Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

Getting to Know You: HanRongDa HRD-908

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Kevin

I took my new HRD-908 outside at around sunset local time (00:39 UTC) to see what it could do. It hits the ball out of the park on FM. The speaker is great, MW sucks and so does the manual. … Continue reading →

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Exceeding Expectations: HanRongDa HRD-908

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Kevin

There is no hint in the Amazon product description that this emergency radio has app control, but it does. The same Radio-C/Radio-CT app that I’ve enjoyed with other radios like the HRD-757 and Raddy RF75A, also works here. Unboxing

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ATS Mini V3 Power Drain

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Kevin

One big annoyance with my AMNVOLT Mini SI4732 V3 is that every time I get it out to use, the battery indicator is deep into the red zone. I had just assumed it was a bad battery with abnormal internal … Continue reading →

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Incoming Radio: HanRongDa HRD-908

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Kevin

Update: There is a less expensive edition of this radio sold under the Zhiwhis brand, the ZWS-908. Update 2: It disappeared from Amazon. This one caught me by surprise. I have a LiJiANi Rd908 emergency weather radio. My wife is … Continue reading →

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The Thunderous Explosion of the Weather Radios

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Kevin

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since my article, The Thunderous Clash of the Weather Radios, but in that time quite a bit weather radio wise has happened. The iRonsnow IR-688 and the Mesqool CR1009 Pro … Continue reading →

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Running SDR++ on an ARM Processor Under Windows 11

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Kevin

Yes We Can! I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 11 tablet computer with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running Windows 11. None of the SDR software I tried worked with my RTL-SDR Blog V4 dongle. The software couldn’t communicate with the … Continue reading →

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Killing the Noise: Independence Day

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Kevin

I’m literally stunned by how little money it’s going to cost to replace my Invisible Fence brand pet containment system. I paid more for the last service call to fix a broken wire than an entire PetSafe® system complete. Installation … Continue reading →

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