Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

Visiting New Zealand – Part 2

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Kevin

Yes, there is more to the “Visiting New Zealand” story than just pointing the shortwave radio at the distant target. Part 2 of the story goes the other way, taking the radio to New Zealand and finding out what I … Continue reading →

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World Music Radio – Denmark

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Kevin

According to their website, World Music Radio is a 24-hour music station using just a couple hundred Watts output power. It’s a rarity to be heard in North America, but thanks to a hint from Gilles Letourneau on the YouTube … Continue reading →

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Visiting New Zealand

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Kevin

I intend to visit New Zealand in person one day, but this weekend I visited the island nation via shortwave radio. Fortunately, Radio New Zealand has a nice variety of times and frequencies to try: The simple strategy is to … Continue reading →

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Qodosen Got Batteries!

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Kevin

Qodosen sent me a note for my readers: Many users feedback that DX-286 doesn’t come with batteries, which caused some trouble for users, this time we added new links to the included batteries on both Amazon and aliexpress. 1.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF63Z54T 2.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256807498018650.html… … Continue reading →

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Raddy RF886: Evolving Review

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Kevin

My new Raddy RF886 arrived from Amazon right on time, so let’s unbox:

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Incoming Radio: Raddy RF886

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Kevin

I started feeling the itch for a new radio. The Raddy RF886 sells for about $26, but Amazon had two 10% off coupons. It fits my Swiss Army Knife category as a radio, computer USB speaker, USB speaker and a … Continue reading →

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Radio manuals

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Kevin

My first shortwave radio was a Nanaola 10NT-5-4 circa 1965. It didn’t have much of a manual, but it didn’t need much because there weren’t that many controls. Since then I’ve owned over 100 radios and see many manuals. Some … Continue reading →

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