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Radio en Úbeda
I want to make a bit of a change in the blog and I haven’t quite figured how to do it. The idea is to add some travel content and some photography, but without watering down the radio focus. It … Continue reading
Arrived In Time: AMNVOLT ATS Mini
Thanks to AliExpress and their downstream agents, my shiny new AMNVOLT ATS Mini arrived in time for my trip to Spain and a hulking batch of new tariffs: First Impressions My first observation is that the box wasn’t half crushed … Continue reading
Looking for the Ultimate Travel Radio
I like to take my shortwave listening hobby with me when I travel. Tecsun PL-380 I think my first international trip with a radio was in 2011 and the radio was a Tecsun PL-380 that I bought around the end … Continue reading
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Tagged AMNVOLT, ATS Mini, Qodosen DX-286, SI4732 Pocket Mini, Tecsun PL-330, Tecsun PL-380, Travel
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I heard: HCJB (Updated)
When I was a kid, HCJB from Quito Ecuador was a station heard worldwide. One of their QSL cards celebrated a new hydro power station to boost their output even more! That power station is now part of the Ecuadoran … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecuador, Grundig G4000A, HCJB, Reach Beyond Australia, Reception Reports
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Stereo! – Degen DE23
After circling central Virginia one time in a USPS truck, my Degen DE23 finally landed and was delivered a day early from eBay. Why spend $35 for a 13-year-old radio? The simple answer is stereo speakers with an AUX input. … Continue reading
Voyage of Discovery: Degen 1131
The radio arrived today from eBay seller Hisonic, costing me a paltry $19.99 plus tax. Here’s the stock photo again: To tell the truth, I was contemplating sending it back as defective. Nothing worked. The radio came on and the … Continue reading
Stumbling around with the SI4732 Pocket Mini: Updated again
What you see is a circuit board, a battery (lower left) and the speaker lower right. The story starts with how weak the speaker sounds. I thought some earphones might help but they didn’t; in fact, I could barely hear … Continue reading