Update: There is a less expensive edition of this radio sold under the Zhiwhis brand, the ZWS-908. Update 2: It disappeared from Amazon.
This one caught me by surprise. I have a LiJiANi Rd908 emergency weather radio. My wife is the primary user, mostly for FM radio. It uses a pair of 18650 flat top batteries, providing lots of play time for her at her preferred low volume level. You can read the saga of that radio. If interested.
Today I was looking up some information in the Amazon product listing of the Rd908 in preparation for another article, only to learn that there is a new version, not just the simple promised addition of a few ATS memory slots and a SW meter band select function. The LiJiANi store on Amazon now sells a version under the HanRongDa brand, that comes in a different color, green. It has an additional VHF band. It adds Bluetooth and MP3 play (in a card slot blocked off in the LiJiANi version) and narrows shortwave coverage significantly. It adds 6 equalization profiles (Normal / Pop / Rock / Jazz / Rock / Classic / Country) for music play.
This feature summary accompanies the listing:
While the case seems the same except for color, one wonders if this is a wholly different radio inside. The multicolored bar above the display is something to do with the music playing.
Here is a closeup of the controls:
It also has a knob and a button to control the light on top.
Check out the manual, and just for grins how about some teardown photos? Let’s see what other surprises there are!
Arrives June 28.