Kenwood DNX6140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with Built-in Bluetooth USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver Review

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I had this unit profesionally installed in my Porsche Cayman and the custom installation is a very good fit. The navigation system is very easy to use – if you’ve had a garmin (that is what it is based on), you pretty much do not need to read the manual – it is very intuitive and accurate. I’ve driven about 2000 miles with it and I like the large bright display – it is easy to change directions and detour on the fly. It does not have voice commands, but the touch screen is easy to use.
I have also used the bluetooth with my Razr phone and have not encountered the problems stated in the earlier review. The microphone is placed near the rearview mirror and only the front speakers come on when I’m talking on the phone – the unit shuts off any music that you might have playing. I use the touchscreen to dial a number and it works well – the folks at the receiving end have no problem hearing me.
There is also an ipod adapter that is in the glove compartment – once hooked up all controls are on the touchscreen – it is easy to use and works well. If one puts in a DVD / CD that takes precedence over the ipod unless you instruct the unit otherwise. I leave the unit to power up when starting the car and it automatically shuts off when the engine is off. I haven’t used the XM stations as I do not subscribe to that service but the FM stations pull in fine using the standard antenna that came with the car.
All in all this is a very good unit and I am very happy with it.

Kenwood DNX6140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with Built-in Bluetooth USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver Feature

• AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, MP3/WMA/AAC, MPEG1/MPEG2, iPod,
• 4 x 50 Watts maximum power with two 2V pre-amp outputs
• 6.1-inch TFT LCD touchscreen with 480 x 234 pixel resolution
• Includes built-in Garmin navigation, Bluetooth by Parrot, direct iPod connection, USB music streaming,
• One-year limited warranty
• USB, HD/satellite radio-ready, Bluetooth receiver with built-in Garmin navigation

Kenwood DNX6140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with Built-in Bluetooth USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver Overview

Double DIN In-Dash Navigation DVD Receiver, Built-in Bluetooth, Built-in Navigation, 6.1″ Touchscreen Display, Dolby™ Pro Logic® II™, iPod® adapter Ready, HD Radio Ready, Satellite Ready, USB input

Kenwood DNX6140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with Built-in Bluetooth USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver Specifications

Amazon.com Product Description Kenwood’s DNX6140 is an all-around solution for your vehicle, providing you with movies, music, hands-free calling with onboard Bluetooth, and built-in Garmin GPS Navigation with maps of the United States and Canada. Get where you need to go and have plenty of fun getting there.

Movies, music and built-in Bluetooth and GPS navigation. Click to enlarge.

6.1-Inch Touchscreen with Variable Illumination
The DNX6140 puts intuitive control right at your fingertips with its 6.1-inch QVGA TFT Active Matrix Display and powerful, easy-to-use graphical user interface. Customize the unit’s front panel illumination with the new variable illumination palette of colors–match your interior tones, dash lighting, or whatever tickles your fancy. Selectable wallpapers and customizable backgrounds offer further personalization.

Built-In Navigation–Guidance by Garmin
This integrated navi system guides you everywhere with ease on the DNX6140’s 6.1-inch screen. All functions are intuitively controlled by touchscreen menus, and voice guidance works over the vehicle’s speaker system. There is no need to swap map discs since it comes with a built-in full-memory Garmin Navigation board that features maps of Canada, continental USA, Hawaii, and Alaska. Navigation feature include:

• Easy-to-use GUI (graphic user interface)
• More than 6 million points of interest
• Program up to 500 waypoints for long trips
• Text-To-Speech (TTS) Voice Guidance (English, French, Spanish)
• Selectable 2D or 3D Map Display
• Track Log Display
• Trip Computer

Seamless connection with iPod video/audio.

Built-in full-memory Garmin Navigation board that features maps of Canada, continental USA, Hawaii, and Alaska. Click to enlarge.

A wide palette of colors are available using Variable Color Illumination. Click to enlarge.

Add satellite radio or HD radio with Kenwood peripherals.

