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Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Qodosen DX-286 vs Sihuadon R-108

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Kevin

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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The New Qodosen DX-286

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Kevin

Disclaimer: Qodosen provided me with this radio to test. I like it just as much as the SR-286 that I paid for myself and have written about extensively. This is not a product review because it is essentially the same … Continue reading →

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Incoming Radio! Qodosen DX-286

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Kevin

It was a mere 6 months ago when I wrote a very similar headline: Incoming Radio! Qodosen SR-286. I bought that radio because it looked interesting, it looked different, and there weren’t many others around (I like to be an … Continue reading →

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Tecsun PL-330 or Qodosen SR-286?

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Kevin

UPDATE This article has been sitting around unfinished for some weeks. In the interim, Qodosen has come out with a new model, the DX-286 that appears to be the same physical radio, but with updated firmware and a lower price … Continue reading →

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RDS / RBDS: FM on Display

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Kevin

The Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS), as it is called in the North America, or simply RDS in the rest of the world, is a protocol for embedding data in an FM/VHF broadcast. The data can include the station name, … Continue reading →

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Thunderous Clash of the Weather Radios

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Kevin

Weather radios are an interesting genre of radio. Some of them are specifically designed as emergency radios and some are general coverage radios with a weather feature added. I seem to have accumulated 8 weather radios. Here’s the photo array: … Continue reading →

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Before the battle: iRonsnow IR-688.

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Kevin

I have a new radio this week, an iRonsnow IR-688 emergency radio. I bought it on sale for $34.99 from Amazon, not to collect or to test, but to sit in the window and get weather alerts. It did arrive, … Continue reading →

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