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> With 50,000 W of power, we go by faster miles an hour. With the radio on! https://youtu.be/6ZWoJ8_75Mo https://youtu.be/6ZWoJ8_75Mo > Shortwave, on the othe
by K7PJP 4y ago
> With 50,000 W of power, we go by faster miles an hour.
With the radio on! https://youtu.be/6ZWoJ8_75Mo https://youtu.be/6ZWoJ8_75Mo
> Shortwave, on the other hand, is alive and well. You can find some really nifty stuff out there. Everyone ought to own something like the old Realistic DX-350 and scan the bands now and then.
The current model Tecsun PL-330 supports SSB, and is a champion portable receiver. Contemporary SW radios offer amazing performance at a low price. I wish there were more to listen to, though.
- systems_glitch 4y agoNice! How long does it last on a charge? That's one of the main advantages of the DX-350 over later Realistic digital tuned models, runs forever on a set of 4x AA batteries. There's still some interesting stuff out there, I found a program called "Alt Universe Top 40" sandwiched in between the usual religion programs on WRMI. Good enough to bother tuning in every week, and they upload to Mixcloud too so you can still listen if conditions are poor. They also send QSL cards :P
- Johnythree 4y agoThe various little radios based on the new Silicon Labs chips (Si4735 and similar) have an amazingly low current draw.
- systems_glitch 4y agoNot surprising to see something else good from Si Labs!