RADIO SHACK DX-390 (SANGEAN ATS-818) AM FM LW Shortwave Radio with BFO SSB + Original Manual

hi guys this video is about the sangean ats-818 and all of its rebranded identical counterparts in this case the realistic or radio shack dx390 i picked this one up for a hundred dollars on facebook marketplace with manual and box but no foam inserts very good condition for something so old but look at this price for uh something that was brought out in 92 and continued through 93 it's about the price of a 5 disc cd changer in the day in this video we'll look at some of the popular modifications for the unit because it does need some and take it out for a bit of a test it's a bit battery hungry it wants three a a cells for its clock backup and memory backup and then four d cells to power the radio itself i've gotten by with these um aa cell adapters and just using a single row of aaa cells seems to work okay and i expect that that will of course have a shorter life the disable mute modi