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XHDATA D-109WB vs LiJiANi Rd239 Multiband Receivers
These two radios, arriving within a couple of days of each other, cry out for comparison. Both are in roughly the same price range: the Rd239 was $39.80 delivered from Amazon (Black Friday sale) and the D-109WB costs $46 including … Continue reading
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Tagged LiJiANI Rd239, NOAA weather radio, Radio comparisons, shortwave radio, XHDATA D-109WB
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Comparing My Top Radios
I talked about my Under $50 Radios and my Under $100 Radios and now it’s time to take a look at the much smaller top shelf. The group is: Model Amazon.com price1 Firmware Eton Elite Executive $199.00 Unknown Tecsun PL-660 … Continue reading
Battle of the Under $100 Shortwave Radios
After the roaring success of my Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios (36 views! ROFL) I’m inspired to up the ante and review models that could be purchased today with shipping between $50 and $100. The contestants this time … Continue reading
Tecsun PL-ease: Comparing the PL-330, PL-660, PL-880 and PL-990 Shortwave Radios
Here I compare 4 great Tecsun radios; Three are still in production, and the PL-660 can still be purchased new. PL-660 Introduction The PL-660 was introduced in 2010 and I’ve owned mine since December of 2011; it’s been a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Analog radios, DSP radios, Radio comparisons, shortwave radio, SSB, Tecsun PL-330, Tecsun PL-660, Tecsun PL-880, Tecsun PL-990
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Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios
The market has certainly changed since 2011 when I wrote my article, What’s the best shortwave radio under $50? Today we’re looking at my current bottom-tier radios, ones with shortwave coverage that I could buy new today (July 16, 2023) … Continue reading
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Tagged Baijiali BJL-166, budget shortwave radios, Degen DE28, HanRongDa HRD-701, Kaito KA29, Kaito WRX911, Mesqool CR2015, Prunus J-429SW, Raddy RF75A, Radio comparisons, Rysamton YK-M03, Shortwave Radios, Tecsun DR-920C, XHDATA D-109, XHDATA D-219, Zhiwhis ZWS-603
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Tecsun PL-660 vs PL-880
I’ve owned my Tecsun PL-660 since 2011 (12 years). It’s not the newest version of that radio –there have been firmware updates since then — but it works well, and is arguably the best radio I own. More recently the … Continue reading
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Tagged Radio comparisons, shortwave radio, Single Sideband, Tecsun PL-660, Tecsun PL-880, WWV
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PL-330 or D-808?
Someone asked me on my Blog or Die! YouTube channel which radio I would recommend to someone just getting started with the shortwave listening hobby, the Tecsun PL-330 or the XHDATA D-808. Both were briefly featured in the video, and … Continue reading
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Tagged OfficialSWLChannel, Radio comparisons, Sihuadon D-808, Tecsun PL-330, Testing radios, XHDATA D-808
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