iRiver X20 MP3 Recorder - a DXer's Review
Guy Atkins
Perseus receiver blog; readers of rec.radio.shortwave may find this model to
be useful for DX recording as I do:
http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/2008/01/rollin-on-iriver-x20-mp3-recorder.html
73,
Guy Atkins KE7MAV
Puyallup, WA
www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com
sw...@live.com
> I've posted a mini-review and photos of the iRiver X20 MP3 recorder on my
> Perseus receiver blog; readers of rec.radio.shortwave may find this model to
> be useful for DX recording as I do:
>
The Zen V and V Plus (2G and 4G respectively) are nice units but a tad
delicate.
My display died, but the unit still works strong. I know of 10 people
who have them
and only one had his die and that was after a nice wash, rinse and
drier cycle.
The price is comparable but the iRiver X20 may have the advantage in
the SDRAM slot
Have you hear any reviews about how stout the display on the X20 is?
Terry
Frank Halaburak
"Guy Atkins" <dxno...@guyatkins.com> wrote in message
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for recording DX and station I.D.'s
RHF
-
- I've posted a mini-review and photos of the iRiver X20 MP3 recorder
- on my Perseus receiver blog; readers of rec.radio.shortwave may
- find this model to be useful for DX recording as I do:
- http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/2008/01/rollin-on-iriver-x20-mp3-recorder.html
-
- 73,
-
- Guy Atkins KE7MAV
- Puyallup, WA
- www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com
Guy Atkins [KE7MAV],
Nice write up and info on the iRiver X20 MP3 Recorder and
your use of it in conjunction with your Grayland DXpeditions.
Posted on : Sunday, January 27, 2008
http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/2008/01/rollin-on-iriver-x20-mp3-recorder.html
Taken-a-Look-at : Guy Atkins [KE7MAV]
"Five Below" [BLOG] => http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/
Medium Wave and Tropical Bands DXing . . .
Plus another recent BLOG Posting by Guy Atkins [KE7MAV]
is : "Revisions to the Wellbrook ALA100 Loop Antenna"
http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/2008/01/revisions-to-wellbrook-ala100-loop.html
Posted on : Monday, January 28, 2008
Smaller Three Turn Loop Antenna Element versus a
Larger One Turn Loop Antenna Element using the
Wellbrook ALA100 Loop Antenna -read- what Guy
has to say . . . and how he accomplished it . . .
.
-ps- Telamon be sure to Count* this as another one
of my 'Clueless Posts' -cause- IT IS ! ;-{
Plus Extra Credit for the : Cut, Copy and Paste Stuff. :o)
* Rec.Radio.Shortwave Newsgroup Readers :
Please I Need Your Votes ! -and- I Want Your Votes !
In this Weeks Race for the RRS "Clueless Troll" Award.
.
Guy Atkins
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> Have you hear any reviews about how stout the display on the X20 is?
>
> Terry
Hi Terry,
I've not heard any feedback about the X20's display, but my impression is
that is is pretty sturdy. The case doesn't flex much...it feels stout to me,
despite the very light weight. I think it would be a good idea to keep the
screen covered as much as possible though, such as with the modded Verizon
Chocolate cell phone case I describe in the blog article.
One advantage I see to the X20 over the Zen V series is the 64 kbps
recording format, for smaller file sizes. The lowest rate that the Zen Vs
will record is 128 kbps.
Guy
mi...@sushi.com
> On Jan 31, 8:26 am, "Guy Atkins" <dxnos...@guyatkins.com> wrote:
> -
> - I've posted a mini-review and photos of the iRiver X20 MP3 recorder
> - on my Perseus receiver blog; readers of rec.radio.shortwave may
> - find this model to be useful for DX recording as I do:
> -
> - 73,
> -
> - Guy Atkins KE7MAV
> - Puyallup, WA
> -www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com
>
> Guy Atkins [KE7MAV],
>
> Nice write up and info on the iRiver X20 MP3 Recorder and
> your use of it in conjunction with your Grayland DXpeditions.
>
> Taken-a-Look-at : Guy Atkins [KE7MAV]
> "Five Below" [BLOG] =>http://perseus-sdr.blogspot.com/
> Medium Wave and Tropical Bands DXing . . .
>
> Plus another recent BLOG Posting by Guy Atkins [KE7MAV]
> Posted on : Monday, January 28, 2008
> Smaller Three Turn Loop Antenna Element versus a
> Larger One Turn Loop Antenna Element using the
> Wellbrook ALA100 Loop Antenna -read- what Guy
> has to say . . . and how he accomplished it . . .
> .
> -ps- Telamon be sure to Count* this as another one
> of my 'Clueless Posts' -cause- IT IS ! ;-{
> Plus Extra Credit for the : Cut, Copy and Paste Stuff. :o)
> * Rec.Radio.Shortwave Newsgroup Readers :
> Please I Need Your Votes ! -and- I Want Your Votes !
> In this Weeks Race for the RRS "Clueless Troll" Award.
> .
I've built antenna using tent poles as well. I think I got them at
Big 5. However, for my larger loop, I used white rods from Tap
Plastics:
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/radio/bigassant.jpg
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=159&
So that is around 12 ft on the diagonal, or about 37ft. The fiberglass
rods are a bit stiffer than the tent poles.
mi...@sushi.com
> Perseus receiver blog; readers of rec.radio.shortwave may find this model to
> be useful for DX recording as I do:
>
Just an FYI, if you are recording in compressed modes, the stereo
separation is often reduced. This is not the end of the world for
music, but if you are trying to record two signals without leakage
(such as from two scanners), it is the end of the world. It has been
my experience that OGG format does not have this issue. And of course,
it should not be an issue if you record in PCM