DX-R8 table top receiver from ALINCO

ALINCO　announces a new HF table top receiver DX-R8. After the storm of JRC discontinue, another wave by Chinese radio swept away almost every made in Japan receivers in market. Now the surviving receiver of this kind is only IC-R75. This DX-R8 will be welcomed by all QRPers waiting receiver. 10 years ago everybody says who likes Yae-com-wood says ALINCO is the second class manufacture. They dislike ALINCO also handles ladder and health-care product through their TV-shopping. But maturity of their transceiver is enough, even they are attractive than the Yae-com-wood. DX-R8 has IQ output necessary for SDR processing, without expensive dog-year DSP, the analog output receiver is 59,800JPY.

K-ON! 2nd season

K-ON! 2nd season started. As the previous one, Kyoto Animation poured enormous resources to this 2nd season opening. The 3-D synthetic animation shows incredible 2-D character's motion we've never seen. Details of music instruments are well described again. As our consequence, emitting loud acoustic sounds is still popular and let everybody enjoy. On the other hand, making and emitting radio frequency is less popular.

The cable shop

This shop Oyaide handles only cables. In this small shop huge kind of cables such as magnet wire, flat cables and coaxial are stacked. It is difficult to catch salesperson in busy time since they are preparing cable orders from professionals. To buy the cables, at least one must have conversation to the sales person to let them cut length.

Professional Parts Shop (Bolt and Nut)

Shops in Akihabara are professional in their specialties. To find right parts at right place is important for beginners. The shop Nishikawa is special in metric bolt and nut. If you have Japanese transceiver and some bolts are missing, bring them to the shop. Sales persons are kindly find out an identical one from their stock. Don't care about quantity, though they are selling 100pcs package, they work hard most willingly.

Appoaching Akihabara Electric Town

The favorite way to approaching Akihabara is Not use the Akihabara station. The station is always too crowded. When we are approaching there by East bound, Ochanomizu station is appropriate one. Near by Tokyo University and Kanda used book market, the small station is easy to get off. After you get off you can see the Electric town is rising high over the city. Walking along the Kanda river is pleasant time and a chance you determine your mind when you buy an expensive parts.