Your Hammarlund makes me miss my Collins R-388 (51j3). Used to spend HOURS tuning the bands until the wee hours of the morning. My best catch was Radio Nigeria about 2000 when they were testing their transmitter, they repeated "this is Radio Nigeria" with a short musical interlude of about 5 seconds and then repeat. This was when I lived near Chicago.
Voice of Nigeria was lost to time just within the past three years. I used to listen to it when I could find it. No longer heard, just like other stations.
@JrGoonior I can see how I will also spend hours with my Hammarlund! The real old-style analogue tuning where there is no soft muting at all, makes it fun to chase signals. Quite different to the DSP-based radios that we mostly use now.
Love the warm sound of that Hammarlund. Wow! I'd like to see this same comparison with a station that comes in better. I feel like the Hammarlund had better reception too, actually.
1. The Hammarlund makes me want to buy a table top radio 2. Good as yours is, it’s still amazing how well a tiny portable like the Qodosen performs Excellent video- thank you!
Fully agree with you, the tiny Qodosen remains a little marvel. I have two desktop radios now, the Kenwood R1000 and this Hammarlund. There certainly is something to be said for desktop receivers, it is quite a different DXing experience.
New subscriber from Canada. In my case, I travel one bag, carry on. So I need a very small, but good and trustworthy radio. Would you recommend the Qodosen DX-286? Thank you for your videos.
Hi Robert, welcome to my channel! I can recommend the Qodosen DX-286 as a travel radio without any hesitation. It is a terrific radio and the small size makes it perfect for travel. Like you, I also travel with carry-on luggage only, but I usually take a laptop bag along as well when it is a work trip. Then I have a bit more space. But if you travel with one bag only and want to take an excellent, very small radio along, the Qodosen is the one to take. It does not have SSB though, so just keep that in mind. If you like SSB listening also I would recommend the Tecsun PL-368. Overall not as good as the Qodosen, but it is a nice radio and does have SSB.
Hey André, I agree 100% with you, big old iron wins hands down here. I'd say that it's a tie between the PL-680 and the DX-286 considering that the signal seems to fade in and out over time. RUclips's automatic subtitles system agrees with this, decoding the Brazilian talk much better during the Hammarlund segment than during the two other ones. That's a clear sign. But isn't big old iron cheating a bit here? being hooked to your MLA30+ with a preamp if I'm not misled, whereas the two others have to do with a long wire antenna... I've never heard Radio Voz Missonaria as loud and clear as what the Hammarlund gives. Impressive.
Hi Alain, thanks for your comment! No cheating at all 😁 I used the MLA30+ on all three these radios, so exactly the same antenna in each case. The old tube technology on the Hammarlund just seems to be better than PLL and even the amazing TEF6686 chip... But these tube radios are big and bulky, so I understand why they were replaced with smaller radios and newer technology. This specific Hammarlund is also one of the best tube radios of its time, so I guess not all tube radios will perform equally well. I'll have to get some more tube radios to compare!
@@swlistening Compared to PLL analogue and DSP technologies, vacuum tube receivers are less susceptible to RF input overloading, have a higher dynamic range and provide a more linear response to distortion effects from front end overloading. 🙂 There's a reason why vacuum tubes are traditionally preferred by serious musicians (especially guitarists) - they have a warmer sound and distorts nicely instead of harshly clipping, in a transistor based guitar amplifier. Amp manufacturers have since offered a good compromise - hybrid amps that integrate both technologies. The pre-amp that shapes the guitar sound is powered by a valve tube, while the power amp section is made up from more dependable, solid state MOSFET components. Not wanting to be outdone, guitar effects manufacturers had also come up with floor or rack mounted effects that have a small valve amplifier tube to get that classic overdriven tube sound. 😀 Still, I don't think Tecsun, Qodosen or XHDATA will revert to vacuum tube shortwave radios. Ever since the radio manufacturing industry had embraced the solid state transistor technology, they never went back to valve technology - not even for nostalgic reasons. The last valve powered consumer radio to be made was the Philco R-701 and it was a bedside clock radio.
@@StratmanII It is understandable, I suppose, that vacuum tube technology has died out in favour of more modern and, I guess, cheaper technology. But a real pity, given all the advantages that you mention here. I can certainly experience the real quality and warm sound and almost distortion-free reception found on tube radios on my Hammarlund now. A real pleasure and eye-opening in many ways.
