Tag Archives: HanRongDa HRD-701

FM Radio Shootout: Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Kevin

For the start of this tale, see FM Radio Shootout: Part 1. Junior League Update: I received a strongly-worded challenge from the International Little Radio League (ILRL) over my selection of contestants. They contended that the Mesqool CR1015 was oversized, … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio | Tagged Degen DE15, Degen DE28, FM radio, HanRongDa HRD-701, Mesqool CR1015, Tecsun PL-118, Tecsun Q3 | Leave a comment

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. [Update: Looks like 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio | Tagged HanRongDa HRD-701, iRonsnow IR-688, LiJiANI Rd239, Mesqool CR1009 Pro, Mesqool CR2015, NOAA, Raddy RF-75A, shortwave radio, Weather alerts, Weather radios, XHDATA D-109WB, XHDATA D-608WB | Leave a comment

Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Kevin

The market has certainly changed since 2011 when I wrote my article, What’s the best shortwave radio under $50? Today we’re looking at my current bottom-tier radios, ones with shortwave coverage that I could buy new today (July 16, 2023) … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio, Technology | Tagged Baijiali BJL-166, budget shortwave radios, Degen DE28, HanRongDa HRD-701, Kaito KA29, Kaito WRX911, Mesqool CR2015, Prunus J-429SW, Raddy RF75A, Radio comparisons, Rysamton YK-M03, Shortwave Radios, Tecsun DR-920C, XHDATA D-109, XHDATA D-219, Zhiwhis ZWS-603 | 4 Comments

Raddy RF75A MW/FM/SW/WB/VHF Receiver Review

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Kevin

Amazon surprised me by delivering my new Raddy RF75A 5 days early. I already knew it was small, but the size is still remarkable. The RF75A is slightly taller than the HanRongDa HRD-701, but much thinner. Here the already compact … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio | Tagged HanRongDa HRD-701, HanRongDa HRD-787, MP3 Player, Raddy RF75A, shortwave radio, VHF radio | 3 Comments

Radio Memory Systems

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Kevin

I have a number of radios that can store information in station memories, called “presets.” They all work differently. Here I include a brief review and say what I like best. Radios use memories in two ways: to allow the … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio | Tagged ATS, Eton Elite Executive, HanRongDa HRD-701, Sangean ATS-405, Shortwave Radios, Tecsun PL-330, Tecsun PL-660, XHDATA D-109, XHDATA D-808 | 1 Comment

HanRongDa HRD-701 — Many Features, tiny package

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Kevin

As one can see from the photograph, the HRD-701 is one of the smallest shortwave radios on the market, but its designers packed in a world of features underneath that small exterior sporting just 7 buttons, a switch and two … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Reviews, Radio | Tagged Bluetooth, HanRongDa, HanRongDa HRD-701, HRD-701, MP3 Player, shortwave radio, Weather Radio | Leave a comment