Built-In Bluetooth–Powered by Parrot
The built-in Bluetooth hands-free system enables easy, safe cellular phone communications from the car. Features include (not all features work on all phones):

• High-quality noise-cancelling microphone
• Register up to five Bluetooth phones
• Holds up to 1,000 phone numbers per registered phone
• Supports Auto Phonebook Download
• Supports A2DP Wireless Music Streaming
• Supports voice-recognition dialing
• Supports incoming/outgoing short-message service (SMS)
• Bluetooth firmware upgradeable

Enjoy Your Favorite Media
The DNX6140 is a media powerhouse, letting you play your favorite CDs and DVDs, along with several digital audio and video formats. The unit accepts DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, and CD-DA discs. It plays back AAC-LC, MP3, and WMA audio files; MPEG1 and MPEG2 video files; and can display JPG images. Throw your files on a disc or a USB device and enjoy them in your vehicle wherever you are.

And, of course, you still can listen to the AM/FM radio. Use Auto Memory to automatically add stations with good reception to presets, or enter them manually. The DNX6140 displays FM radio text when available as well as traffic information, and it allows you to enter station names.

Seamless Connection with iPod Video/Audio
Connect an iPod using the optional KCA-iP301V cable to enable full video (for iPods with video capability) and/or audio control. You’ll supply power to your iPod as well as charge it while you enjoy your music.

USB Direct Control
You can enjoy your favorite music, video, or images from USB devices like flash drives or MP3 players. When connecting a USB device, playback starts automatically. When a battery-powered USB device like an MP3 player is connected to this unit, it also gets a charge, so it’s ready to go with you when you exit the vehicle.

Input and Output
In addition to the iPod and USB support, you can use the DNX6140’s front auxiliary A/V input to connect external audio/video sources like video game systems.

The unit also features an A/V output for sending content to an additional screen in the vehicle.

For audio output, the DNX6140 has two sets of 2V RCA pre-amp outputs for system expansion (in addition to the on-board 50W x 4 amplifier).

HD and Satellite Radio Ready
The DNX6140 allows you to enjoy SIRIUS (requires CA-SR20V cable + Sirius Tuner) or XM (requires KCA-XM100V + XM Mini Tuner) radio in your vehicle. Enjoy a multitude of channels featuring music, news, talk shows, sports, and traffic information with CD quality sound.

You also can add an HD Radio tuner. When you connect an HD radio tuner, features of the unit are disabled and changed to HD Radio tuner features.

Rear Camera Input
The DNX6140 is ready for a rear camera, allowing you to monitor behind your vehicle as you back up.

What’s in the Box
Kenwood DNX6140, sleeve, trim ring, wiring harness, installation tools, installation manual, operation manual, warranty card.
Kenwood DNX6140

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Would I buy this again? Probably not – Rhines44 – Spfld, IL
Okay unit. I recently hooked it up in my 2010 fj cruiser with no problems. It installed very easily. I am going to make a quick list of the problems I have come across on this unit:
Auto dimming does not dim enough…very bright at night.
virtual buttons (stereo, USB, cd, etc) are too small to easily utilize while driving.
USB input works…when it feels like it. (it will go from playing music to reading “no device”) at random. I have to unplug the drive and plug it back in to be found.
Aux input on the front of the unit does not work…it just doesn’t work (anyone know if I am doing something wrong? Plug in cable, input to music device and try to play it)
Bluetooth is quite terrible. (using Palm Pre) incoming voice sounds great, but I get complaints that my voice sounds “robotic and tinny”. I have tried moving the mic to different locations with no effect. I have tried a samsung instinct with the same result. Also, being able to dial from the stereos phonebook comes and goes at random…sometimes it works, sometimes it’s grayed out on the screen.

The sound on this unit is great and so is the Garmin Navigation.
It’s just feels like this unit is “buggy” and could use some firmware upgrades (mine is current)

Overall it is a good stereo with plenty of options, but could use some finishing. I felt like I was using a piece of equipment in it’s beta testing stage.
Blue Tooth compatibilty may be a serious problem – EJC – CT
I just had the DNX6140 installed in my Porsche Boxster. The Radio/DVD section sounds great,love the Nav unit, XM has no problems, great back up camera. Wil pick up a 32gb USB drive for mp3 files.