Very nice reception of Radio Voz Missionaria on 9665. For a 10 kW transmitter it has a nice reach all over the world and even I can here it! Hopefully you watched those tubes warm up on the Hammarlund Andre 😀
Hi there Liam, thanks for your comment! I do watch those tubes warming up often, quite a sight always! By the way, I know I owe you an email, it will be on its way soon :-)
Did not like the Tecsun 680 sound, too much hash-sounding noise. Hammerlund sounded best as the tube circuits allow for my brain to separate some of the noise from the voice. Little Q radio surprisingly good sounding. But, can you fry an egg on top of the Hammerlund in winter? 😂
Qodosen SR-286 speaker is too small to compete with larger radios, it's not bad, just too small compared to larger units. Tubes usually have a warmer, 'mellow' sound that's much more pleasant.
Hi Henry, that is true, the Qodosen speaker is small when compared to some other radios, but it is quite good. This test was through the headphone jacks though, not the speakers. I recorded the sound via an audio cable into the Tecsun ICR-110, so the sound you hear is what one would hear through headphones, not the speakers.
Hi Paul, I haven't really noticed a significant difference, I think they are very much equal. Both are very good for recording. The only reason why I mainly use the ICR-110 for my recordings is because it has a better speaker. But the battery was flat when I made this recording, so the Retekess was the backup.
No one outdoes the SWL King when it comes to pulling a signal from a measly 10,000 watt shortwave radio station all the way from Camboriu, with a 7,500 kilometer distance. 📻🙇 👑 Andre, I find this comparison episode interesting, because it divides your audience into three groups: 1. Most likely 2. Somewhat likely and; 3. Very unlikely I fall into the second group, really. 🙂
@@swlistening Bru, I'm surprised you didn't _ask_ me what those groups meant! 😀 OK, here's the entire description of your audience groups: 1. Most likely to own a Qodosen DX-286, or a Tecsun PL-680 or neither radio. 2. Somewhat likely to own a Qodosen DX-286 and a Tecsun PL-680. 3. Very unlikely to own all the three radios in your comparison! 📻📻📻😂
@@swlistening Well, your version also works, Andre...but you'll get a whole bunch of _"most likely to be able to receive Radio Voz Missionaria"_ responses from your Brazilian fans using a $10 Kaide shortwave radio! 🤣
I agree with you Andre, I think the 680 has an advantage over the DX-286 from what I can hear with the sound. I just ordered a 680 last night from a Spanish Radio store. Pre reading the manual online and a little confused with the memory system, hopefully it will make sense when I get the radio. All the best and thanks for the videos.
I think the PL-680 is a really good performer, I am very happy that I finally got one. Glad you found one also. They seem to be getting harder to get now. The memory system is actually quite easy, you will see once you get yours. You just need to get the hang of the page system. It is kind of similar to the memory system on the XHDATA D-808. It is a bit cumbersome, in my opinion, but it works fine.
You will love 680. I got one recently and very impressed. Smooth tunning, excellent sound and reception. Qodosen is excellent guy too, maybe has a bit better reception, but it is completely different radio. I have both and wish you to have both
I'm just the total opposite! My PL-660 and 680's memory management system is intuitive, while I can't use the Qodosen DX-286's memory without consulting the owner's manual! 😀
@@StratmanII I manage with the PL-680, because it is so similar to the XHDATA D-808. But I rarely use memory systems anyway, so for me the way a radio's memory system works is never very important. I generally keep notes of frequencies that I want to keep checking or that I want to return to 🙂
André, I'm too tired today to draw any conclusions from this video, but there's something else I have... I haven't noticed it in your videos with Qodosen radios, but my TEF6686 receiver tends to kinda cut audio bandwidth on weaker signals, so it never sounds like 8kHz wide unless the signal is strong with little noise. Heck, I've yet to hear a real 8kHz wide AM audio on this radio! 😂 Unfortunately it doesn't help that virtually all Chinese SW transmitters and even many high-power MW ones had been trimmed to around 5.5 kHz over the course of this year 😢
Interesting observation, Arnie. I noted that the DX-286 offers a 8 kHz wide bandwidth on MW and SW, but I seldom set the filter that wide. I'm used to listening to SW stations at narrower bandwidths. Hang on...my Tecsun PL-620 has a 9 kHz bandwidth for SW, it's time for me to bring that closet queen out test it side by side against the DX-286! 🙂
@@ArnieDXer Oops, I meant to type PL-320, probably made the typo when one of my cats jumped up onto my computer desk.. 😻 Yes, the sibling to the legendary PL-330, but without SSB. I'm one of the few who has an interest in this model and bought one!
