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First Impressions: Jazmm 213

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Kevin

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

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Kevin

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

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Kevin

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)

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Kevin

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

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Kevin

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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I heard: HCJB (Updated)

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Kevin

When I was a kid, HCJB from Quito Ecuador was a station heard worldwide. One of their QSL cards celebrated a new hydro power station to boost their output even more! That power station is now part of the Ecuadoran … Continue reading →

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Stereo! – Degen DE23

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Kevin

After circling central Virginia one time in a USPS truck, my Degen DE23 finally landed and was delivered a day early from eBay. Why spend $35 for a 13-year-old radio? The simple answer is stereo speakers with an AUX input. … Continue reading →

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