However, the BlueTooth section is a disgrace. The BT locks up my LG Incite (8 mos old) and requires it to be reset. My wife’s phone a HTC3125 (StarTrek)(2 yrs old)gets dropped and the BT won’t reconnect. Spoke w/ Kenwood they supposedly have heard of no problems (my installer was at a loss), they suggested down grading to an earlier firmware. To do this I had to take a BT equipped laptop (installer didn’t have one) to the car to install the firmware. This did not solve the problem. The installer swapped out the unit today thinking we had a bad BT unit. Guess what, the new one is no better.

Called Kenwood, no answer except to change phones. Nice option conssidering what a new phone will cost!!!!!

Not sure what I will do now!
Good Product, Good Features, Not so good manual and user interface – G. Tripathi – San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Just installed Kenwood DNX6140 in the car along with a flip down monitor for back seat DVD viewing. My prime usage is during road trips and weekend driving, kids get to watch DVD in back while we listen to iPod/itouch in front and NAV displays the direction. The handsfree phone was a plus. So this unit does all that, has tons of features but the manual and user interface is a bit confusing. The NAV is garmin – simple to use and there is a analog NAV button to switch to it any time you want. Handsfree is parrot which is also pretty easy to use. The thing works beautifully with iphone (both for phone and music) and
also with my itouch (displays playlist etc). If you are using it along with flip down LCD screen in the back, you need to select “dual zone” which is under audio menu when you have the source select screen.
Kenwood would do well to actually publish a higher level “normal use cases” book so people can use the common features they want to use. Otherwise, the product seems to have all the features that are needed – has the looks etc.

32inch lcd hdtv

Kenwood es una de las tantas propiedades que adquirio John  Lennon, situada en St George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey en Inglaterra. fue construida en 1913 y originalmente se llamaba “The Brown House”. Lennon la compro en Julio de 1964 por una suma de $56,000, y la habito desde el verano del ‘64 hasta la primavera del ‘68. Se encuentra cerca de Sunny Heights, donde vivia Ringo Starr y a minutos de Kinfauns, donde vivia George Harrison.

En el atico Lennon instalo una grabadora y registraba sus demos alli. La casa consistia  en tres pisos con 22 habitaciones que luego de la remodelacion se redujeron a 17, en el parque habia una gran piscina. La decoracion de la casa estuvo a cargo de Kenneth Partridge, aunque despues la decoracion sufrio cambios realizados por los mismos Cynthia y John para que sea mas personal.

Kenwood DNX5120 Navigation receiver An LCD screen in your double-sized dash opening looks great, but add the utility of an easy-to-use navigation system and you’ve got great looks and great function. Kenwood’s DNX5120 DVD navigation receiver delivers movies and music, plus you get turn-by-turn directions from its built-in Garmin navigation system. The receiver’s 6.1″ LCD touchscreen brings your movies to life when you’re parked, and a dynamic user interface makes it easy to scroll through menus and use the navigation functions. Options for expansion Add to the music mix with a USB connection that lets you control a thumb drive, hard-disk drive, or other USB devices. Add the KCA-iP300V cable to view videos and pictures, plus listen to music from your iPod®. If you own a Bluetooth phone, Kenwood’s add-on adapter allows you to make and receive calls through your stereo system. An audio/video input makes it easy to add a camcorder, gaming console, or other video source, and there’s even a convenient front-panel auxiliary input for other audio sources. Built-in navigation from Garmin The built-in navigation system from Garmin features millions of preloaded points of interest to help you locate nearby services and attractions. You can plan your travels ahead of time or explore the unfamiliar areas of your town with a wealth of information at your fingertips. Note: If you’re going to use your iPod with this receiver, be sure to check “Hands-on Research” for specific iPod model compatibility with this receiver or its optional iPod adapter.

Um dos softwares mais popular nos dias de hoje para envio de informações sobre suas atividades diarias de rotina é o twitter.com, o microblog de 140 caracteres pode ser atualizado através do computador ou celular utilizando as redes de GPRS, 3G , WiFi e outras e agora também via redes de radioamador.

Para os radioamadores licenciados e usuários da rede APRS baseada no protocolo AX.25, é possivel também enviar twitties por esta rede sem qualquer custo adicional, através da frequência padrão de APRS em 145.570 Mhz. Para enviar seus twitties via APRS é necessário criar uma conta no site 73s.org e vincular sua conta do twitter com sua nova conta criada no 73s.org. Criada a conta no 73s.org que é o integrador entre a rede APRS e o Twitter.com, você deverá enviar a mensagem a partir do seu rádio ou software APRS para o endereço 73S no campo TO, feito isso é só aguardar 1 minuto (tempo que o integrador leva para transmitir a mensagem para o twitter) e verificar sua mensagem enviada em seu perfil do twitter.

