Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

A red radio — the Prunus J-429SW

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Kevin

Can you say “Big black rubber buttons” three times really fast? The big picture The Prunus J-429SW is an AM/FM/Shortwave radio with the ability to play MP3 files from a TF/MicroSD card or a USB flash drive. It can also … Continue reading →

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The radio nobody wanted Kaide KK-MP903

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Kevin

I sold about 80 radios on eBay, but there were just a few that nobody wanted. I went through those to see if there was anything worth saving from storage. One radio looked like it might be worth further study, … Continue reading →

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Zhiwhis ZWS-603 vs Kaito KA29

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Kevin

Two radios with similar function, but significant differences The Kaito KA29 received a lot of attention by reviewers when it became available in August of 2014, but I only got mine today. The Zhiwhis ZWS-603 is much newer, from December … Continue reading →

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Radio nostalgia

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Kevin

Here’s my nostalgia photo from December of 1967. My “radio shack” was a bedroom closet. The Eico signal generator, the Lafayette KT-340 shortwave receiver and the Heath kit IO-21 scope were all built from kits. Sort of in the center … Continue reading →

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Zhiwhis ZWS-603 Shortwave Radio Review

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Kevin

The ZHIWHIS XWS-603 appears to be the same radio as the HanRongDo K-603. What’s unusual about this radio This one is not like anything I’ve used before in several ways. First, it combines a shortwave radio, an MP3 player, a … Continue reading →

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Unboxing the ZHIWHIS ZWS-603

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Kevin

My pet peeve about “unboxing” videos is that invariably the item being unboxed was already unboxed before the video, and often not even in the box. This isn’t a video, but this series of photos is authentic, and taken as … Continue reading →

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Great price?

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Kevin

I’m completely recycling my shortwave radio inventory, selling mostly, but I bought a couple of new ones to check out. One new one I ordered this morning was an XHDATA D-808. It’s feature rich, combining SSB with Air band and … Continue reading →

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