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What You See Is What You Get

First, obviously, it is an SDR with a spectrum display of 192 kHz and a waterfall. Frequency is displayed to a precision of 1 Hz

Most radios have settings buried in menus or underneath buttons. That’s not the case here. There are only two functions off the main screen and they are a numeric keypad for entering the frequency and one for entering the date and time. There are no hidden options or settings. Perhaps that is why the Quick Start Guide just details the display and the connectors on the sides.

Surprise

The earliest projected delivery date was a week from today, but there it was in my mailbox. It arrived in a plain cardboard box that opened up to reveal:

After weather delays, my shiny new red Sunflash RD-666 receiver / music player is finally in my hands. I bought it at TEMU for $14.73, delivered. Woo hoo!

This is a semi-blind experiment, to try something new after bypassing the new Tecsun PL-520 and MLite-880 SDR. The price from Banggood is $72.99 including shipping, plus tax. They’re also available on Amazon for (gasp) $150 plus tax.

There’s been quite a stir with questions on social media about a new radio model from Tecsun, the PL-520. At first glance, it looks like a PL-330 with rounder corners, gray instead of black.

If at first you don’t succeed, order, order again.

After returning the QFX R-333BT that I paid around $30 for because it was defective, I looked around on TEMU to reorder what I hoped to be a fully working model and came across a very similar device, the only visible difference, the words X-BASS on the speakers and no “disco lights” in the front. With some mystery special discount, plus tax and shipping, this one came in at $14.73. So what I expect, for half the money, is the same radio less the disco lights, one that actually receives MW. The seller said they were “almost out.”

I reordered because I thought the speaker, at first listen, sounded exceptional. I still have to decide how to charge the thing.

Delivery expected delivery: January 23-30. [Update: delivery delay be because of weather. 1/31/26]

This thing is HUGE. The second thing is that it reminds me of my Evche EVCHE EC-2110BTS radio, although the latter is considerably smaller and less colorful. Both are MW/FM/SW radios that can be powered by D-cell batteries, both have rechargeable batteries, both come with an AC power cord, both play Bluetooth and MP3 with an AUX input, both have flashlights and both top the MW band around 1600 kHz.

The box and packaging make a polished retail impression and I could easily imagine this on the shelf of a Walmart store. The chrome knobs really shine. There is a shoulder strap, folded, and wrapped in a Velcro closed sheath that converts it to a carrying handle. Nice job on that.