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Radio Ghosts and Other Things that Go Beep in the Night

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Kevin

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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First Impressions: Sangean ATS-909

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Kevin

I wanted to compare a well-regarded analog-tuned radio against modern DSP radios and the Sangean ATS-909 fits that bill.

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Incoming Radio: Sangean ATS-909

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Kevin

No, not some shiny new toy from AliExpress, but something from the “old days.” The Sangean ATS-909 is an analog radio first introduced in 1996, available until roughly 2011 when the DSP-based ATS-909X was introduced . Read more at The … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Radio

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Kevin

Amanda Dawn Christie is a Canadian artist who has created a series of works called Requiem for Radio. It reflects on the end of Radio Canada International. Others in the series have used the HAARP transmitters to create images that … Continue reading →

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Is it Stereo?

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Kevin

I have a number of FM radios, including ones that can play MP3 files from media. Some are also Bluetooth speakers. But are they stereo? Only one has stereo speakers, but most have headphone jacks. In this article, I’m testing … Continue reading →

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How to use SSB on the Raddy RF760

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Kevin

The Raddy RF760 is a remarkably feature-packed radio with everything from longwave to UHF coverage, variable bandwidths and steps, a squelch, weather alerts and even single sideband (SSB). Only 11 buttons and a “flying shuttle button” (tuning knob) for all … Continue reading →

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Custom Radio Cases

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Kevin

Some of my radios came with cases and some didn’t. When I grab a few to take to the pond or the park for testing, I put the radios in their cases or another radio’s case to keep them from … Continue reading →

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