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Tag Archives: Sihuadon R-108
Prime Day Deals
If you’re interested in starting to listen to shortwave radio, there are some notable deals on Amazon.com during their Prime Day promotion. And no, I don’t get any commission on products I mention here.
Getting to Know You: HanRongDa HRD-908
I took my new HRD-908 outside at around sunset local time (00:39 UTC) to see what it could do. It hits the ball out of the park on FM. The speaker is great, MW sucks and so does the manual. … Continue reading
Top Ten Portable Shortwave Radios for 2025
Most “top ten” lists online are garbage. I found a top ten shortwave radio list, two of which didn’t even receive shortwave! I’m taking the question seriously, and there are no affiliate links in what follows. When considering candidates for … Continue reading
ATS25 Max Decoder: Against all comers
So now to examine the question: how does the ATS25 Max Decoder compare with other portable radios on shortwave? The rules are simple. An MLA-30+ amplified loop antenna will be connected to an A/B switch, which will in turn be … Continue reading
Competition heats up
A few years back I bought a Tecsun PL-380 that had a thermometer. That was my go to travel radio and the thermometer was convenient. I missed this feature when I traded in the PL-380 on a PL-330. Since then, … Continue reading
Keepers: The Saga Continues
It’s time to downsize — again. I’ve talked about having too many radios before under the topic, “Sharing the love.” Gilles Letourneau over at the OfficialSWLChannel on YouTube gets out an old radio from time to time and renews the … Continue reading
Qodosen DX-286 vs Sihuadon R-108
I want to compare these radios for a couple of reasons: they are the same size (with the same length antenna), and they got about the same number of MW stations in my daytime band scan. Inside they are powered … Continue reading
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Tagged longwave radio, Qodosen DX-286, Qodosen SR-286, shortwave radio, Sihuadon R-108
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