Hi Arnie, I have a feeling that the Qodosen bandwidth settings are not the same as on most of my other radios. 3 kHz on the Qodosen sounds more like 6 kHz on my other radios, so perhaps 8 kHz on my Qodosen is actually only 4 kHz? Might be the same on your TEF6686 radio?
@@swlistening again, the question is whether designers of our radios meant audio bandwidth or IF bandwidth, the latter always being 2x the audio bandwidth ('cause of two sidebands). With XHDATA we know it's about the audio bandwidth. With TEF6686-based radios, I really don't know 😆 3 kHz does seem to sound like 3 kHz, but 8 kHz, on mine, never sounds like 8k, but then again, I no longer have any signal to test it on. And again, whenever the signal fades down, that audio bandwidth seems to shrink, maybe to 4 kHz 🤔 Will need to record some samples one day & analyze with Audacity.
Andre: of course the Hammarlund is the best until….you try to take it and the battery pack out to the park…unless you have a handy forklift handy…😂! My ears hear the Hammarlund followed by the little “Q” with the PL-680 coming ing the rear. The 680’s bigger speaker makes it sound better than my new PL-368, of course with headphones all bets are off. 73! Have a great day!
A portable Hammarlund, now there's an idea for future developers 😂 How are you enjoying the PL-368? Taken it on a hike yet? It's a really nice little radio.
@@swlistening Andre it seems more sensitive than my CommRadio GP-5, and the sync function works almost as well as my old Sony 2010….👍! Yes, I am happy! Have a great day!
@@Kw1161 That's good to hear! I like the small size of this radio for outdoor DXing The antenna is very long though (which is not a bad thing), but I feel a bit self-conscious when I walk in the street or the park with such a long antenna sticking out 😀 So I usually find a somewhat secluded spot to sit down and DX.
@@swlistening I know exactly what you mean, if only they had a decent wearable antenna Andre preferably intergated into the headphones. Much like the old Walkman radios, but for Shortwave reception also! 73!
I still have a refurbed R390A and a Hammarlund SP-600JX1. The SP-600 with it's class A audio single-ended amp and a 6V6GT, audio can't be beat. It's very competitive with not only my Tecsun portables but also a JRC NRD535D and a Drake SPR-4 that has been rebuilt. Still, It I had one of today's, under $75 Chinese radios when I started SWBCDX in about 1970, we'd have thought it was magic.
It is true, I think some of the functions on these modern portables, and their very small size, would have felt like science fiction back in the 1940s :-) Still, their reception, in my opinion, while good, is not quite as good as some of these older radios.
Gud test brother I liked it the first old Radio is a beautiful machine in such fine condition ...im sitting at my table st the minute listen to a new capture to me Radio Europe from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 6130 Great tunes on it ...on the qodosen sr286 iv tried couple other receivers to compare this station and the qodosen still winning anyways always a pleasure to see ur posts .Ged Ireland
Hi there Ged, thanks for your comment! Nice catch on Radio Europe! I remember it was one of the stations I caught when I was in Amsterdam in December last year. But that's right near where the transmitter is :-) That was on the XHDATA D-808. I wish I had had the Qodosen DX-286 at that time, I think I would have made many more catches. It really is a very sensitive radio.
Thanks David, I agree, it sounds really great! I was very lucky to get this one, it was restored to perfection by the seller. I think it is as good as new now.
I have watched many many of your videos. Good Stuff 🙂 Starting at 15:00 today the BBC started running a repeat message saying it's them, and there's nothing on now. This is a new one as of today. 17.745 MHz
Hi Troy, thank you so much for your comment. I was not at home at the time of your message, but I will make sure to check this frequency tomorrow. Sounds interesting!
Your Hammarlund makes me miss my Collins R-388 (51j3). Used to spend HOURS tuning the bands until the wee hours of the morning. My best catch was Radio Nigeria about 2000 when they were testing their transmitter, they repeated "this is Radio Nigeria" with a short musical interlude of about 5 seconds and then repeat. This was when I lived near Chicago.
