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Category Archives: Technology
Music 4 Joy – DRM Finally
I’ve been fascinated with Music 4 Joy since 2023 when its techno music AM signals directed towards Africa, the Middle East and the Far East were hard to hear where I lived in Virginia. I finally heard it, only to … Continue reading
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Incoming Radio: Raddy ATS-200
The Raddy ATS-200 was first released in May of 2024. I ordered one from Raddy today because it was on sale for $69.99 (plus about $10 shipping). That’s $50 off. It’s an attractive package at that price, with LW, MW, … Continue reading
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What? Upcoming RT-880X from Elecevolve.
Saw this on Facebook on the MLite-880 groups with “Elecevolve’s new product, the RT-880X, gets an early reveal — pre-sale is coming soon. Stay tuned for more details!” plus these photos: Here’s that feature list in text form: I’m scratching … Continue reading
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No Joy. Why there was no sound on DRM. An AI explains. 🤖
My first attempt at DRM on the MLite-880 was Radio Romania, and there I got a wonderful sound experience. Today at 9:45am local time in central Virginia (13:45 UTC), I tried my old favorite from 2023, Music 4 Joy from … Continue reading
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Reeling in the Stations
Over the years, radio manufacturers have sometimes included antennas with radios, including ones ones like the following comprised of a longwire, a connector and a reel. The photo below shows the basic structure. There is some kind of a clip … Continue reading
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Finding DRM Broadcasts
DRM is a digital encoding method available to radio broadcasters. It can be decoded by some of the SDR software on a computer and now by a beta firmware release on the MLite-880 receiver. I see the question in Facebook … Continue reading
A Little Product Review: Zhiwhis ZWS-777
The Zhiwhis ZWS-777 (aka HanRongDa HRD-777 / Raddy RF750 Plus) is a little product, a mere 2.8″L x 1.7″W x 2.3″H plus a 10.6″ telescopic antenna. It’s also hefty at 7.7 oz. with BL-5C battery and accessory ferrite loop antenna, … Continue reading
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