Abaixo as minhas configurações para usar o software UI-View e rádio kenwood TS-2000 com o APRS e o 73s.org.

No rádio TS-2000

1 – Vá até o menu 56 do rádio e selecione 9600

2-  Selecione a frequência de operação do APRS na sub-banda ex:145.570 Mhz

3- Vá até o menu 55 do rádio e selecione packet operation ON

No UI-View vá para Setup – Comms Setup e configure:

1. Baud Rate: 9600
2. Parity: None
3. Data Bits: 8
4. Stop Bits: 1
5. Com Port: (I use com 1)
6. Note if you use 4800 baud in menu 56 you have to have 2 stop bits (Page 112 of TS-2000 manual)
7. Host Mode: KISS (Handshaking will be Greyed out)

Select Setup alongside KISS and click TNC2 in the easy setup, then OK everything.

Boa sorte e bons contatos em APRS e twitter.

Até,

Fernando Teston

PU2MTV

Kenwood CAW-ANT410 DVB-T Active Antenna Review

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For many many years I’ve been in to all things TECH!!! It all started with my passion for a nice sound system at the age of 12. When I turned 12 years I bought my first Kenwood receiver and a set of generic bookshelf speakers. I truly felt like a HiFi aristocrat. A year later, with money I received from selling my snowmobile I bought a Kenwood Double Tape Deck with Dolby B and C Noise Reduction. This was a top of the line piece of equipment for it’s time. Shortly thereafter, I purchased a Kenwood CD player with money I received from confirmation. This was a big decision for me since CDs were very new at the time. I debated the lack of being able to record, the initial investment, and the longevity of CD technology and based on my research made the plunge. Look at what CD technology has led to now?

Over the next few years I would add a television and a VCR and eventually take the entire system to college. My system gained a nameskae that would forever be known as the “Heathaplex.” People would ask to come by and watch a movie at the Heathaplex. I certainly had no problem showing off my system, the sound quality and the surround sound system. Over the years, the Heathaplex would grow and upgrade. I started to sell of pieces of equipment to purchase new ones. The Heathaplex would come with me to Air Force Pilot Training in Del Rio, TX to my first assignment at Farichild AFB in Spokane, WA. This is where I purchased my first projection screen televison. The Heathaplex moved with me to Charleston AFB, SC during my time as an airlift pilot and eventually to my current home in Leavenworth, KS. It was during the move that my projection television was damaged beyond repair as well as a DVD player and a VCR. Once I received replacement value for the damaged items I purchased a Plasma television and a Blu Ray player. The Heathaplex is in full effect with 7.1 THX Surround Sound and 1080p vision. In short, the Heathaplex is off the Hizzle!!!

Now you see where my passion stemmed from, but it certainly doesn’t stop there. I’ve been exposed to computers since the first grade and never passed up the opportunity to crash a computer or physically take it apart to fix them. I’ve expanded my knowledge of the various sound processing formats along with all the new media available for Home Theater and Media Centers. It seems as if my dreams of having a computer in the living room are finally coming true with the ability of my PlayStation3, TiVo, and Sony Blu Ray player all being able to stream music off my network, access the internet, stream and rent movies from Amazon and NetFlix, and provide some incredible additional content to compliment my Blu Ray discs. In short, I spend a lot of time keep up with the Tech Joneses in an effort to share this knowledge with you.

Heathaplex Vision has a simple mission: to provide you with quality home and personal technology advice. Over the years I’ve helped design home heater setups, provided computer tech support, offered ways to setup computer networks, given guided tours of the Heathaplex and the options people have in Home Theater means. There is no length I won’t go to in order to give you the best advice possible. Even if you don’t know what you are looking for….let me know your ideas and I can introduce you to what is out there. I’ve had people give me a vision and a budget and made it a reality for the best price I can find. I want this to be a simple and fun endeavor. Let me help with your technology needs.

