Category Archives: Radio

I planned to do some testing of my top of the line Zhiwhis ZWS-C919 and discovered that FM stopped working. I tried the usual reset steps to no avail. Other bands worked, but FM was dead silent. I bought the … Continue reading →

I recently bought and reviewed a portable SDR, a no-name clone of a Deepelec Malachite DeepSDR 101. While I didn’t like the radio, I liked the concept. It has the spectrum display where I can see nearby stations and compare … Continue reading →

What You See Is What You Get First, obviously, it is an SDR with a spectrum display of 192 kHz and a waterfall. Frequency is displayed to a precision of 1 Hz Most radios have settings buried in menus or … Continue reading →

Surprise The earliest projected delivery date was a week from today, but there it was in my mailbox. It arrived in a plain cardboard box that opened up to reveal:

After weather delays, my shiny new red Sunflash RD-666 receiver / music player is finally in my hands. I bought it at TEMU for $14.73, delivered. Woo hoo!

This is a semi-blind experiment, to try something new after bypassing the new Tecsun PL-520 and MLite-880 SDR. The price from Banggood is $72.99 including shipping, plus tax. They’re also available on Amazon for (gasp) $150 plus tax.

There’s been quite a stir with questions on social media about a new radio model from Tecsun, the PL-520. At first glance, it looks like a PL-330 with rounder corners, gray instead of black.