],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radioshack","tag-dx-398","tag-radioshack-dx-398"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1f4Ph-5N","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}