Видео

Hi, thanks for getting in touch and your detailed feedback. I haven’t tried the R-9012 that you refer to so it’s a little difficult for me to compare its performance. However, from what you say, it sounds like a good little receiver. As I’m sure you can appreciate, these things are very subjective and you can get a large variation in results if you tune across the bands with the same set on two separate occasions, (appreciate that you compared yours at the same time). As to audio quality, I would suggest that most receivers in this small, low-cost receiver category are not going to be particularly strong in that department, (with a few exceptions of course). I think in my summary I said that the R-909 was competent, but that there are better receivers out there for a similar cost which all in all I think was fare. Bearing in mind that this review was done a little while back now, there are some good budget priced multi-band radios available, (although you always have to sort the wheat from the chaff). A couple that you might want to look at, are the T-6621, L-258 and also the Kchibo KK-9803. The L-258 unusually having a great audio quality as well for its size. Thanks again for taking the time to get in touch and for sharing your findings.

​@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Thank you for your informative feedback/reply! I wasn't trying to be offensive towards you, rather to all those reviewers that get a free specimen to review it all as a GREAT radio. Todderbert channel deleted my review. An example where objective feedback isn't appreciated. It could be that Tecsun changed things in last 2023/2024 releases? Cheaper speaker, other chips perhaps, whatever. The radio does not perform as reviewers seem to say. Payed? Free samples? (you excluded!!) all delete negative comments. Anyway thank you for the tips and alowing me to speak freely. Keep up the good work my friend!

@@christiancrusaderguy4501 Hi, good to hear from you again. No offence taken at all, it was refreshing to hear your honest thoughts. I do pay for the receivers I review and then donate most of them to the local hospice so it’s a win - win as I get to review them and then hopefully, others get the benefit of these little sets. I understand what you mean about some reviews of free radios and many other products that are enthusiastically portrayed as the best thing since sliced bread because it’s beneficial to do so for the reviewer, but that in reality, are really just mediocre. I don't get offended with the occasional negative feedback from viewers as at the end of the day, they watched the video and took the time to give feedback. I’m still learning and enjoying sharing my thoughts which is what it’s all about really. Thanks again for your support and for taking the time to get in touch 👍

Hi, sounds like you have had a couple of great buys! The R606 is a solid workhorse and not too big. Totally agree with you in regard to the sound quality of these old sets, a wooden cabinet and decent speaker giving them a good frequency response and presence. Although as you say, they were pricy in their day, now you can pick these up for not much money and enjoy high quality radio performance for many years to come. BTW, I have done a video on using rechargeable AA batteries to replace the PP9 batteries that some of the older Roberts sets use, so you can save a little money and be kinder to the environment at the same time.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Thanks, both radios use "C" batteries,[I think, not checked the R606] I use them on mains supply

@@macraghnaill3553 Ah, OK understand. Most of my Roberts receivers are designed to take a PP9. You must have the R606MB i.e. Mains/Battery which I think also takes ‘C’ cells 🤔.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Yes, it is an R606MB, buy it may be an idea to buy rechargeable batteries , I will have a look at them

@@macraghnaill3553 High, sounds a good idea, but just bear in mind that they tend to be approx. 1.2 to 1.3V rather than 1.5V of a standard battery, so overall voltage will be down a tad, but the radio should work just fine.

Hi, thanks for sharing this. You don’t mention the type of batteries you are using so it’s a little difficult to put this in to perspective. However, a decent make of alkaline or even Lithium-Iron should last a lot longer than 8 hours. Have you considered using re-chargeable AA batteries? Although the overall voltage is a little lower, I have tried these and they work just fine. By the way, for a bit of fun if you want to look at powering your radio via a small solar panel, I have made a video on this is if you want pop across to my channel and take a look 👀

Hi, that’s a good question. I have just tried it and it does appear to work directly off the 5V charging port with no 18650 battery fitted. I can’t put my hand on the instructions at the moment so I am not sure if this method is recommended by the manufacturers, (sometimes they have charging circuit design restrictions). However, it does come with an 18650 battery as standard, so even when that’s flat, it doesn’t take top long to put a decent amount of charge in it and you could always obtain a 2nd battery if you needed to keep the radio going for an extend amount of time.

