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Tag Archives: shortwave radio
Keepers
I’ve been interested in shortwave radio since I was a teenager, and over the decades I’ve owned quite a few shortwave radios. Now it’s time to downsize and I’ve been selling radios on eBay right and left, 61 so far. … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
Tagged Degen, G4000A, Grundig, Kaito, Kaito Voyager Pro, RDS, shortwave radio, Tecsun, Travel Radios, Weather Radio
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Comparing 3 Tecsun radios: PL-660, PL-380, PL-330
I haven’t bought a radio in quite a while, but the new Tecsun PL-330 seemed quite capable, so I used the proceeds from selling off older radios on eBay to buy a new PL-330 (with firmware version 3306). I was … Continue reading
Posted in Product Reviews, Radio, Technology
Tagged AIR band, PL-330, PL-380, PL-660, Radio comparisons, shortwave radio, Tecsun
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Degen DE32 AM/FM/SW radio/MP3 player
This is an interesting little shirt-pocket radio available on eBay for under $30. It has a few nice features and some drawbacks too. The radio covers the US FM radio band as well as the low FM band (64-87 MHz) … Continue reading
Degen DE17: First look and operations
My new Degen DE17 waltzed in the door today. This is a digital DSP radio. Like other eBay digital wonders, this one comes with only a Chinese-language instruction manual ;( and some things aren’t obvious. Most of the operating instructions … Continue reading
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Tagged AM FM Radio, DE15, Degen DE17, English, manual, operations manual, shortwave radio
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Radio anticipation
I ordered a Tecsun R9702 radio a week or so ago and I’m anxiously awaiting its delivery. I have over 100 radios, most of them shortwave models, but none has a particular feature set that I’m interested in: Dual conversion … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
Tagged analog tuning, dual conversion, shortwave radio, Tecsun PL-380, Tecsun R9702
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Kchibo KK-D680 radio invites comparison with smaller cousin
I continue to be intrigued by the tiny DSP radio from Kchibo, the KK-D202. That’s the radio that I’m most likely to slip in my shirt pocked when walking out the door. This KK-D680 from Kchibo fits in a shirt … Continue reading
Kchibo KK-D202 shortwave receiver review
The Kchibo KK-D202 is an AM/FM/Shortwave receiver based on the Silicon Laboratories si4734 digital signal processing chip. There are three versions of the radio: the Chinese labeled D202 (reviewed here), the D202 upgrade (adds 9/10 KHz AM radio channel separation … Continue reading
Posted in Product Reviews, Radio, Technology
Tagged DSP, Kchibo KK-D202, shortwave radio, si4734, Tecsun PL-380
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