There may no free lunch, but there is a free radio, offered here on this blog to a lucky commenter.

Early on, Qodosen sent me 2 DX-286 radios for review purposes. I use one of them almost every day, but the other languishes in a box. That ain’t right, so I am giving the radio away free to a reader of BlogOrDie!
How to participate:
- Leave a comment below that says you want to be considered for the free radio.
- Include your working email address on the comment form. Note that email addresses left on comments are not visible to the public. Your email address will not be used or sold for any purpose except arranging your prize delivery. You do not have to use your real name on the comment.
- You do not have to pay any fee or do anything beyond expressing interest to get the radio. You just have to be lucky.
Note: Comments do not appear until your first comment is approved. Don’t worry if you don’t see your comment. I’ll approve all of them before picking the winner.
How it will work:
- One entry per person.
- I will randomly select one entry from the comments left by midnight December 31, 2024, Eastern Standard Time.
- I will announce the winner as an update to this post.
- I will contact the winner by email, requesting your real name and shipping address. Addresses must be located somewhere with regular mail service from the USA.
Note: Batteries not included
Update 1:
At midnight (unless I fall asleep and it’s in the morning) I’ll make sure that all comments are approved. Then Microsoft Copilot will generate a random number between 1 and the number of comments there are. If the comment is mine or from someone who didn’t ask to be included, I’ll just generate another random number until I get an eligible comment.
I will reply to your comment announcing that you’re the winner and send you an email, requesting your name and shipping address. It will come from my Gmail account. Once I have the address I will ship the radio within a day or two, and email you the tracking information.
Update 2:
Well, I did fall asleep. Happy new year. Congratulations to reader Safak, who is the winner.