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revisions one which occurred in 2021 2022 and one more recently in 2023 there has been much discussion online about reduced am performance of the new version so i decided to obtain one to compare with my original d 808 and the results were interesting read the updated xhdata d 808 review tecsun pl 320 am fm sw portable radio the new tecsun pl 320 has arrived and takes its place as one of the recent crop of small inexpensive radios with amazingly good performance for the size and price when we heard about the new pl 320 we were told it would be the same as the pl 330 minus ssb and synchronous detection as it turns out however the 320 seems to have benefitted from a few upgrades so it has some plusses to consider and it does one or two tricks not available on the pl 330 read the tecsun pl 320 review how i test radios i am frequently asked how i test radios and decided it was time to explain exactly how i do it there are many sources of information as well as disinformation on the internet and they vary from helpful to ridiculously inept so for the record here is an overview of my testing methodology read article how i test radios xhdata d 109 multiband radio w bluetooth tf card reader the new xhdata d 109 has been quite a surprise with all around excellent i should say unbelievable performance for its low price which is around 31 plus shipping from xhdata as of this writing i put the d 109 next to some other similarly sized but more expensive portables for some comparisons and the results were interesting and impressive read the xhdata d 109 review sangean mmr 99 am fm rbds weather bluetooth emergency radio sangean just keeps coming up with new models that increase our expectations of what a radio should be and they ve done it again with their new mmr 99 emergency radio we ve come a long way since the early baygen freeplay wind up radios with mechanical clockwork mechanisms which spun an internal generator to power the radio fast forward a few decades and the emergency radio has grown up the better ones offer a host of features which make these radios an important part of your emergency preparedness kit including not only solar and hand crank battery charging but also the ability to charge a phone or other usb device emergency lights weather band with alerts and more we ll take a close look at the new sangean mmr 99 xhdata d 328 am fm sw mp3 radio here we have another 20 radio i ve also found it occasionally for less that offers not only fm or am fm reception but also sw and mp3 playback via an sd card that seems to be a lot of features for 20 we ll take the d 328 on a test drive to see what you can for your 20 read the xhdata d 328 review sangean wfr 39 internet radio the wfr 39 is the latest wifi portable internet radio from sangean and would appear to be an update to their well known wfr 28 portable it is much smaller than the wfr 28 about half the size yet offers improved audio with an advanced technology speaker sometimes the sound coming from this smallish box is amazing the wfr 39 offers battery portability along with all the features of an up to date wifi internet streaming device read the sangean wfr 39 review crane skywave ssb 2 when c crane first introduced the compact skywave and skywave ssb radios i was frankly amazed at what they had accomplished and i described the original ssb model as the swiss army knife of portable radios the skywaves are unique in their band coverage and as far as i know are the only travel sized radios to cover all the bands they do for a bit of history you can read the original reviews here crane skywave crane skywave ssb most of this information still applies to the still available original skywave and the upgraded skywave ssb 2 the ssb 2 arrives nicely packaged with a handy protective travel pouch a reel up sw antenna a set of cc earbuds and a clever antenna adapter plug which allows bare wires to be connected the skywave ssb 2 is currently selling at the end of 2022 for 169 99 2 so what is new with the ssb 2 read the c crane skywave ssb 2 review nordemende globetraveler ii i recently received a beautiful nordmende globetraveler ii radio and i was excited about it because i had briefly checked one out many years ago and was impressed fast forward 15 years and another friend sent one to me because he wasn t using it and thought i would like it well i do i m not sure exactly how many years this model was sold but i found it in the 1968 radio shack catalog and the 1969 allied catalog selling for 179 95 which translates to 4 990 in 2022 being typical of other german radios of the era such as the large grundigs it is a very large heavy chassis with an incredibly complex design housed in a leatherette covered wooden cabinet many technicians have quipped that if there was a more complex way to do something that s how these old german radios were designed and they can sometimes be a real challenge to service due their complexity and difficult access we ll take