Hi, thanks for the update on the production of the Prunus J116. That’s a shame although hopefully, there may be ‘run out’ stock still available with suppliers for RUclipsr’s who still want to purchase one. I had a quick look at the Cloobut RD218 that you suggested. It’s one that I haven’t come across before so many thanks for sharing this. Looking on AliExpress it’s a tad more expensive than the Prunus at around £11.00, (including shipping) but non-the-less it looks to be a very interesting alternative so thank you for taking the time to get in touch about this👍

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. That’s quite a project you are undertaking there! OK so the answer is possibly. I have looked at the data sheet for this chip and I think that you can connect an FM antenna (throw out wire maybe?), to PIN 3 = RF INP (also referred to as FM_IN), but it must be via a small capacitor. The data sheet shows a 100pF capacitor although the one on the PCB radio kit is shown as 27pF. My suggestion would be to purchase one or two of these kits and simply experiment! The audio O/P could be connected to a little audio amp via a very short lead (to negate the lead doubling up as an aerial), for test purposes. I have made a video on a little $2 audio amp kit from AliExpress that you might be interested in. I have also provided a link to the data sheet for this chip where the connection details are shown towards the rear that may prove useful. Please let me know how you get on as I would be very interested. Good luck 👍 www.docdroid.net/jLmx4at/kt0936m-b9-v22-english-pdf

Hi, with regards to the audio output level, in my opinion it’s plenty loud enough for most situations.

Hi, thanks for your question. For its size and price point, I think the sound quality is very good. The rear passive radiator helping with the enhancing the lower frequencies.

Hi, thanks for your feedback. Yes, like many budget radios, it uses a digital signal processor which means it tunes in frequency steps (9Khz for this particular set I think). The days of cheap analogue radios are fast disappearing I’m afraid ☹

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Yes you are correct, the radio is also aimed at the Chinese market where they have what is known as campus radio that broadcasts on these lower FM frequency bands. Basically, these transmit educational programmes to students etc, to help them with their studies.

Hi, thanks for your feedback. Yes, I agree, like most of the budget multi-band radios at this price point, there will always be compromises that you need to take into consideration. However, to be fare I was rushing a little as I didn’t want the tuning comparison section of the video to be too long, as it can sometimes make things a little ‘dry’ in places. Thanks again - TWCG

Hi, that’s a good thought ‘air-reel’ lol 😂. It’s a useful little aerial that I was initially sceptical of, but it turned out to be very useful and I’m happy to share my findings with everyone.

Yep, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at the difference this little wire aerial made.

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Yes, these little Kchibo’s are very good in comparison with some of the other similarly priced multi-band radios, but since they are aimed at the budget end of the market, I guess they need to look at costs and adding the necessary oscillator circuit etc. would probably cost too much. As for the test, in theory, yes for a 100% comparison, I could have taken the radio outside for the first part, however, this is fraught with issues of noise from passing cars, deliveries, people working outside etc. as well dogs barking. All the fun stuff that you don’t really want on your audio 🙈 To be fair this was recorded at the back of my garage and the walls are only 1 brick thick, so not too much dampening of signals. Thanks again.

Hi, many thanks for your kind feedback and the clarification on the transmissions that I queried, excellent! These cheap little Kchibo’s are good receivers but even so, the aerial gave it a good boost. So, if like me, you have a few of these sorts of budget receivers, then this little aerial is worth consideration.

Hi, it’s surprisingly loud with a good base response for its size thanks to rear passive radiator. Its not ‘HiFi’ but its more than ample for a standard size room.

