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A red radio — the Prunus J-429SW

Can you say “Big black rubber buttons” three times really fast? The big picture The Prunus J-429SW is an AM/FM/Shortwave radio with the ability to play MP3 files from a TF/MicroSD card or a USB flash drive. It can also … Continue reading

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Is it Stereo?

I have a number of FM radios, including ones that can play MP3 files from media. Some are also Bluetooth speakers. But are they stereo? Only one has stereo speakers, but most have headphone jacks. In this article, I’m testing … Continue reading

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A Little Radio Review

Several small shortwave radios reside in my accumulation and I’m interested to see how they compare, especially how newer ones compare to older ones. At least a dozen of my radios fit the “Ultralight” category (volume under 20 cubic inches), … Continue reading

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Radio Manuals

Here are links to some radio manuals I have:

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Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios

The market has certainly changed since 2011 when I wrote my article, What’s the best shortwave radio under $50? Today we’re looking at my current bottom-tier radios, ones with shortwave coverage that I could buy new today (July 16, 2023) … Continue reading

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Sharing the love

I have a lot of radios. Here are two pictures of them. That’s 25 radios, not counting the novelty radios on the top shelf, clock radios, car radios, the shortwave radio in my car, an SDR, a weather radio on … Continue reading

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Radio Memory Systems

I have a number of radios that can store information in station memories, called “presets.” They all work differently. Here I include a brief review and say what I like best. Radios use memories in two ways: to allow the … Continue reading

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