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Ordered a Sangean PR - D 19

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sox fan matt

So I ordered a Sangean PR - D 19 today to replace my aging Insignia™ - Tabletop FM/HD Radio - Black. The turning forward button is absolutely shot. I'm taking it to the Ozarks next month for a vacation.
 
sox fan matt said:
So I ordered a Sangean PR - D 19 today to replace my aging Insignia™ - Tabletop FM/HD Radio - Black. The turning forward button is absolutely shot. I'm taking it to the Ozarks next month for a vacation.
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Enjoy your new radio. Let us know how it performs/
 
Will do! I expect to basically get everything here in DFW plus i'm going to try for whichever 97.5 I can get, either Waco or Wichita Falls. In the Ozarks i'm shooting for maybe CKLW and eastern US siginals.

Anyone have a Sangean PR - D 19 or 18? Things I need to look out for?
 
sox fan matt said:
Will do! I expect to basically get everything here in DFW plus i'm going to try for whichever 97.5 I can get, either Waco or Wichita Falls. In the Ozarks i'm shooting for maybe CKLW and eastern US siginals.

Anyone have a Sangean PR - D 19 or 18? Things I need to look out for?
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Yes, please let us know how it performs. I'm always interested in a good radio.
 
Just received the radio. It's able to pull in weaker signals from Austin (590 KLBJ) and KWPN (640 OKC). The FM I need to wait to text because I have a lot of concrete between the walls, but I expect I can pull in 92.1, and one of the 97.5's.
 
sox fan matt said:
Will do! I expect to basically get everything here in DFW plus i'm going to try for whichever 97.5 I can get, either Waco or Wichita Falls. In the Ozarks i'm shooting for maybe CKLW and eastern US siginals.

Anyone have a Sangean PR - D 19 or 18? Things I need to look out for?
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I got a PR-D18 last year.

Certainly not as powerful AM reception as my PR-D5 but very good for it's small size.

I'd say the FM reception is equal to the PR-D5.

It's such a nice compact solid little radio and I'm glad to have it as an addition to my other radios.
 
hawaiigar said:
I got a PR-D18 last year.

Certainly not as powerful AM reception as my PR-D5 but very good for it's small size.

I'd say the FM reception is equal to the PR-D5.

It's such a nice compact solid little radio and I'm glad to have it as an addition to my other radios.
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I also have a PR-D5 which I've been very happy with. I'll have to look into this PR-D19. Always interested in a good radio.
 
sox fan matt said:
Will do! I expect to basically get everything here in DFW plus i'm going to try for whichever 97.5 I can get, either Waco or Wichita Falls. In the Ozarks i'm shooting for maybe CKLW and eastern US siginals.

Anyone have a Sangean PR - D 19 or 18? Things I need to look out for?
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I have a PR-D18 and it is a good radio on both AM and FM. It DXes well -- although not as well as a PR-D5 or PR-D14 (which obviously have bigger loopsticks). But it is a good radio. The PR-D19 looks like a stereo version of the 18. I would imagine it's just as good on AM and FM as the 18... My PR-D18 received XERF 1570 without help from an external loop a few months back. If a radio can get XERF here in my section of the PNW, I think it's a good radio.

Good luck with your radio and have fun.
 
The PR D 14 was on my list, and still is. I wasn't sure what the major differences were, so I went with the 19. One thing that's a slight annoyance is no AC Adapter.

I was going to try for CKLW, WSM, WCBS, WINS, KYW, etc in the Ozarks.

Is the PR D5 Discontinued?
 
sox fan matt said:
The PR D 14 was on my list, and still is. I wasn't sure what the major differences were, so I went with the 19. One thing that's a slight annoyance is no AC Adapter.

I was going to try for CKLW, WSM, WCBS, WINS, KYW, etc in the Ozarks.

Is the PR D5 Discontinued?
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The PR-D14 is a better DXer than the PR-D18, I know that much. And with 4 D-Cells, it will run on a set of batteries for quite a while (170 hours according to the specs) -- longer than a set of batteries lasts in a PR-D5. The difference, of course, is the stereo on FM. And the PR-D5 probably has a longer loopstick. Like I said, the PR-D5 has a twin coil, 200 mm loopstick. The 14 probably has a smaller one, which may or may not be twin coil, but side by side, I hear little difference in reception of DX, surprisingly enough.

And yes, the PR-D5 is still available. The white one is standard, the black case one looks quite cool. Same exact guts inside.
 
boombox4 said:
The PR-D14 is a better DXer than the PR-D18, I know that much. And with 4 D-Cells, it will run on a set of batteries for quite a while (170 hours according to the specs) -- longer than a set of batteries lasts in a PR-D5. The difference, of course, is the stereo on FM. And the PR-D5 probably has a longer loopstick. Like I said, the PR-D5 has a twin coil, 200 mm loopstick. The 14 probably has a smaller one, which may or may not be twin coil, but side by side, I hear little difference in reception of DX, surprisingly enough.

And yes, the PR-D5 is still available. The white one is standard, the black case one looks quite cool. Same exact guts inside.
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I've got the PR-D5 in the black case. Thanks for your comments on PR-D14.
 
I need to add here, that the PR-D14 is indeed stereo through the headphones, as is the PR-D18 (and most Sangean radios are). But I was referring to the PR-D5's stereo speakers in my comments above mentioning it as stereo.
 
boombox4 said:
I need to add here, that the PR-D14 is indeed stereo through the headphones, as is the PR-D18 (and most Sangean radios are). But I was referring to the PR-D5's stereo speakers in my comments above mentioning it as stereo.
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How does the PR-D14 compare in sensitivity/selectivity on FM to the PR-D5?
 
jim-satx said:
How does the PR-D14 compare in sensitivity/selectivity on FM to the PR-D5?
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I am not an FM DXer, so to me they seem the same -- but then, I don't really know the FM band here well, aside from the usual culprits.... I'll do a comparison over the next couple of days and then post what I've observed.
 
boombox4 said:
I am not an FM DXer, so to me they seem the same -- but then, I don't really know the FM band here well, aside from the usual culprits.... I'll do a comparison over the next couple of days and then post what I've observed.
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Thanks, boombox4. I'm looking forward to the results of your comparison.
 
I did a side by side comparison of the PR-D5 and PR-D14 and the two were about the same, with the D14 having a slight edge when it came to several local translators or fringe signals. The D14 had a little more readability.

Hope that helps.
 
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