I hope you understand my passion and why I am starting up this outlet for my interests. You can follow me here at heathaplexvision.com or on my Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heathaplex-Vision/179754316645. I also have a Twitter page at Heathaplexvsn.

Let me know what you think and please let me know what I can do to help

Enjoy!

J. Scot Heathman

TECSUN S-2000

O TECSUN S-2000 e o GRUNDIG SATELLIT-750 são os mesmos equipamentos (rádios). Originalmente são produzidos na China pela famosa empresa TECSUN. A GRUNDIG revende o seu modelo para o mercado norte americano e a TECSUN para o resto do mundo. Pouca gente sabe mais a TECSUN já produz rádios para a empresa alemã GRUNDIG desde a década de 90,  portanto o bom Know How e experiência não faltam para esses chineses . E podemos ainda dizer que é graças a paixão dos chineses pelo rádio que mesmo em tempos modernos de MP3, Internet e da TV Digital,  que maravilhas como este TECSUN S-2000 estão sendo desenvolvidas e lançadas no mundo, pois do contrário teríamos que nos contentar com os meros e simples rádinhos de pilhas que a maiorias das grandes empresas japonesas produzem hoje.

Quem preferir o modelo TECSUN irá ter algumas vantagens que não são encontradas no mesmo modelo da GRUNDIG, tais como fonte AC/DC embutida, 4 adaptadores de pilhas do tipo 2xAA p/ D ( você pode usar 4 ou 8 pilhas pequenas no lugar de 4 pilhas Grandes ), saída de IF 455 para acessórios externos como por exemplo filtros DSP ou interfaces para DRM ( Digital Radio Mondiale ) etc…

SANYO RP-8880

O visual impressiona tanto pelo acabamento, como pelo design um tanto retrô da década de 80 ( similar ao SANYO RP-8880 produzido em meados de 1978). O rádio além do visual, possui algumas carcteristicas similares ao do SANYO RP-8880, que ao meu ver são interessante tais como as alças laterias, bem como a antena de ferrite para Ondas Médias e Longas que fica na parte externa superior do rádio de forma que podemos ajustar a sua direção para uma melhor recepção sem a necessidade de virar todo o rádio.

Antena de Ferrite Giratória com bússola

IMPRESSÃO DO VISUAL
Logo que se retira o produto da embalagem, nota-se nitidammente a excelente qualidade do material utilizado para a confecção do TECSUN S-2000:

Todos Knobs são em alumínio torneado e recartilhado.
Destaque para o Knob de sintonia com 40mm de diametro (excelente tamanho).
Gabinete em ABS de alta densidade com paredes e espessuras reforçadas.
Gabinete na cor preta e painel frontal na cor cinza chumbo (boa combinação).
S-meter analógico redondo com fundo amarelo (leitura em dBs e S 1-5).
Teclas/Botões com cliques suaves (placa micro-chaveada).
Alças laterais cromadas com borracha para maior segurança.
Alça suprior basculante que recolhida molda-se ao design do RX.
Logo-tipo grande e em alumínio retificado.
Amplo visor de LCD multi função (mostra todo o status do RX).
Antena telescópica super reforçada.
Conexão para antena externa em 2 conectores BCN e 1 do tipo Terminais.
4 pés de borraca anti derrapante de tamanhos largo.
Conectores de antena e de saída auxiliar com proteção anti oxidante (capinha).

IMPRESSÃO DE USO

A começar pela impressionante qualidade sonora oferecida pelo S-2000, este possui um poderoso PA (modulo de potência interno) que aliado ao excelente alto falante pesado e a acustica obtida pelo próprio gabinete, fornecem um som de extrema qualidade e de puro HiFi, com excelente resposta nos graves e super graves, médios e agudos. Realmente um som prazeroso de se ouvir que também se traduz em uma maior clareza nas escutas DX. Ainda podemos ligar (acoplar) um dispositivo de MP3 ou um gravador no S-2000 que ele reproduz automáticamente aproveitando-se assim a grande vantagem sonora desse maravilhoso aprelho em outros dispositivos portáteis.

