Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Lost Loves

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Kevin

I was over on eBay today and they showed me a radio for sale, one that elicited a pang of regret. It was a Grundig G4000A receiver. The one below was my main receiver for a few years. It’s has … Continue reading →

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Radio Silence

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Kevin

I’ve run out of excuses to buy radios. There just isn’t anything interesting out there in the portable category, at least not interesting enough to spend the money and take the time. I have what looks like an acceptable Emergency … Continue reading →

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Surprise Radio: RTL-SDR Blog V4 SDR

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Kevin

I’ve had an RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR for a few years, but I haven’t blogged much about it beyond the article on SSB. In the intervening years, RTL-SDR Blog has come out with V4 of the dongle, a software defined … Continue reading →

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Incoming Tool: UNI-T UT658DUAL USB LCD USB Type C Digital Tester

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Kevin

Cheap thrill here ($21.99). This little fellow can evaluate the performance and capacity of a USB power bank, and by extension an emergency radio that can charge a USB device. I have no confidence in product promises for battery bank … Continue reading →

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Killing the Noise

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Kevin

I believe, and I think most other shortwave listeners would agree, that the biggest problem facing our hobby today is noise, radio frequency interference (RFI) from other electronic devices. Long Rambling Preface Just sitting here typing on my wireless electronic … Continue reading →

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I Need a New Battery! Mregb YD-819?

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Kevin

I suppose you have to be a pretty old gamer to get the reference from Return to Zork. I really don’t need a new battery, but I wanted one. Technically the 81 kWh battery in my car will keep my … Continue reading →

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Zhiwhis ZWS-2415: Just Curious

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Kevin

I like puzzles, one of which is figuring out where radios come from. The ZWS-2415 got its FCC Type Acceptance under model HD-2415 by a Chinese company called Shenzhen Huedeli Electronics Co., Ltd.  The company’s website says they make weather … Continue reading →

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