Realistic DX-200 Shortwave Receiver Just Aquired SWL Radio Shack

Received this little receiver via eBay recently. Works really well. I have some other shorter videos I will upload sometime that show it in operation on some other bands.
Made in Japan by GRE from 1981 - 1983.

[@metatechnologist]

Thanks for the video. It's fun to travel back in time with some of these radios.

[@262NagantRadios]

Thank you Herman. I really like these old school DX-200's. 73's Paul

[@super20dan]

really enjoy this radio. impressed for what it is. have the 160 but gave it away when i started using this . also have the dx300 but hate using it

[@capnrob97]

Nice video. I just got one of these off eBay today, works great so far.

[@262NagantRadios]

@capnrob97 Thank you. Congrats and enjoy your DX-200. They are nice little receivers when working correctly.

[@262NagantRadios]

Thank you. Yes they do look similar to the Kenwood R300 but they are not as robust or as refined a radio as your R300. The DX-200's were manufactured by GRE in Japan and were made for a lower price point. They are neat little receivers and I truly enjoy mine. I've never owned a Kenwood R300 but I can imagine it is like a Rolls Royce compared to my Ford Pinto Realistic. 73's Paul

[@newtownards01]

thanks paul,great video and i have the same radio love it,i get allot of amateur radio stations on the 13-30,just with a small peace of wire,thankyou for the great videos big help,keep well my friend,73s from N.Ireland

[@nomadsolos]

looks to be in great shape - I have one I bought in the 80s from Radio Shack. It has transisters breaking down so I try to not use it. I want to get someone to go through it so I can once more use it. I only get about hald of a meter band, the other part is dead throughout the spectrum.

[@262NagantRadios]

Understandable. The DX-200 is an old school analogue hands on type receiver. 73's Paul

[@hanklukas]

Well the other thing that made radio expendable was when i got the Sony ICF-2001. With digital read out of frequencies and the scanning features. It made it very easy to send reception reports. 2001 had a keypad. I sold at a ham fest.Thank you for commenting 262Naganradios.

[@hanklukas]

I had this radio,I found some instablely with this reciever on 20 meters. I sold it when i got the Sony ICF 2010.

[@Grunta5]

Nice radio and very similar to my Kenwood R300. 73 de ZL2AR

[@262NagantRadios]

@KC8YOQ Thanks Ernie. I hope all is well with you.

[@262NagantRadios]

I'm not sure what model Lafayette either. I know they had some transistor units later on and some of them might have been made by GRE.

[@mikelee8520]

Yes I still got the Realistic DX-200 but I dont use it any more due to drift. There must be some thing that can be done about that, I would have thought?

[@262NagantRadios]

Sorry to hear you had some troubles with yours. The older GRE manufactured receivers like this are hit and miss. Some work great others have problems. Some of the problems are likely age but I wonder if GRE's quality control was a bit lacking back then. 73's Paul

[@eddiekulp1241]

Had one years ago , gave away later on after I got a R2000

[@michaelplumb298]

Do you have aluminum foil tape on the inside of your radio? It helps on your noise problem. I use the tape on the drake r8 and it helps a lot.

[@scaleop4]

i used to have a dx 200 but it used to drift of frequency a lot.

[@r5t6y12]

The Realistic DX-440 had a "frequency lock" switch that would guarantee that as soon as you activated it you couldn't change anything on the radio except volume, BFO, and the backlight. You couldn't even turn the power off when the frequency lock was in place.

[@hanklukas]

lafeyette had the same radio,I don't remember it's number.

[@hanklukas]

73.

[@262NagantRadios]

Thank you Herman. I really like these old school DX-200's. 73's Paul