a close look inside work out a few problems then see how well it performs read the nordmende globetraveler ii review sony icf p27 am fm pocket portable and a comparison with the previous icf p26 the sony icf p27 is a very basic small am fm portable radio which is well suited for non critical use where size and weight are of prime concern it replaces the similar looking icf p26 which may still available at increasing prices as a discontinued model the icf p27 is currently selling for 23 88 at amazon and the other usual retailers the sony p27 appears virtually identical to the outgoing p26 but is a total internal redesign using a dsp chip whereas the p26 was all analog we ll put them side by side to see how they compare read the sony icf p27 review crane fm transmitter 3 i have been using c crane s fm transmitters since the original model was introduced many years ago their new fm transmitter 3 is an upgrade over their previous transmitter 2 which in turn was a substantial improvement over the original fm transmitter once again c crane has taken a singularly excellent product and made it even better most of my career was as a professional broadcaster but i ve also been a home hobby broadcaster since i was 13 years old and i still love the ability to program my own radio station with exactly the stuff i want to hear we ll check out the new c crane fm transmitter 3 and discuss ways to enhance your enjoyment of it read the c crane fm transmitter 3 review zenith royal 500n g royal 555g suncharger am radios the zenith royal 500n g royal 555g were introduced in 1965 and were available in white or charcoal they were the last of the famed royal 500 line one of the most iconic lines of its day they were later rebadged as the royal 41 and royal 56 to freshen their names but they used the same circuits and were therefore identical in everything but their model numbers this renaming is something zenith did with some of their other models in the mid to later 60 s when new product introductions were expected each year the 500n and 555g were identical radios with the only differences being the suncharger on the royal 555 the 500n ran on regular aa cells the suncharger feature was a first for zenith and makes the 555 an interesting model but how does it compare with the earlier royal 500 s read the zenith royal 500 555 suncharger article radio shack realistic dx 390 sangean ats 818 the radio shack realistic dx 390 is a rebadged sangean ats 818 and was available between 1992 1993 the 1992 radio shack catalog lists the radio at 239 95 while the 1993 catalog showed a new low price of 219 95 this is the successor to the well received dx 440 ats 803a my sample carries the realistic name as shown in the catalogs but i have also seen the radio shack name on this model which is curious interestingly the sangean version seems to have been available at a lower price but various sources quote it as having been between 175 220 so i m not sure of the exact amount they were also sold under other names such as roberts r827 and siemens rk 665 radio shack also marketed a version with a built in cassette deck as the dx 392 as did sangean as the ats 818 cs albeit with a smaller speaker to make room for the cassette mechanism the dx 390 was one of the first serious multiband portables i owned back in the day now years later i decided to try one out again to see how it compares with the many receivers i ve owned since read the dx 390 ats 818 review zenith royal 400 a lower priced alternative to the royal 500 series this is another in a continuing series of retrospectives remembering some of my favorite vintage analog radios between 1955 and 1964 zenith marketed the highly acclaimed royal 500 series of radios the 500 s packed a powerful punch and helped zenith earn their reputation as a leader in technological development and overall quality but the royal 500 series commanded premium prices and as competition from low priced japanese imports heated up zenith had to offer lower priced models to remain competitive and offer them they did with several models selling for less than the 500 s this time we ll look at the royal 400 there were several others of this same size and general design including the royal 250 265 275 280 285 and 300 and they were generally good performers however the royal 400 is interesting because of all zenith s lower priced radios it is in some ways the closest in overall performance to the 500h read the zenith royal 400 article zenith royal 450 royal 475 2 more great vintage analog portables this is another entry in my look back at some of my favorite analog portable radios of the past if you scroll down this home page you will see several of these radios which i ve recently reviewed and more are planned in this article we ll take a look at two perhaps lesser known models from zenith the royal 450 and royal 475 these are 7 transistor horizontal designs with vernier tuning both measure approximately 6 ½ x 4 ¼ x 2 the royal 450 has an untuned rf stage with a two