Nas primeiras escutas por mim realizadas com o TECSUN S-2000, confesso que fiquei surpreso, o receptor conta com 2 excelentes filtros de seletividade para AM e também 2 em modo FM (em FM isto é raro) ambos wide/narrow. O filtro de AM wide oferece uma qualidade sonora do tipo HiFi mesmo sendo em amplitude modulada (AM), já o filtro de narrow deixa o AM mais com cara de rádio de AM, porém com a vantagem de estreitar a faixa a fim de remover ou suavizar as interferências do tipo RFI e principalmente remover os espurios de canais adjacentes. Ainda podemos ajustar tanto o controle de grave como de agudo de forma independentes, e  se conseguir uma melhor equalização e consequentemente uma resposta de frequência sonora ainda melhor.

O rádio apesar de possuir vários botões e controles (recursos) é considerado de fácil operação mesmo para o iniciante ou para o mais leigo dos leigos… Tudo o que fazemos é mostrado no visor, se estamos com a antena externa ou interna, se estamos em modo AM, USB ou LSB, nível de atenuação (3 niveis), filtro utilizado wide/narrow, nivel da bateria e etc…

A sensibilidade e seletividade na prática são excelentes em todas as bandas, OL, OM, OT e OC, FM e AIR (aviação cívil), não notei nada que que desabone  essas qualidades no receptor, apenas uma ressalva para algumas imagens em LW quando utilizando na antena de ferrite, mais as imagens são bem reduzidas quando na antena externa. Vale lembrar que imagens são caracteristicas também nos modelos da SONY.

Em Ondas Médias pude perceber tanto de dia como de noite em se tratar de um excelente receptor para OM captando de dia emissoras distântes de outras regiões vizinhas e a noite algumas transoceânicas como R. Voz da Russia em 1548kHz, R France Info em 1557kHz e a Caribbeam Beacon em 1610kHz, escutas essas realizadas por essas bandas apenas com bons equipamentos de boa sensibilidade e seletividade.

Em Ondas Tropicais e Curtas, tanto em AM como em SSB realizei escutas normalmente, 3365kHz Cultura de Araquara, 3320kHz Sonder Grense, 3310kHz Bolivia Mosoj Chaski e etc..

A qualidade em SSB é muito boa mesmo para um rádio com BFO separado, quando a demodulação de um sinal de USB ou LSB é feita, tem-se uma boa clareza e definição de áudio, praticamente perfeita. Já na demodulação ECSS (escutar uma emissora de AM por meio do batimento de USB ou LSB) ai o rádio deixa a desejar nos sinais mais fortes, já nos sinais mais fracos dá para se trabalhar em ECSS. Levando em conta que temos atenuador e botão para controle de ganho (RF-Gain) com um pouco de jeito contorna-se o problema facilmente nos sinais mais fortes.

Hoje pude acompanhar perfeitamente pelo TECSUN S-2000 a transmissão especial da Rádio Santa Helena Day que ocorre geralmente apenas uma vez por ano (geralmente em novembro) este ano na frequencia de 11092,5kHz e sempre em modo USB. É uma transmissão de baixa potência para os padrões de Broadcasting por isso utiliza-se o modo USB para se conseguir um maior alcançe com ainda que com menos potẽncia na TX. Ao comparar a escuta feita no S-2000 com outros rx (conceituados) da minha bancada tais como Icom IC-R75 e Kenwood R-5000, pude perceber que o S-2000 é bom mesmo, pois em alguns momentos a clareza das falas e dos sons era superior no S-2000.

Linha de Montagem do TECSUN S-2000 - Clique para ver mais

É importante destacar que o S-2000 não é o que podemos chamar de receptor de comunicações e assim sendo, não dá para compara-lo com esses pelo simples fato deste pertencer a uma outra categoria de rádio, no caso do S-2000 a dos rádios portáteis, sim portáteis, visto que o mesmo possui antena própria, compartimento de pilhas, alça para transporta-lo ainda que ligado, rádio FM estéreo e banda de aviação, qualidades estas não encontradas comumente nos receptores de comunicações de HF. A destacar ainda o baixo consumo de energia (excelente autonomia nas pilhas) e por poder ser utilizado apenas na pilha, com a vantagem de ficar imune aos ruídos da rede elétrica. No caso dos receptores de comunicação só se ligarmos o mesmo a uma bateria externa de 12V.

