Category Archives: Technology

Radio en Úbeda

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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Arrived In Time: AMNVOLT ATS Mini

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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Looking for the Ultimate Travel Radio

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Kevin

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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I heard: HCJB (Updated)

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Kevin

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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Stereo! – Degen DE23

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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Voyage of Discovery: Degen 1131

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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Stumbling around with the SI4732 Pocket Mini: Updated again

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Kevin

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 →

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