gang air variable tuning condenser while the royal 475 has a tuned rf stage and a three gang air variable and each runs on 6 aa batteries the royal 450 retailed for 59 95 equivalent to almost 600 in 2022 and was available from 1958 1960 in ebony white and orange the royal 475 was introduced as an upgrade for 1961 1962 it retailed for 49 95 475 in 2022 and was available in ebony or beige let s check out the zenith royal 450 and royal 475 panasonic rf 728 am fm analog portable the panasonic rf 728 is a cool looking am fm all analog portable radio manufactured around 1965 it was recommended to me by a reader who is fond of this model and thought i should check one out and i thought it would be interesting to see what a mid line am fm radio from panasonic s heyday might be like this is part of my continuing look at several vintage all analog portable radios the rf 728 is a medium size am fm design featuring a 2 ½ x 4 speaker a hi lo tone switch and a dial light it runs on 4 aa cells and has a built in 120 volt ac power supply it is heavy and solid in the tradition of the best old radios and it sports a large ferrite rod antenna of approximately 7 so the potential is there for great am sensitivity let s take a look at the panasonic rf 728 the rise and fall of hi fi am am stereo plus a look at two am stereo radios and some wideband am mono radios and a comparison with other models offering wide bandwidth am options recently a reader graciously sent me two radios for evaluation the much sought after sony srf a1 am stereo walkman and the aiwa fr c30u manufactured around 1983 the sony was one of several stereo am receivers available as am stereo was being promoted the sender was particularly interested in my feelings about these with regards to their wideband sound quality and some reports which once circulated claiming that am stereo sounded better than fm having worked at two am stereo stations i had several recollections of our experiences with am stereo in its heyday and i still had my realistic tm 152 am stereo tuner so it seemed like a good opportunity to take a look back at am stereo and to look at the state of am broadcasting today in terms of audio quality there are no am stereo stations receivable at my location but i do have an excellent mono am transmitter and the unique cuthbert c quam stereo am transmitter which allowed me to do some interesting tests and comparisons does am stereo sound better than fm read the rise and fall of am stereo realistic 12 665 am fm portable radio sony tfm 7250w clone and a look at clone radios in general for many years i had been curious to check out radio shack s realistic 12 665 radio because it so closely resembles one of my favorite portables the sony tfm 7250w the whole topic of radio clones is an interesting one and has been around for decades the realistic 12 665 initially sold for 39 95 and later 44 95 it caught my attention at the time because i owned the sony version which retailed for 69 95 and it looked so similar i wondered if it was really the same radio or a cheapened copy let s find out read the realistic 12 665 review sangean wfr 32 internet table radio the new sangean wfr 32 internet table radio is the latest offering from sangean a company with a long proud tradition of top quality products externally it resembles their rcr 40 stereo table radio but internally it is a completely different design with an almost entirely different feature set and in fact it does not even contain an am or fm tuner at all it is a dedicated internet wifi device and in that realm it offers a wealth of capabilities for those who want easy access to everything other than regular am and fm stations it s list of features is long and we ll check them out on our sangean wfr 32 test drive xhdata d 901 am fm sw radio with mp3 player bluetooth the xhdata d 901 is an interesting device for several reasons i got mine for 29 98 at amazon the d 901 is a dsp tuned analog style portable it covers am from 520 1730 khz fm from 64 108 mhz and sw from 4750 22 999 khz it features an analog style tuning knob and dial scales mps playback via tiff card or usb stick bluetooth playback aux audio input sw fm antenna input headphone jack a flashlight with a simple slide switch for easy access and an unusually comfortable soft carrying handle it also has a digital readout showing playback modes such as bt or track number and it can run on a built in usb type c port rechargeable 18650 li ion battery or 2 conventional d cells can a 30 radio with all of these capabilities live up to your expectations let s take alook and find out read the xhdata d 901 review ge 7 2875a am fm radio baby sr and a look at the completely different ge 7 2857a the ge 7 2875a is one of a few mid sized ge portables unofficially referred to by hobbyists as baby sr s smaller relatives to the very popular original ge superadios they were sold in the late 70 s and 80 s concurrently with the superadios and although t...
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