Category Archives: Radio

Radio Collecting and listening

Keepers

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Kevin

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 →

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Comparing 3 Tecsun radios: PL-660, PL-380, PL-330

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Kevin

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 →

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A radical solution to my data problem

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Kevin

My doctor told me to get more exercise, and so now I walk a couple of miles a day. I usually do it about 4 pm when “All Things Considered” is on NPR. There’s an app for that and I … Continue reading →

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Degen DE32 AM/FM/SW radio/MP3 player

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Kevin

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 →

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Degen DE17: First look and operations

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Kevin

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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Radio anticipation

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Kevin

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 →

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Kchibo KK-D680 radio invites comparison with smaller cousin

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kevin

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 →

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