Hi, good question and the answer is basically yes. What you are doing is effectively creating some ‘green screen’ footage. So, if you start out with a fresh blank page in Canva (1080 x 1910 for example). Then apply a green colour and change it the most iridescent green that you can. Then on top of that background apply your moving image, graphics etc. Then just export it in MP3 format. Upload this into Hitfilm and create a 2nd video track above your video in the time line and insert your green screen footage. Go to ‘Keying’ in the effects tab and select the ‘colour difference key’ and move this effect on to your green screen footage. Then scale etc as you need. A few things to be aware of: You may need to adjust some of the settings in the colour difference key. (i.e. min. max green colour and gamma so that you don’t get any fuzzy edges to your image when you zoom in close). Also, try not to pick images with green in them or colours that are green-ish as they will be hidden or appear semi-transparent when you apply the colour difference key. You can use other colours i.e. you can have blue screen and adjust the colour difference key settings to suit). Finally, be careful of copy righted images, graphics and even text. In Canva, if you select most photo’s, elements etc. you will see three dots. Click on them and it will reveal what you can and cannot do with that particular item. If you look on my channel, I have made a video about using green screen footage. Hope this helps,

Hi, thanks fort getting in touch. I concur with your thought’s. That single SW tuning band makes selectivity rather challenging, but for the size of the radio, the audio quality is pretty good ✔

Hi, just pop on to Ali Express and shop around until you get the best overall price including carriage 👍

Hi, thanks taking the time to get in touch and for your feedback and observations - interesting stuff.

Hi thanks for your question. Although I no longer have this handy little media player, (I gave it to my sister) I think what you do when you are in FM radio mode, is to press the bottom LH button (M) for a second or two and it will start to scan through the FM frequencies and when it comes across a radio station, it stores it to memory and indicates on the display the memory number allocated for a particular station. Once it has completed this task, you can then press the appropriate number key to recall its allocated station. If for some reason that doesn’t work, please let me know and I will make some investigations.

Hi, many thanks for your feedback and detailed advice. Lots to absorb and consider and I appreciate the time you have taken to explain in detail, the advantages of creating lines in the method you have described and the fundamentals of the plane layer. Interesting and informative - thank you. In this short video, I intended to try and help those who are just starting to get into video editing using HF to create a simple line using an easy method, just to give them a little traction and encouragement. Thanks again.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy and the key technique in this video is absolutely sound. Just suggesting a little tweak. Looking forward to your next video. 👍

@@HitfilmUniversity Hi, thanks and appreciated my friend 👍

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I’m assuming that you can’t purchase one through AliExpress? If not then have you tried alternative’s to AliExpress such as Wish, Gearbuying, Geekbest or even Amazon? If you don’t have any joy with these sites then try looking for the XHDAT D-219 which is virtually the same as the KK-9803. Hope you manage to find one as they are very good considering their low price point

Hi, thanks for ‘tuning in’. It did quite well considering that it hasn’t had any attention in all it’s years

Hi, thanks for getting in touch and for your feedback. With regard to the price, this would work out to roughly 3600 to 4000 KPR. However, it pays to shop around to get the best overall price as some stores low the cost of the radio, but charge a lot more for carriage.

Hi, great to hear from you and thank you for your support. TBH I just used two iPhones, (front & top) to video it and used a mic taped to the front of the tripod that I was using. However, because the top iPhone was closest to the receiver, it actually obtained a slightly better audio, so I simply used that. All the best TWCG

Hi, thanks for your question. To a certain extent it depends upon the rating of the USB power supply you are using. Typically, if it has a rated output of approx. 1A, then roughly for a 1200mAh capacity battery it would take approx. 2 to 3 hours depending how much charge the battery had left in it. If the battery has been charged and discharged many times, then it may lose some capacity over time. Hope this helps.

Hi, I’m glad the video was useful 👍

¡Maravillas de verdad! Estos viejos aparatos de radio no cuestan mucho dinero y vale la pena buscarlos si puede encontrarlos en buenas condiciones.

