Category Archives: Technology

A Little More Radio: ATS Mini

One thing was painfully obvious in my Little Radio Review, the ATS Mini isn’t very loud. I have a solution, hooking up the radio via audio cable to my Sony SRS-XB20 speaker. The problem with that solution is that the … Continue reading

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A Little Radio Review

Several small shortwave radios reside in my accumulation and I’m interested to see how they compare, especially how newer ones compare to older ones. At least a dozen of my radios fit the “Ultralight” category (volume under 20 cubic inches), … Continue reading

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First Impressions: Jazmm 213

Kudos to Amazon who delivered the radio less than 12 hours after I ordered it. The package includes box, radio, User Manual, Thank You card and USB-C charging cable. First Impressions Like Amazon reviewers, I found it smaller than expected, … Continue reading

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Incoming Radio: Jazmm 6f9846ec-031e-4f5a-876d-0ee9460591cb

OK, it will soon be my birthday and so I blew a big $25 (after 20% discount) plus tax for a pocket shortwave radio. I asked Rufus (Amazon AI assistant) and it said the model number was: 6f9846ec-031e-4f5a-876d-0ee9460591cb, and apparently … Continue reading

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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

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Arrived In Time: AMNVOLT ATS Mini (Updated)

Thanks to AliExpress and their downstream agents, my shiny new AMNVOLT ATS Mini arrived in time for my trip to Spain and avoiding a hulking batch of new tariffs: First Impressions My first observation is that the box wasn’t half … Continue reading

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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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