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Category Archives: Radio
Solar! – EVCHE EC-2110BTS radio
One reason I’m writing this is that a Google search for EVCHE EC-2110BTS returned no hits. We can’t have that! I bought this AM / FM / SW / Bluetooth / MP3 player flashlight from AliExpress in hopes that the solar … Continue reading
Posted in Radio, Technology
Tagged AliExpress, Bluetooth, Chinese radios, EVCHE, MP3, shortwave radio, solar panel
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A red radio — the Prunus J-429SW
Can you say “Big black rubber buttons” three times really fast? The big picture The Prunus J-429SW is an AM/FM/Shortwave radio with the ability to play MP3 files from a TF/MicroSD card or a USB flash drive. It can also … Continue reading
The radio nobody wanted Kaide KK-MP903
I sold about 80 radios on eBay, but there were just a few that nobody wanted. I went through those to see if there was anything worth saving from storage. One radio looked like it might be worth further study, … Continue reading
Zhiwhis ZWS-603 vs Kaito KA29
Two radios with similar function, but significant differences The Kaito KA29 received a lot of attention by reviewers when it became available in August of 2014, but I only got mine today. The Zhiwhis ZWS-603 is much newer, from December … Continue reading
Posted in Product Reviews, Radio, Technology
Tagged Kaito, Radio comparisons, shortwave radio, Zhiwhis, ZWS-603
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Radio nostalgia
Here’s my nostalgia photo from December of 1967. My “radio shack” was a bedroom closet. The Eico signal generator, the Lafayette KT-340 shortwave receiver and the Heath kit IO-21 scope were all built from kits. Sort of in the center … Continue reading
Posted in General, Personal, Radio, Technology
Tagged Lafayette, Nanaola, Shortwave, shortwave listening, shortwave radio
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Zhiwhis ZWS-603 Shortwave Radio Review
The ZHIWHIS XWS-603 appears to be the same radio as the HanRongDo K-603. What’s unusual about this radio This one is not like anything I’ve used before in several ways. First, it combines a shortwave radio, an MP3 player, a … Continue reading
Posted in Product Reviews, Radio, Technology
Tagged MP3, shortwave radio, ZHISWHIS, ZWS-603
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Unboxing the ZHIWHIS ZWS-603
My pet peeve about “unboxing” videos is that invariably the item being unboxed was already unboxed before the video, and often not even in the box. This isn’t a video, but this series of photos is authentic, and taken as … Continue reading
Posted in Radio, Technology
Tagged Bluetooth Speaker, MP3, shortwave radio, Unboxing, XWS-306, ZHISWHIS
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