Hi, yes I agree, I think the designers did a good job with this particular receiver👍

Hi, thanks for your question. Although it has an analogue style tuning dial, it employs a Digital Signal Processor, (DSP) for tuning.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuythanks for reply !

@@tmthanhable Happy to help

Hi, many thanks for your kind feedback. I would be really interested if you manage to break into this little PCB radio and you manage to hack the shortwave capability - good luck 👍

Wow, that’s what you call a wire aerial!

Hi, good to hear from you. Thank you, that means a lot to me as I am never sure if these short videos are of interest 🤔

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy to me? Definitely.

@@ma-mo Thank you for your support - appreciated 👍

Hi, thanks for your question. I see no reason why you can’t, it just means that the larger capacity battery will take longer to fully recharge, (unless you have a separate charger for this particular type of battery?).

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy yes, I have a separate charger

@@alexandrenoronha7146 That’s good. It should last a long time on a single charge given the large increase in capacity over the 500mAh one that is supplied with the radio 👍

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy yes, thanks 🫡

Hi, thanks for your query. Most portable transistor radios from the 60s and 70s were powered by 9 volt batteries either the larger PP9 for the larger sets or smaller PP3 type for the pocket radio’s. The PP9s are still readily available by the way. I built a rechargeable 9V battery pack using a battery holder, rechargeable AA batteries and a conversion connector assembly to interface with the old style PP9 clips and the smaller connectors on the battery holder. It works very well and I have a video on my channel showing how to make one if you are interested. Thanks again

Hi, thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I am intrigued by table radio you mention, could you advise the model number for it please?

@@TheWobblyCameraGuyBJL- 1202 AC AM/FM/SW Radio.

@@mtc4him201 Hi, thanks for the quick response. That’s spooky, I have done a review on this particular receiver on my channel. I wonder if you came to the same conclusions that I did.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I have found it to be very good for the price. I have been quite pleased with Baijiali so far.

@@mtc4him201 That’s good to hear. I found the performance quite good, but the build quality wasn’t so good, however, it is a budget priced radio so we shouldn’t expect too much really. Have fun finding out what you can pick up!

Hi, it’s amazing how these old sets bring back childhood memories. When working correctly, they are pretty good although not as good as the more expensive sets from Roberts. That telescopic aerial is for shortwave and marine bands only as it has no FM, (VHF) capability, but I wonder how many bought it thinking that they had bought a cheap FM radio?

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. It would cost around 400 Taka plus any carriage costs or taxes that you may have to pay in your country

Hi, that’s a very good question. Basically, from what I understand a lot depends upon how far away you are from the radio transmitters, (or booster transmitters) and its worth experimenting with different lengths of simple throw out wire aerials, to try and obtain the optimum for your particular area. A different length of aerial will broadly give you a little more signal to play with and hence, pick up some of those more feinter stations. The opposite side to this is that on stronger stations, with a longer wire, you may end up overloading and hence, swamping other signals that were close to your stronger station’s frequency. It also depends upon the sensitivity and selectivity of your receiver. A further influence is atmospheric conditions at any given time and even sun activity. This is what makes it a great hobby as you can experiment as much as you want for very little money and can pick up all sorts of distant stations on even the cheapest of receivers.

Hi, that’s great👍 It’s very rewarding to experiment with different lengths of simple wire to optimise reception for your particular area and the receiver you are using. Even with very cheap SW radios, you can obtain surprising results! Yes, those tuneable loop antennas are very useful for increasing the signal strength and helping you to pick up those weaker stations. Enjoy 🙂

Many thanks - that's so useful 👍

Hi, thanks for your detailed feedback - very interesting. This particular receiver seems to be the benchmark that many RUclipsrs defer to when evaluating the performance of other budget friendly sets. A good sound quality, a decent display, a facility for recording and a reasonable build quality makes this a popular set with viewers. Like you, I have tried connecting just a short antenna, (a clip-on wire that’s elevated in my case) with both this and a few other sets and although sometimes you need to adjust its length to prevent overloading, it does make an improvement. Thanks again for taking the time to get in touch.

