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The Battle of the Sixes (DX-286 and DP-666): Part 2
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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Tagged Ferrite antenna, Portable Radios, Qodosen DX-286, SPARKELEC DP-666, TEF6686
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The Battle of the Sixes (DX-286 and DP-666): Part 1
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
Upgrading the Sparkelec DP-666 Firmware
Don’t That’s my advice. There is a newer version with the Megatron M17 mods and I was led to get it from the Deepelec website. After installation, the new version showed a Deepelec logo when I boot the device, but … Continue reading
First Impressions: Sparkelec DP-666 (Updated)
My DP-666 finally arrived today. It’s a knockoff of the Deepelec DP-666, based on the NXP TEF6686 chip, designed for automotive applications. The contents of the box bore an uncanny resemblance to the seller photo (what we call a “good … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: SPARKELEC DP-666
What have I done? I’m trying a new seller, Banggood. A couple of discount codes handed me this SPARKELEC DP-666 radio, plus accessories for $71.63 including tax, insurance and free shipping. It’s one of those new TEF6686 chip radios. As … Continue reading
Walmart?
Dangerous outdoor temperatures have kept me indoors and away from necessary outdoor testing for my ZWS-802 review, so to pass the time I clicked on a CNBC video on YouTube about Walmart’s attempt to boost online sales and complete with … Continue reading
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Travel Radio
So I’m going on vacation for a while, and of course I have to pick a radio to take along. Tecsun PL-660 I was digging in the cabinet and came across the vinyl fold-over case for my Tecsun PL-660 and … Continue reading
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