Does anyone here have experience with this radio? I still have the old EP and love it. But I want to mess with this new version. The HDR16 has been sold BTW. They say it is better than the new version but I'd rather hear real user's thoughts on it. I'm waiting to see if there is any kinks they need to iron out before I buy it.
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Why get rid of a decent radio? The old EP, as long as it isn't broken, probably works as well as the new EP. There are some reviews online about the new EP. It appears to be a good radio but is still a work in progress. It is a digital radio that tunes using an analog device -- a potentiometer. It probably isn't any better than a PR-D5, as the chip inside it is very similar in performance and the antenna is probably the same (200 millimeter twin coil).
Stick with your old EP and enjoy it.
Stick with your old EP and enjoy it.
I do plan to keep this radio. The only problem I have with it is when I change from AM to FM the switch makes a lot of static on the radio. I don't know how to fix things like that. LOL
Sometimes exercising a switch a bit will clear the noises without having to take a radio apart to use tuner cleaner on the switch.
A trick I used to use when servicing radio station equipment long ago: Get one of those plastic needle syringes* (such as used to give liquid meds to pets) and alcohol (not the liquor store kind... the drug store kind). With the gear turned off and unplugged, exercise the switch (or a carbon pot) while squirting a bit of alcohol on it to help remove any crud that could have accumulated on the contactors (make sure nothing soluble is in the path... or put a rag around the component). Best alcohol is the 99%, but many drug stores do not have... otherwise, 91% which most do have. Let it dry prudently (the 91% stuff has 9% water).
* In San Francisco, the city will give you real syringes for free, I am told.
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