Hi, good to hear from you again. This was the first budget friendly multi-band radio that I bought and reviewed. However, I have to say it still gets regular exercise and one which I think offers a quite lot for not much money. Again, I find it pays to shop around for this as there a few ‘badge engineered’ ones out there that look very affordable.

Hi, thanks for your kind feedback. It’s a decent little receiver for a very budget friendly price, although I have seen the prices for these vary quite considerably on different AliExpress stores. It’s never going to be ‘hi fi’ lol and yes, I agree the audio O/P is fine for talk stations. You mentioning the KK-9 is a little spooky as I have just ordered one of these for a future review. From the reviews I have seen, most say its pretty poor all around, but I want to find out for myself and take one for a test drive. Thanks again.

@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Thanks for replying to me! Well, I wholeheartedly disagree with most then 😁 I think that the KK-9 beats this one for what I am doing with radios on SW and MW. I would mention the tuning button that's much easier to operate, the tuning scale that's a bit wider and its sensitivity overall. Yes, its build quality is terrible, it looks like it'll fall apart in months. The DX/local button is 100% fake (I disassembled it to make sure). Its loudspeaker is even worse than the one of the KK-8903 (yes, it's possible). Still, I like it more. I actually have replaced its speaker with a decent one, and it probably helps a lot too.

@@F4LDT-Alain This is getting more intriguing and I am looking forward to receiving this little ‘cheapy’ and seeing how it compares with some of the other sets I have reviewed. You did well to swap the loud speaker for a better one as there looks like there would be little room to play with. It’s strange how sometimes we find things that we just prefer using that others think are pretty poor. All good stuff - thanks for sharing your thoughts my friend👍

Hi, that’s a very good question. I have not tested this and to a certain extent, it really depends upon the type of batteries you are using. i.e. Alkaline, Zinc Carbon, Lithium Iron etc. If it was me, I would try using two re-chargeable AA size batteries, (even the cheaper smaller capacity type would suffice). That will work our cheaper in the long run and you can use them in other devices. The good thing being that the amount of used batteries being disposed of is also reduced which can’t be a bad thing for the environment.

I went back and checked, closer $10 with shipping and tax. I have had decent luck with shortwave on both of my Baijiali radios in spite of the single band.

Hi, thanks for getting in touch and for your support. OK, so unfortunately, I no longer have this particular radio/MP3 player. (Because I have bought and reviewed quit a lot of receivers, I tend to give most of these to the local hospice charity shop). However, most of these Radio/MP3 players tend to operate in a similar way. So, if I have understood correctly and assuming that your particular player is not faulty, then to store a particular radio station, you should be able to just press the appropriate numerical memory button that you want this to be stored to but, make sure it’s a long press of a second or two. Then if you tune into another station, but then want to recall the previous station from memory, a short press of the appropriate button should cause the radio player to retune to that particular station. This method or storing stations should also apply to the MP3 player part. However, if you remove your TFT card or USB memory stick and insert another, the its probable that that it will lose the location of those music tracks that you had previously stored to memory. It certainly doesn’t sound right that it loses the stored memory details of the radio stations if you switch it off. Maybe you just need to re-try that longer press of the buttons when storing these? Hopefully, you will still have the instruction leaflet that came with it that may clarify this. By the way, if it is written in another language, try google translate on your phone as it should be able to translate directly if you point your camera at it. Please let me know how you get on 👍

Ha ha - glad I am not the only one who keeps basket cases! They are worth keeping though especially if they are older sets, as so many have now been disposed of over time and are always useful for spares if you find the same radio in better cosmetic condition.

​@@TheWobblyCameraGuy hang onto them, I have let too many get away.

@@mtc4him201 Don't worry, my garage has quite a few boxes of 60s and 70s sets as well as a few 'woodie' valve sets 👍