The ATS200 is a feature rich shirt-pocket portable LW/MS/SW/FM/AIR band radio with RDS, CW and SSB. Its user interface is primarily through a touch screen, plus a knob and three unlabeled buttons.
ATS200 Display Page 1
ATS200 Display Page 2
I call it the “Raddy” ATS200 because their product description puts their name in front of the model; however, they are just a reseller. It’s a radio first available in September of 2022, the date of its V2.5b firmware compilation, the same firmware version Raddy first shipped in May of 2024, and what’s on my unit today. Its old firmware exhibits bugs that I’ll detail later.
Not much in the box: USB C charging cable, ATS-200 radio in bubble wrap, manual and a detached high-visibility green wrist strap (which may require radio disassembly to install).
Raddy ATS-200 Box and Contents
The first surprise (about which I was warned) is how small it is (137 x 50 x 20mm / 5.4 x 2 x 0.8″). It will protrude from a shirt pocket less than an inch, and most of that is the antenna stub.
It’s October 25 and the Winter 2026 shortwave schedules went into effect today. EiBiSpace.de has not updated yet (it’s just one guy and a lot of work). The new schedules are available from the High Frequency Coordination Conference. Note: DRM broadcasts are indicated by an “N” in the MOD column. The file layout is defined in their file format.
They also have a convenient lookup tool. The tool lets you pick broadcasts directed to your geographic location, in your selected language.
I’ve been fascinated with Music 4 Joy since 2023 when its techno music AM signals directed towards Africa, the Middle East and the Far East were hard to hear where I lived in Virginia. I finally heard it, only to lose the privilege when they switched to DRM modulation.
When version 16 of the MLite-880 firmware arrived with support for DRM decoding, I was on the warpath again and tried for two weeks to snag one of their broadcasts. Finally I succeeded today.
I had been going outdoors using a 7m reel antenna in various locations and angles. Receiving a signal was not difficult, but receiving one clean enough to decode the music escaped me. Finally this norming at 23:56 UTC on 17.670 MHz, I threw the antenna over the side of the porch, about 7m to the ground, and there was a burst of sound. Music 4 Joy was there.
The Raddy ATS200 was first released in May of 2024. I ordered one from Raddy today because it was on sale for $69.99 (plus about $10 shipping). That’s $50 off.
It’s an attractive package at that price, with LW, MW, FM, SW, AIR, featuring both RDS, CW and SSB. It has touch screen operation plus lots of settings for AGC, bandwidth, attenuator and LNA. The chip is an Si4732 DSP plus an EPS32 microprocessor. Plus it sports a flashlight. Operation is almost all touch screen.
Saw this on Facebook on the MLite-880 groups with “Elecevolve’s new product, the RT-880X, gets an early reveal — pre-sale is coming soon. Stay tuned for more details!” plus these photos:
I’m scratching my head over this. The first thing that jumps out is how much this looks like the Sparkelec DP-666 that I own and that has been talked about on this blog:
DP-666 on FM
DP-666 Left Side View
The rather unique dual power switch on the DP-666 is also on the RT-880X, albeit on the opposite side, and one notes a third knob (or something) on the RT-880X top.
The teaser image tells us up front that it uses the TEF6686 DSP chip, and hence the prominent support for FM RDS. But it also says the receiver has AIR band and that is something the TEF6686 does not support. Perhaps they downconvert AIR band signals.
Here’s a video I found:
Update:
I’ve been doing some FM DXing lately and one of the radios I’m using is the the DP-666. I really like the radio for this purpose because direct frequency is convenient, the display is bright, colorful and easy to read, and all the RDS information is on the screen at the same time. The tuning knob is right up top. The disadvantages are that it sometimes makes up spurious PI codes, and overall it’s less sensitive than the Qodosen DX-286.
My first attempt at DRM on the MLite-880 was Radio Romania, and there I got a wonderful sound experience. Today at 9:45am local time in central Virginia (13:45 UTC), I tried my old favorite from 2023, Music 4 Joy from Nauen, Germany.
Today on 17670 kHz with the 20′ WUT antenna out on the patio with the MLite-880 and its newly-installed V1.6.1 firmware I received Music for Joy’s DRM broadcast, but there was no sound. Here’s what showed on the radio’s display:
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