É comum encontrar-mos nas listas e na própia NET comentários comparando receptores entre si, porém na maioria das vezes de forma injusta ou parcial ( comparando rádios de categorias diferentes ou colocando o seu gosto pessoal como algo absoluto) , vale lembrar que temos um rádio para cada tipo de pessoa ou necessidade, e que todos os rádios na verdade se completam. Não existe o melhor rádio para tudo, sempre um terá vantagem sobre o outro em algum apecto ou particularidade, assim cabe ao radioescuta escolher pelo que mais lhe convém e usar de sensatez as informações de REVIEWS,  e tão somente apenas como referência relativa (inclusive esta minha impressão sobre o RX).

Por ser um receptor portátil de luxo, o TECSUN S-2000 preenche uma importante lacuna vazia que existia entre o receptor portátil e o receptor de comunicações, oferecendo e proporcionando agora a todos os radioescutas, uma forma agradável e prazerosa para realizar suas escutas com este rádio portátil e de mesa.

Com certeza, assim como eu, você irá se apaixonar por esse receptor !

Se você deseja saber mais a respeito do TECSUN S-2000 ou até mesmo adquirir um exemplar desse maravilhoso RX visite:

http://www.amantesdoradio.com.br/loja/s750/index.htm

73 e boas escutas

PU2LZB Renato Uliana

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We had a dinner guest tonight that was helping me learn some new skills and in trade we (ahem, I mean, Mike) made dinner.

Mike made a lovely meal of pan seared duck breasts in raspberry vinegar with Yukon potatoes drizzled in truffle butter and fresh dill.  Mike used the duck renderings to make a simple sauce with white mushrooms.  The side salad consisted of cucumber, carrot, red onion; red pepper dressed in olive oil, parsley, and pink Himalayan sale and ground white pepper.  The whole meal was to dye for.  I mean everything was spot on and cooked to perfection.  Mike really outdid himself and made it look easy.  The duck was juicy inside and had a great crisp skin.  The potatoes soaked up the tuffel butter and together they melted in your mouth.  The salad was a great way to clean the palette and start the flavor dance all over again.

Paired with a 2006 Kenwood Jack London Syrah from the Sonoma Valley, I feel the meal was a hit!  The wine tasted of blackberry and bitter chocolate with subdued, dark flavors. Dry velour-and juicy, crisp berry acidity.

Jack London Syrah by Kenwood

For a light dessert Mike cut up some mangos, black berries and cactus.  A perfect way to finish any day!

Mike made a quick stew over Israeli cous cous with saffron.  The stew was made up of okra, red onion, 2 jalapeños, dried boar sausage and pork.

Mike made a porcini broth with a bouillon while in another pot sautéing the pork and boar.  Slowly he added the chopped vegetables and deglazed this with the broth.  The meal was meaty, salty, and for me rather spicy.  I got a bunch of the jalapeno chunks in my portion.  I really enjoyed this dish, although I did need a glass of water when I was done, well after blowing my nose and having a glass of milk.  The crispness of the okra, the sweetness of the red onion and the mixed meats were a waltz of flavors and textures in my mouth.  The wine was a 2007 Kenwood Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc. A big and elegant fresh and fruity character with a crispness I attribute to the acidity.  A wonderful pairing as the crisp flavors next to the somewhat hearty meal balanced each other out in the end.

Kenwood Label

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Mike made a wonderful grilled chicken that was stuffed with roquefort and grilled.  He served this with a side of corn on the cob and (also grilled, but of course!) and a salad made up of tomato, cucumber yellow pepper, and protobello mushrooms dressed with dill, olive oil, red wine vinegar and crispy bacon bits.  All this was paired to a Kenwood 2008 Sonoma County Pinot Gris.  This wine had a melon or a citrus flavor.  Maybe both?  I couldn’t quite get my finger on it, but it was soft.  And the light flavor and the sweet chill of the wine helped take down some of the stink from the roquefor cheese.

The salad was very nice.  I really enjoyed how clean the flavors were next to the meat and cheese.  The roquefor with it’s marbled blue veins melted into the chicken.  The soft texture and robust flavors were the star of this meal with out a doubt.  The local corn on the cob was sweet and juicy (I believe that this was from Jersey) and smothered in, of course, butter.

Another wonderful and successful meal prepared by Mike.

