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Category Archives: Radio
Radio Confusion
And no, I’m not talking about the clandestine radio station that sent me this QSL card. My confusion is over is the frequency range for FM radio in the United States. This should be an easy question, and the official … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
Tagged Eton radios, FM, Frequency Band, Grundig radios, Qodosen Radios, shortwave radio, Tecsun Radios, XHDATA radios
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Incoming Radio! Qodosen SR-286
If all goes well, I’ll be receiving a Qodosen SR-286 (aka Xiaoqiang SR-286) radio mid-February from AliExpress. I learned about it from RadioJayAllen’s review and it pushed a few of my buttons. First off, the SR-286 is small: 128 x … Continue reading
Visiting McGrath, Alaska
I’ve been taking surveys for the YouGov polling company for some years now (you can sign up here) and for the past year or so at least one poll a week asks the question, “What did you do last weekend?” … Continue reading
Thinking About the New XHDATA D-608WB
Disclaimer: I am testing a presale version of the radio provided to me by XHDATA in exchange for helping them improve the user manual. I am under no obligation to review the radio online, much less say nice things about … Continue reading
Posted in Product Reviews, Radio
Tagged NOAA weather radio, Radio manuals, shortwave radio, XHDATA D-109WB, XHDATA D-608WB
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Antenna + ground
When I was a young shortwave listener 56 years ago, I had a Lafayette KT-340 desktop radio with connectors on the back for an antenna and a ground. I always hooked up my 75-foot long wire to the ANT post … Continue reading
Posted in Radio, Technology
Tagged Antennas, Grounding, long wire antenna, longwave radio, Tecsun PL-990
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Semier SM-838: Review before donation
OK, I had to have a radio under the Christmas tree, and as the last thing I really needed for Christmas was another radio, I went to the bottom of the barrel for this Semier SM-838 at the sale/coupon price … Continue reading
Ex-radio
When I write a review of a radio for Amazon, I’ll often try to gain credibility by saying “I’ve owned over 100 radios…” and that’s true. I currently have 39 radios (not counting car radios and clock radios). What happened … Continue reading
Posted in Radio, Technology
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