Realistic DX 160 Receiver Modification

[@goobercrow198]

Loved my DX-160! Saved up for months to purchase, picking up pop bottles from the roadside and turning them in for deposit refund and cutting the neighbors grass. I was 13 or 14 years old at the time and spent many hours listening to the world on a long wire antenna. The radio is long gone but it sure brings up memories when I see one! I probably would have drilled a hole below the screw terminals instead of messing up the sticker but it was interesting to see that they thought of it by adding the punch out.

[@johnroberts3824]

One of my favorite shortwave receivers. Have owned a couple of them. Unfortunately because of the internet, international shortwave broadcasts have dropped off a cliff. When I was young the bands were packed. Now there's next to nothing, a casualty of progress. Drat!

[@fulltruckereffect]

Awesome modification.

[@fubarsnafu4994]

owned three of these two with the speaker

[@johnlynch7834]

Hi Mike. I have a dx160 in my bedroom. It was my dads he bought new

[@zzyzxRDFwy15]

Destroying the vintage Radio Shack product label made me cringe. I think I would have chosen to mount the connector in a location to not destroy the vintage label but otherwise a really cool modification.

[@wireworks616]

I thought of that, but the knockout was more feasible instead of drilling and accidentally screwing it up. I did print out the label and mounted it on the bottom plate.

[@jswyman-ll3dr]

Would have used thin coax for shielding from internal circuits.

[@wireworks616]

@jswyman-ll3dr I was was gonna do that, but it's a receiver. There's no rf going out.

[@cmvb69]

Anyway you could do a video on how to add a dc cord to the back of existing hole

[@wireworks616]

I'm saving that for another mod on this radio. When it's powered by 12 volts. The dial light doesn't function. I plan on using led strip when I do the next video.

[@vtradio]

Wire - If the center lug used is for a dipole, as you say, why not solder the shield to that, instead of using the chassis? My manual says, if using a balanced antenna, remove the jumper and use A1 & A2. A ground can then be connected to the ground lug. Otherwise, aren't you using just one half of the dipole? My knockout is also under the Serial Number sticker, but I have a 2nd sticker on the bottom because it came from a parts radio. I wonder if an SO-239 will fit in the hole? 73 Paul AA1SU

[@wireworks616]

The antenna I'm using is an unbalanced. If I use the fan dipole I hook it up using A1 and A2. I'm using the 6btv for this radio

[@transcanada9028]

I got zapped pretty good once wearing a big chucky ring. Now I always remove my rings when working inside anything that could have high voltage inside. Just saying...

[@wireworks616]

I don't keep things plugged in when I work on them.

[@transcanada9028]

Ya well the amp that got me wasn't plugged in either. The charged cap got me. Even if the jolt isn't that strong you could still short out components and some of those old radios etc. have a lot of stuff that you can't get anymore so I just like to take the precaution. Anyways great videos and I enjoy watching and thanks for the reply.@@wireworks616