Tag Archives: shortwave radio

Qodosen SR-286: First Impressions

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Kevin

I’ve been waiting for 21 days for the radio to arrive and in that time I wrote a blog article in anticipation and studied the manual. Now that it’s here I want to share my first impressions. During the wait … Continue reading →

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Sihuadon R-108: an overlooked radio

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Kevin

I’ve seen nice things said about the Sihuadon R-108 radio for some time, but I never bought one because it seemed redundant for my personal use. The radio is quite small (5″ L x 1.2″ W x 3″ H), it … Continue reading →

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Radio Confusion

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Kevin

And no, I’m not talking about the clandestine radio station that sent me this QSL card. My confusion is over is the frequency range for FM radio in the United States. This should be an easy question, and the official … Continue reading →

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Incoming Radio! Qodosen SR-286

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Kevin

If all goes well, I’ll be receiving a Qodosen SR-286 (aka Xiaoqiang SR-286) radio mid-February from AliExpress. I learned about it from RadioJayAllen’s review and it pushed a few of my buttons. First off, the SR-286 is small: 128 x … Continue reading →

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Visiting McGrath, Alaska

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Kevin

I’ve been taking surveys for the YouGov polling company for some years now (you can sign up here) and for the past year or so at least one poll a week asks the question, “What did you do last weekend?” … Continue reading →

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Thinking About the New XHDATA D-608WB

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Kevin

Disclaimer: I am testing a presale version of the radio provided to me by XHDATA in exchange for helping them improve the user manual. I am under no obligation to review the radio online, much less say nice things about … Continue reading →

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Semier SM-838: Review before donation

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Kevin

OK, I had to have a radio under the Christmas tree, and as the last thing I really needed for Christmas was another radio, I went to the bottom of the barrel for this Semier SM-838 at the sale/coupon price … Continue reading →

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