Dear Subscriber,

I just updated the Qodosen reviews to include an exciting new discovery concerning the use of passive loops connected directly. I just wanted to be sure everyone who follows this page sees this information because it really surprised me.

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Jay Allen

Because the DX-286 is an Ultralight-sized radio the internal ferrite rod is necessarily small which limits its AM sensitivity to ***. Still the radio is as sensitive on AM as any other radio its size and better than most. However, I recently discovered that if you have a tuned passive loop like the Kaito AN-100 or Terk AM Advantage, you can connect it directly through the aux antenna input, enable the 20 db amp and achieve ***** AM performance even in indoors in noisier locations. I put this combination up against my ***** AM Reference radios and the DX-286 was fully their equal in this mode. No other portable radio performs this well in this mode because we are seeing the superiority of the TEFF automotive chip.