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About Kevin

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

Happy New Year: Schedules

It’s October 25 and the Winter 2026 shortwave schedules went into effect today. EiBiSpace.de has not updated yet (it’s just one guy and a lot of work). The new schedules are available from the High Frequency Coordination Conference. Note: DRM … Continue reading →

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Music 4 Joy – DRM Finally

I’ve been fascinated with Music 4 Joy since 2023 when its techno music AM signals directed towards Africa, the Middle East and the Far East were hard to hear where I lived in Virginia. I finally heard it, only to … Continue reading →

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Incoming Radio: Raddy ATS200

The Raddy ATS200 was first released in May of 2024. I ordered one from Raddy today because it was on sale for $69.99 (plus about $10 shipping). That’s $50 off. It’s an attractive package at that price, with LW, MW, … Continue reading →

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What? Upcoming RT-880X from Elecevolve.

Saw this on Facebook on the MLite-880 groups with “Elecevolve’s new product, the RT-880X, gets an early reveal — pre-sale is coming soon. Stay tuned for more details!” plus these photos: Update: Now for pre-order sale — $69 + $19.53 … Continue reading →

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No Joy. Why there was no sound on DRM. An AI explains. 🤖

My first attempt at DRM on the MLite-880 was Radio Romania, and there I got a wonderful sound experience. Today at 9:45am local time in central Virginia (13:45 UTC), I tried my old favorite from 2023, Music 4 Joy from … Continue reading →

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Reeling in the Stations

Over the years, radio manufacturers have sometimes included antennas with radios, including ones ones like the following comprised of a longwire, a connector and a reel. The photo below shows the basic structure. There is some kind of a clip … Continue reading →

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Finding DRM Broadcasts

DRM is a digital encoding method available to radio broadcasters. It can be decoded by some of the SDR software on a computer and now by a beta firmware release on the MLite-880 receiver. I see the question in Facebook … Continue reading →

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