Category Archives: Product Reviews

At least 3 new shortwave-capable radios have come on the market supporting bundled or separately-sold “repeaters.” As best I can determine, these are Bluetooth-linked radio receivers with no controls, display or speaker. What the receiver picks up is relayed back … Continue reading →

Welcome to the conclusion (almost) of a long series of articles about the ZWS-A330, journey from a product that wasn’t available yet, to one received, to one that is as of this writing sold out. Here’s the history: This post … Continue reading →

I’ve had an opportunity to use the Zhiwhis ZWS-A330 and here are my thoughts.

PANIC The USPS delivery site said they were returning it to sender, undeliverable because of insufficient address. They delivered it anyway. The address was mangled by jamming it together with no spaces between street number and name. Disaster averted. Unboxing … Continue reading →

I’ve hurried through this review because I really don’t think much of the product. I refer the reader back to my prior articles for some details: It’s a cheap (under $23 with shipping) radio and music player. It’s not defective. … Continue reading →

The package consists of a MW/FM/SW/WB radio with stereo speakers, plus a repeater — an external device that is a radio itself, able to relay received audio to the base radio. The repeater adds AIR band and VHF/UHF. Let’s start … Continue reading →

E-gad, this shipping box is heavy: 4 lbs. 6 oz. It may have something to do with the 5 x 18650 batteries, 3 for the radio and 2 for the repeater. And unlike almost every radio in my experience, it’s … Continue reading →