Realistic DX 160 Receiver Modification

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Wire Works

Wire Works

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@goobercrow198
@goobercrow198 11 ай бұрын
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
@johnroberts3824 11 ай бұрын
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!
@ScoutCrafter
@ScoutCrafter 2 ай бұрын
Awesome upgrade Wire!!! 😃👍
@fulltruckereffect
@fulltruckereffect 11 ай бұрын
Awesome modification.
@johnlynch7834
@johnlynch7834 11 ай бұрын
Hi Mike. I have a dx160 in my bedroom. It was my dads he bought new
@fubarsnafu4994
@fubarsnafu4994 11 ай бұрын
owned three of these two with the speaker
@DCDura
@DCDura 2 ай бұрын
Really high noise floor on AM. Something nearby zapping it?
@cmvb69
@cmvb69 11 ай бұрын
Anyway you could do a video on how to add a dc cord to the back of existing hole
@wireworks616
@wireworks616 11 ай бұрын
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
@vtradio 11 ай бұрын
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
@wireworks616 11 ай бұрын
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
@zzyzxRDFwy15
@zzyzxRDFwy15 11 ай бұрын
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
@wireworks616 11 ай бұрын
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
@jswyman-ll3dr 5 ай бұрын
Would have used thin coax for shielding from internal circuits.
@wireworks616
@wireworks616 5 ай бұрын
@jswyman-ll3dr I was was gonna do that, but it's a receiver. There's no rf going out.
@mahendragadhavi6811
@mahendragadhavi6811 Ай бұрын
Please upload schematic of such radio set
@transcanada9028
@transcanada9028 11 ай бұрын
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
@wireworks616 11 ай бұрын
I don't keep things plugged in when I work on them.
@transcanada9028
@transcanada9028 11 ай бұрын
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
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