Category Archives: Technology

Incoming Radio: Sangean ATS-909

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Kevin

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 ATS-909X was introduced (a DSP radio adding SSB detection). … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Radio

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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Small, Medium, Large failure

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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First Impressions: Hernido WM-0202B FM/MP3/Cassette Player

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Kevin

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?

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Kevin

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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Si4732 ATS Mini V3S

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Kevin

My Si4732 ATS Mini ordered July 1 from the TOOLTOP Global Store on AliExpress arrived in exactly 13 days, 6 days ahead of schedule. Version 3S fixes the battery drain issue, and one can see from this photo that the … Continue reading →

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SM-616: Preparing Video

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Kevin

I have a special early edition DVD of the movie Koyaanisqatsi, autographed by director Godfrey Reggio. I thought that if I had a DVD without copy protection, that would be it, and I was apparently correct; however, my first naive … Continue reading →

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