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Category Archives: Radio
First Impressions: Unbranded Signal Generator
The good news is that it arrived early from AliExpress. It arrived in a gray plastic bag, enclosing a shipping box that I will not be reusing. The bubble-wrapped contents fared better: And that was it. The power cable had … Continue reading
Setting Multi-Zone Radio Clocks
The Problem I have 4, perhaps more, radios that have a capability to display both local time and UTC. They are: Eton Elite Executive, Qodosen DX-286/SR-286 and Sangean ATS-909. I don’t understand the setting process fully, and the manual didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Clock setting, Eton Elite Executive, GMT, Qodosen DX-286, Sangean ATS-909, UTC
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The Sounds of Static
Hello darkness, my old friend.I’ve come DXing you again.Because a signal softly creepingWith the signal strength increasing,And the image on the screen of my SDR,From afar,Emerging from the wells of static. With apology to Simon and Grundig With a little … Continue reading
PLL Progress
I have an ongoing project to compare some PLL Superhet radios I have, a Grundig G4000A, Kaito KA-1101, Sangean ATS-909, Tecsun PL-660 and Tecsun PL-990. I’ve had some bad luck with my last TWO visits to the park, interrupted by … Continue reading
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Tagged Grundig G4000A, Kaito KA1100, MLA-30+, Qodosen DX-286, Sangean ATS-909, Tecsun PL-660, Tecsun PL-990, Videos, WUP Antenna
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Radio Ghosts and Other Things that Go Beep in the Night
Images My first shortwave radio was a Nanaola 10NT504, a receiver that uses superheterodyne technology. In that mode, a radio is tuned by mixing the incoming radio signal with a locally generated variable frequency carrier signal (from a variable frequency … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliases, Eton Elite Executive, Images, SDR, Superheterodyne, Tecsun PL-330, VFO, XHDATA D-109, XHDATA D-808
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Si4732 ATS Mini Firmware 2.30
This is an update to my 2.28 installation post: ESP32 – Si4732 ATS Mini: Firmware Upgrade 2.28 (Updated). There’s a bit of a wrinkle with this installation that I didn’t have before. The method of storing settings has changed, which … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: SPARKELEC DP-666
What have I done? I’m trying a new seller, Banggood. A couple of discount codes handed me this SPARKELEC DP-666 radio, plus accessories for $71.63 including tax, insurance and free shipping. It’s one of those new TEF6686 chip radios. As … Continue reading