Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

Is Mitt Romney a Christian?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Kevin

I think all American Presidents have either been Christians or perhaps non-religious freethinkers. John Kennedy broke the “no Catholics” barrier and Richard Nixon was a Quaker. It’s almost a done deal that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee in … Continue reading →

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How my Mom named me

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Kevin

It’s Mother’s day and I’ve been thinking of my late mother today. She told me that she gave me my name and that it came from a radio soap opera character named Kevin Bromfield. I looked before and couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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5 DSP radios

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kevin

Looking on the radio shelf, I see 5 shortwave radios that are powered by the same Silicon Labs si4734 “shortwave radio on a chip.” There’s not much difference in the radios as far as performance goes except on MW or … Continue reading →

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Death to robocallers

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kevin

I got angry today, after the 7th recorded political phone call from Mitt Romney in just 2 days. I called the campaign and I gave them a piece of my mind. Romney, while the most egregious robocaller, is not the … Continue reading →

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New look

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Kevin

I changed the theme here at Blog or Die! I liked the old one, Misty Morning, but it has technical issues and didn’t seem to work with the new Photo Album. Plus it was a bit narrow. So I’ve installed … Continue reading →

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Kchibo KK-D680 radio invites comparison with smaller cousin

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kevin

I continue to be intrigued by the tiny DSP radio from Kchibo, the KK-D202. That’s the radio that I’m most likely to slip in my shirt pocked when walking out the door. This KK-D680 from Kchibo fits in a shirt … Continue reading →

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Kchibo KK-D202 shortwave receiver review

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kevin

The Kchibo KK-D202 is an AM/FM/Shortwave receiver based on the Silicon Laboratories si4734 digital signal processing chip. There are three versions of the radio: the Chinese labeled D202 (reviewed here), the D202 upgrade (adds 9/10 KHz AM radio channel separation … Continue reading →

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