Category Archives: Radio

Radio Collecting and listening

First Impressions: Zhiwhis ZWS-802 + W3 Repeater

E-gad, this shipping box is heavy: 4 lbs 6 oz. It may have something to do with the 5 x 18650 batteries, 3 for the radio and 2 for the repeater. And unlike almost every radio in my experience, it’s … Continue reading

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Incoming Radio: Zhiwhis ZWS-802 + W3 Repeater

I noted before a new variant of the LiJiANi Rd239 for sale at AliExpress, interesting because it added app control, SSB, and communicating with an external (possibly outdoor) repeater. The repeater model was identified as “W2.” This was clearly interesting … Continue reading

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Bye Bye CHU

I’ve listened to Canadian time station CHU for a very long time. I have a QSL card from 1967. That reception was from southern Alabama on 7335 kHz (a frequency that was later replaced with 7850), probably using my Lafayette … Continue reading

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Happy belated National Yellow Radio Day

June 1 was National Yellow Radio Day, and all I can say in my defense is that I was traveling 6 time zones away from home without a yellow radio on that day. I have a few yellow radios: The … Continue reading

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Promise of incoming radio: QODOSEN QPR-001

I can’t say it’s incoming until I order it, and I can’t order it until it goes on sale, but when it does, I’ll be placing my order. No question. I snagged that photo from a video from Andre on … Continue reading

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MLite-880 Addenda

I’m posting this to accumulate additional information about the MLite-880. It’s needed because unlike most radios where one buys them and learns how to use them more effectively over time, this one is receiving aggressive firmware updates.

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Travel Radio

So I’m going on vacation for a while, and of course I have to pick a radio to take along. Tecsun PL-660 I was digging in the cabinet and came across the vinyl fold-over case for my Tecsun PL-660 and … Continue reading

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