Tag Archives: LiJiANI Rd239

Attack of the Swiss Army Knife™ Radios

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Kevin

I’ve started using the phrase, Swiss Army Knife™, to describe some radios. I thought it would be worth some time talking about the concept and applying it to some examples I have. The general term refers to a useful tool … Continue reading →

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Qodosen DX-286 vs LiJiANi Rd239

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Kevin

I bought the LiJiANi Rd239 in November of 2023 because of long list of features and a blow-out Black Friday price on Amazon. My article, LiJiANi Rd239: A different radio, reviewed the radio. Since then it’s been the radio I … Continue reading →

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FM Radio Shootout: Part 1

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Kevin

I’ve been having a lot of fun lately with my new Qodosen SR-286 radio that is reported to be outstanding on FM, and indeed it is. But how outstanding? RadioJayAllen gave it 5.5 out of 5 stars. Serious reviewers, like … 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. [Update: Looks like 10 … Continue reading →

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Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios: Take 2

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Kevin

It’s only been 5 months since 13 shortwave radios did battle in the original Battle of the under $50 shortwave radios, but things have changed. There are new contenders. XHDATA D-109WB The XHDATA D-109 (shown above) was the winner of … Continue reading →

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Updating the LiJiANi Rd239 radio firmware

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Kevin

I bought my LiJiANi Rd239 in November of 2023, with Version 2.8 firmware. Prior to November, the radios had V2.7, and now in December, I’ve learned it’s 2.9! I emailed the address in the user guide and they sent me … Continue reading →

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XHDATA D-109WB vs LiJiANi Rd239 Multiband Receivers

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Kevin

These two radios, arriving within a couple of days of each other, cry out for comparison. Both are in roughly the same price range: the Rd239 was $39.80 delivered from Amazon (Black Friday sale) and the D-109WB costs $46 including … Continue reading →

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