Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

4 DSP radios

Looking on the radio shelf, I see 4 shortwave radios that are powered by the same Silicon Labs si4734 “shortwave radio on a chip.” There’s not much difference in the radios as far as performance goes except on MW or … Continue reading

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Death to robocallers

I got angry today, after the 7th recorded political phone call from Mitt Romney in just 2 days. I called the campaign and I gave them a piece of my mind. Romney, while the most egregious robocaller, is not the … Continue reading

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New look

I changed the theme here at Blog or Die! I liked the old one, Misty Morning, but it has technical issues and didn’t seem to work with the new Photo Album. Plus it was a bit narrow. So I’ve installed … Continue reading

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Kchibo KK-D680 radio invites comparison with smaller cousin

I continue to be intrigued by the tiny DSP radio from Kchibo, the KK-D202. That’s the radio that I’m most likely to slip in my shirt pocked when walking out the door. This KK-D680 from Kchibo fits in a shirt … Continue reading

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Kchibo KK-D202 shortwave receiver review

The Kchibo KK-D202 is an AM/FM/Shortwave receiver based on the Silicon Laboratories si4734 digital signal processing chip. There are three versions of the radio: the Chinese labeled D202 (reviewed here), the D202 upgrade (adds 9/10 KHz AM radio channel separation … Continue reading

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