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Tecsun PL-330 or Qodosen SR-286?

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Kevin

Update Since this article was originally written, Qodosen introduced a mass market version of their radio, the DX-286. The DX-286 and the SR-286 are physically identical, only with differences in firmware, documentation, packaging and price. Introduction The Tecsun PL-330 is … Continue reading →

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Santa’s Nice Radio list for 2025

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Kevin

Unlike my “Top Ten Portable Shortwave Radios for 2025,” these are not necessarily the best you can buy, but ones that I think bring something worthwhile to the table, and are good value. They’re ones that I personally use and … Continue reading →

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Radio Time

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Kevin

I was in the chat room of the OfficialSWLChannel on YouTube when someone commented that the clock on their radio wasn’t accurate. I got out a few of mine and observed some a minute or so off, some more, but … Continue reading →

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Zhiwhis ZWS-C919 Product Review – Part 2

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Kevin

Performance MW/FM The Daytime Band Scan had surprising results: Given the nearly 1-meter long telescopic antenna, I fully expected superior FM performance, and I was not disappointed — it delivered a top scoring 88 stations, but given the radio’s size … Continue reading →

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2 Radios, 4 Ways

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Kevin

The fellow with the hard hat standing next to one of the three big power company trucks parked in front of my neighbor’s house said they were working on the transformer and the power would be off for a couple … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Sixes (DX-286 and DP-666): Part 2

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Kevin

Continued from The Battle of the Sixes: Part 1. In this part I discuss reception performance and audio quality, with my final conclusions. Performance MW The first barrier in comparing MW performance is that the DP-666 doesn’t have an internal … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Sixes (DX-286 and DP-666): Part 1

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Kevin

A Comparison of two radios based on the TEF6686 DSP chip This post title was inspired by my new Sparkelec DP-666 radio based on the NXM TEF6686 DSP chip. That’s a lot of sixes. Here I compare two radios based … Continue reading →

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