![]() You can find some other information on this receiver at 's Modern Receiver Survey. There are also several other manual suppliers out on the web that I haven't used. One place I've used and been happy with is W7FG's Vintage Manuals. In addition, manuals are available from several other sources and usually run around $15 a copy. If you need an owner's manual (which includes a schematic but not a parts list), I have copies available for $7 (includes US shipping). Howard says that while he doesn't get the bass response he does from a DX-302, he was able to get rid of the nasal sound and adds a lot of punch that it didn't have before. C64 - Remove this capacitor as this will limit top end response.C54 - 22 mfd 50V (If any instability is observed such as excessive time before hearing any sound when powering up, change this capacitor to 10mfd 50V).Howard provided some information on improving the audio response of the DX-160. Kinda' like the old BC-221 military surplus frequency standards some lucky SWLs had years ago only better. I tune the antenna analyzer until I zero beat it on the carrier (or the BFO) for the signal I'm listening to. So how do I get accurate frequency readings when I really need them? I've got an MFJ antenna analyzer that I'll connect to the rubber ducky antenna that came with one of my scanners. And while you can probably figure out the frequency to within +/- 50 kHz there are times you want to get closer. The dial (and a table in the user's manual) is impressive when compared to a lot of similar receivers. Okay, so the most noticeable thing to many new comers to the hobby (no offense intended ) is that there is no digital readout. Stability is also fair-if you listen to SSB you'll be tweaking from time to time but with AM broadcasts this isn't a problem.Īlso image rejection is much better than your typical single-conversion receiver. I've owned a number of receivers with LW bands, but this is the only one I've ever been able to pick up anything below the broadcast band with. You turn the main turning knob a fraction to one side or the other and the station is gone. With most older single conversion receivers you can hear a strong station even when you move the main tuning dial a fair amount. Before I figured that out, I was just tuning over the stations. ![]() ![]() In fact, I thought it was a dog as a receiver until I realized I needed to make more use of the bandspread tuning. There is no comparison in their performance (even thought the Heathkit is well constructed ). Until I got the DX-160 I had my Heathkit SW-717 on the bench. I can't imagine the shack without one of these types of radio in it. It's big (14.5" wide, 6" tall, and 9" deep-and add another 3" for the external speaker), solid (weighing in at about 15 pounds), seven knobs, four switches, and a pleasant glowing face. And-well, what else can I say-it just looks like a radio is supposed to look. The external speaker gives good quality audio. It has reasonably good selectivity and you have to be careful to tune it slowly or you'll miss the station you're looking for. My impressions? This is as solid a radio as I could ask for given its age and simplicity of design. Since then I've grown to appreciate the rig even more. Twenty plus years later (April 2000) I finally picked up a used DX-160 'just for grins'. ![]() By the time I had some money saved I already had my eyes on the latest and greatest-the DX-300. I can remember looking in the Radio Shack catalog and wishing I could afford the DX-160. Shortwave receivers continued to evolve with digital readouts, dual conversion, and other features and the DX-160 was discontinued in 1980.ĭuring the 1970s, these radios made their way into a fair number of CBer's shacks. For a little nostalgia, check out GRE's DX-150/DX-160 history pages. This family of radios was made for Radio Shack by General Research of Electronics, Inc. In 1975 the DX-160 was introduced with the most noticeable change being the addition of a LW band (150-400 kHz). Over the next few years, this line underwent several improvements (the DX-150A and DX-150B). In 1967, Radio Shack introduced the DX-150 general coverage (535 kHz to 30 MHz) receiver. W4JBM's Realistic DX-160 Page Hosted by !
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