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Upping My Game
I have fun comparing radios. I have some “reference” stations like CFRX in Toronto, WWV and CHU that I like to use. I band scan on MW and FM at midday and count the number of stations received. It’s not … Continue reading
Incoming Surprise: Kaito KA1101
Like a fish tempted by a juicy worm, eBay dropped this radio onto my front page and I was hooked. It is a dual conversion superhet radio, as is the other current incoming radio, a Sangean ATS-909. This appears to … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: Sangean ATS-909
No, not some shiny new toy from AliExpress, but something from the “old days.” The Sangean ATS-909 is an analog radio first introduced in 1996, available until roughly 2011 when the DSP-based ATS-909X was introduced . Read more at The … Continue reading
Requiem for Radio
Amanda Dawn Christie is a Canadian artist who has created a series of works called Requiem for Radio. It reflects on the end of Radio Canada International. Others in the series have used the HAARP transmitters to create images that … Continue reading
Small, Medium, Large failure
I went down to Pleasant Grove Park this morning before 9AM local time to do a comparison between three radios — one small, one medium and one large. It promised to be a beautiful day as I looked off to … Continue reading
First Impressions: Hernido WM-0202B FM/MP3/Cassette Player
Without the box, I would have never known the model number, WM-0202B. It’s not on the device or the User Manual. The box is rather informative, adding manufacturer information on the back. The box opens from the end and so … Continue reading
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Is it Stereo?
I have a number of FM radios, including ones that can play MP3 files from media. Some are also Bluetooth speakers. But are they stereo? Only one has stereo speakers, but most have headphone jacks. In this article, I’m testing … Continue reading
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