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Zhiwhis ZWS-603 vs Kaito KA29

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Kevin

Two radios with similar function, but significant differences The Kaito KA29 received a lot of attention by reviewers when it became available in August of 2014, but I only got mine today. The Zhiwhis ZWS-603 is much newer, from December … Continue reading →

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Zhiwhis ZWS-603 Shortwave Radio Review

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Kevin

The ZHIWHIS XWS-603 appears to be the same radio as the HanRongDo K-603. What’s unusual about this radio This one is not like anything I’ve used before in several ways. First, it combines a shortwave radio, an MP3 player, a … Continue reading →

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Unboxing the ZHIWHIS ZWS-603

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Kevin

My pet peeve about “unboxing” videos is that invariably the item being unboxed was already unboxed before the video, and often not even in the box. This isn’t a video, but this series of photos is authentic, and taken as … Continue reading →

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New Version: HanRongDa K-603

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Kevin

I bought the Zhiwhis version (ZWS-603) in April of 2022 and I learned that there had been firmware updates since my V1.6 radio to V2.4. Zhiwhis tech support told me that my older radio couldn’t be updated to the latest … Continue reading →

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Incoming Radios: HanRongDa K-603, Moliao RADIO Q7, and Baijiali KK9

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Kevin
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Size Matters?

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Kevin

A snippet of discussion occurred on the OfficialSWLChannel YouTube channel. Someone commented in the chat that the Zhiwhis ZWS-C919 had a telescopic antenna almost a meter long! I replied, to some surprised reactions, that the Tecsun PL-990 telescopic was the … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Zhiwhis ZWS-C919

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Kevin

I picked the Zhiwhis ZWS-C919 out of the 4 available brands, because it had best sale price on Amazon (and a little because Zhiwhis bought some good will by offering to send me a free updated version of the ZWS-603). … Continue reading →

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