I believe information contained in this recent AR-DV1 review is still valid.
N9EWO Review AOR AR-DV1 DIGITAL VOICE RECEIVER
It's a little dated as firmware is currently up to 1812A and lots of changes/improvements have been made.
I believe information contained in this recent AR-DV1 review is still valid.
N9EWO Review AOR AR-DV1 DIGITAL VOICE RECEIVER
DX Engineering just lowered their price to $789.
A bit of a HF compare between the DV10 and the ICOM R-30
Any company that calls itself Authority on radio communications, but ships their wideband receiver with a airband only antenna, is out of touch with their own business. They didn’t even knew it was a airband antenna, their consumers had to find out them self. Funny how they stated in their emails that DV10 need that antenna for the best performance... you can only draw one conclusion out of that, they didn’t even test it.[/QUOTE
An airband antenna makes sense. It's one of the most likely uses for a hand-held radio out in the field. There is no suitable wide band antenna that would fit in the box. A telescoping whip is what most use, but it's still a comprise..
Problems or no problems you don't seriously believe AOR doesn't understand antennas? There is no such thing as a truely wide-band rubber-ducky antenna, look at Uniden or Whistler for example. Most likely you just comunicated with an individual not qualified to discuss technical details, a office clerk possibly? Any handheld radio from any manufacture ships with an antenna that is a serious compromise. AOR does mention the radio does not contain a ferrite core antenna for AM due to space constraints. They do use the earphone cord as an FM broadcast antenna.
I agree, the R30 sounded best, but it is NOT a fair test.
The IC-30 was 'cheating' and receiving the frequency it displayed.
The frequency the DV10 was listening to would most likely only be 'close'to what it was displaying, and drifting further away as its temperature changed or the firmware kept trying to shift it to compensate (sigh)
I agree, the R30 sounded best, but it is NOT a fair test.
The IC-30 was 'cheating' and receiving the frequency it displayed.
The frequency the DV10 was listening to would most likely only be 'close'to what it was displaying, and drifting further away as its temperature changed or the firmware kept trying to shift it to compensate (sigh)
LOL, yes staying on frequency and not drifting is apparently 'old style' technology. compared to the DV10.Bad ic-r30 for not drifting and staying on the correct frequency...
Lets hope so, 4/5 years after release date they still ship the DV1 with a noisy switching power supply, so we will see. if you ever buy a DV10 make sure you buy a ferrite core aswell, because they still like to cut corners.I have confidence that AOR and Yaesu will eventually get it worked out, even if it requires a change in hardware components, design, or an entire new main board. Theses things don't get fixed overnight like we'd like them to.