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

First Impressions: SI4732 Pocket Mini

The radio arrived today, a day early, from AliExpress. The box didn’t look too good, but the contents were fine. The photo doesn’t carry the idea of how small this is. The radio is about 3 1/4″ wide and the … Continue reading

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ATS25 Notes

I have an ATS25 max-Decoder that I’ve used some, and struggled with some. I keep plugging away trying to get some use from it. I’ve picked up some stations, gotten FT4 to work, listened to SSB, and decoded CW training … Continue reading

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Incoming Radio: Degen DE1131

For the time being, there are pre-tariff Chinese radios for sale in the US at reasonable prices, and I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel for things to review. I came upon on this new-condition Degen DE1131 Touch Screen Controlled … Continue reading

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De maximus: Updated

I’m no fortuneteller and I don’t have any special expertise in international trade, but I can report what I saw today. I ordered a Chinese-made WWVB time signal receiver module from a Canadian seller on eBay. It cost $9.13. Here’s … Continue reading

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Artificial Interaction

I thought I would try out the Grok AI today, so I asked Microsoft Copilot to make up a query to test it out. Copilot knows things I’m interested in and it came up with this challenge: Analyze the impact … Continue reading

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Receiving WWVB

WWVB WWVB broadcasts from Ft. Collins, Colorado on a frequency of 60 kHz. The signal is time data, in a complex modulation scheme, repeating each minute. The format is described in some detail on the NIST website. Apparently, it can … Continue reading

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The Last Incoming Radio: SI4732 Pocket Mini

I ordered this from AliExpress and have been promised delivery by April 29. This remarkably featured shirt pocket sized radio sells for around $32 with free shipping (even less from other sellers, and on eBay). It even detects single sideband. … Continue reading

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