Kenwood KAC5201 2 Channel Amplifier Review

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• Peak Power: 250 Watts
• 40 Watts x 2 Max (4 ohms) RMS
• 120 Watts x 1 (4 ohms) RMS
• Frequency Response: 5 – 45,000 Hz
• Gold plated Input & Output Terminals

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Oct 18, 2009 04:03:05

Jawel dames en heren, ik heb mij gewaagd aan een bak experiment. Hazelnotenbrood…
Ik heb namelijk van mijn moeder enorm veel lekkere verse hazelnoten gekregen en vond het een beetje jammer die allemaal gewoon naar binnen te spelen.

Receptje
* 125 g bloem (tarwebloem)
* 125 g bloem (roggebloem)
* 0.5 dl melk (halfvol)
* 1 dl water
* 20 g gist
* zout
* 10 g boter (bakboter)
* 130 g hazelnoten

De gist oplossen in een weinig lauw water.

De bloem, samen met de melk en drievierde van het water met de gist, de boter en het zout tot een soepel deeg kneden. Indien nodig nog wat water toevoegen. Kneden tot het deeg goed loslaat van het werkvlak.

Onder een doek een half uurtje laten rusten en er vervolgens voorzichtig de gehakte noten onderkneden.

Nogmaals een half uurtje laten rusten en vervolgens een bol vormen met het deeg.

Op een beboterde bakplaat leggen en nog 45 minuten laten rijzen onder een doek.

Tenslotte in 30 minuten bakken in een hete oven van 225 graden

het resultaat:

en het smaakt overheerlijk!!!

Peut être que son accent est moins chantant que celui de Cyril Lignac, que son minois est moins craquant que celui de Jamie Oliver ou que sa silhouette fait moins rêver que celle de Julie Andrieu mais à choisir je préfère avoir le Cooking Chef de Kenwood dans ma cuisine plutôt que ces trois là réunis.

Le Cooking Chef de Kenwood n’est pas un simple robot multifonctions, il est LE robot ! Celui qui va essayer de supplanter la renommée du Thermomix (ce qui n’est pas une mince affaire !).

Sur la base d’un robot Major Titanium, le robot Cooking Chef est également muni d’une cuisson par induction (de 20 à 140 °C). Il sera ainsi possible de lui faire préparer sauces chaudes, risottos, mijotés, confitures ou plats cuits à la vapeur. Une trentaine d’accessoires pourront accompagner ce robot comme un blender, une spatule résistante à la chaleur, un bol multi-pro ou des disques à râper ou émincer. Grâce à sa minuterie intégrée et au contrôle de la cuisson (à 2°C près), la cuisine devient un vrai jeu d’enfant … de riche ! Parce que la bête vaut tout de même 1200 €, de quoi rafraîchir nos ardeurs culinaires !

Je sais pas vous mais pour le moment je vais me contenter de rêver devant la vidéo.

Edit : Kenwood Cooking Chef KM075 en vente chez Boulanger

Idag har manligheten fullkomligt sprutat ur öronen på mig! En fullbokad dag började med ett besök på Clas i sjön i Bäckebol för att bland annat inhandla lite nya verktyg till renovering av nya stereon. Sedan snabbt hem i fall AntiCristel skulle i väg på hundtävling, men det blev inställt i sista stund. Imorgon blir det dock tävling för ekipaget och som hyvens människor vi är ska vi fixa Grekisk linssoppa till alla tävlande.

Under tiden linssoppan planerades öppnade jag upp förstärkaren för att blåsa rent och tvätta pottar och så vidare. Även skivspelaren fick sig en omgång och det visade sig att jag snart måste byta drivrem då den börjar bli i torraste laget. Resultatet då? Jodå, skrapet och glappet i vissa av pottarna är borta och jag uppfattar det som om bruset/suset även har dämpats lite. Så det är ju inte svårt att förstå hur nöjd jag är över resultatet! Visst kostade materialet ett par hundringar men med tanke på att jag bara har betalat 100 spänn för både förstärkare och skivspelare är det ju ett fynd ändå. Dessutom har en enklare variant av skivspelaren sålts på Tradera under veckan för dryga 300 kr.

Nu, dags för Hockeykväll!
//H

Musik för dagen: Deströyer 666 – Defiance

Kenwood KAC-6104D D Class Mono Power Amplifier Review

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Oct 09, 2009 10:00:11