Category Archives: Technology

Qodosen SSB?

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Kevin

You can tell from articles here at BlogOrDie! that the Qodosen DX-286 is among my favorite radios. When I went on my vacation earlier in the year I took my Tecsun PL-330 only because it supports SSB and I wanted … Continue reading →

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Free Radio!

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Kevin

There may no free lunch, but there is a free radio, offered here on this blog to a lucky commenter. Early on, Qodosen sent me 2 DX-286 radios for review purposes. I use one of them almost every day, but … Continue reading →

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XHDATA Releases First Two-Way Radio E-100

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Kevin

XHDATA is expanding its product line with a two-way radio, the E-100. I’ve had the privilege of testing the radio for a few weeks in advance of product release and I had some input into updates of the user manual … Continue reading →

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Visiting New Zealand – Part 2

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Kevin

Yes, there is more to the “Visiting New Zealand” story than just pointing the shortwave radio at the distant target. Part 2 of the story goes the other way, taking the radio to New Zealand and finding out what I … Continue reading →

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World Music Radio – Denmark

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Kevin

According to their website, World Music Radio is a 24-hour music station using just a couple hundred Watts output power. It’s a rarity to be heard in North America, but thanks to a hint from Gilles Letourneau on the YouTube … Continue reading →

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Visiting New Zealand

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Kevin

I intend to visit New Zealand in person one day, but this weekend I visited the island nation via shortwave radio. Fortunately, Radio New Zealand has a nice variety of times and frequencies to try: The simple strategy is to … Continue reading →

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Qodosen Got Batteries!

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Kevin

Qodosen sent me a note for my readers: Many users feedback that DX-286 doesn’t come with batteries, which caused some trouble for users, this time we added new links to the included batteries on both Amazon and aliexpress. 1.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF63Z54T 2.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256807498018650.html… … Continue reading →

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