Voice of Nigeria was lost to time just within the past three years. I used to listen to it when I could find it. No longer heard, just like other stations.
@JrGoonior I can see how I will also spend hours with my Hammarlund! The real old-style analogue tuning where there is no soft muting at all, makes it fun to chase signals. Quite different to the DSP-based radios that we mostly use now.
Love the warm sound of that Hammarlund. Wow! I'd like to see this same comparison with a station that comes in better. I feel like the Hammarlund had better reception too, actually.
I'll do that, with a strong station. I think the Hammarlund will be far ahead. This old-time tube technology is really great!
@@swlistening - Great! Thank you!
1. The Hammarlund makes me want to buy a table top radio
2. Good as yours is, it’s still amazing how well a tiny portable like the Qodosen performs
Excellent video- thank you!
Fully agree with you, the tiny Qodosen remains a little marvel. I have two desktop radios now, the Kenwood R1000 and this Hammarlund. There certainly is something to be said for desktop receivers, it is quite a different DXing experience.
Good news for Qodosen fans: the DX-286 is now shipping from Amazon with two (2) 18650 button top batteries. 😊
A seeing eye tube would have been perfect with hammurlund
That would have been wonderful!
New subscriber from Canada. In my case, I travel one bag, carry on. So I need a very small, but good and trustworthy radio.
Would you recommend the Qodosen DX-286?
Thank you for your videos.
Hi Robert, welcome to my channel! I can recommend the Qodosen DX-286 as a travel radio without any hesitation. It is a terrific radio and the small size makes it perfect for travel. Like you, I also travel with carry-on luggage only, but I usually take a laptop bag along as well when it is a work trip. Then I have a bit more space. But if you travel with one bag only and want to take an excellent, very small radio along, the Qodosen is the one to take. It does not have SSB though, so just keep that in mind. If you like SSB listening also I would recommend the Tecsun PL-368. Overall not as good as the Qodosen, but it is a nice radio and does have SSB.
Obviously the Hammarlund doesn't have any chips (ICs) producing any internal noise.
Hi Henry, this is true, and it makes quite a difference. The Hammarlund sound is really smooth and clean, because there is is no internal noise.
The Hammarlund wins! Tubes are superior to tiny chunks of silicon!
Hi Peter, it's true! This Hammarlund is my first ever tube radio and I stand amazed at how good it is.
Hey André, I agree 100% with you, big old iron wins hands down here. I'd say that it's a tie between the PL-680 and the DX-286 considering that the signal seems to fade in and out over time. RUclips's automatic subtitles system agrees with this, decoding the Brazilian talk much better during the Hammarlund segment than during the two other ones. That's a clear sign.
But isn't big old iron cheating a bit here? being hooked to your MLA30+ with a preamp if I'm not misled, whereas the two others have to do with a long wire antenna...
I've never heard Radio Voz Missonaria as loud and clear as what the Hammarlund gives. Impressive.
Hi Alain, thanks for your comment! No cheating at all 😁 I used the MLA30+ on all three these radios, so exactly the same antenna in each case. The old tube technology on the Hammarlund just seems to be better than PLL and even the amazing TEF6686 chip... But these tube radios are big and bulky, so I understand why they were replaced with smaller radios and newer technology. This specific Hammarlund is also one of the best tube radios of its time, so I guess not all tube radios will perform equally well. I'll have to get some more tube radios to compare!
@@swlistening Compared to PLL analogue and DSP technologies, vacuum tube receivers are less susceptible to RF input overloading, have a higher dynamic range and provide a more linear response to distortion effects from front end overloading. 🙂
There's a reason why vacuum tubes are traditionally preferred by serious musicians (especially guitarists) - they have a warmer sound and distorts nicely instead of harshly clipping, in a transistor based guitar amplifier. Amp manufacturers have since offered a good compromise - hybrid amps that integrate both technologies. The pre-amp that shapes the guitar sound is powered by a valve tube, while the power amp section is made up from more dependable, solid state MOSFET components.
Not wanting to be outdone, guitar effects manufacturers had also come up with floor or rack mounted effects that have a small valve amplifier tube to get that classic overdriven tube sound. 😀
Still, I don't think Tecsun, Qodosen or XHDATA will revert to vacuum tube shortwave radios. Ever since the radio manufacturing industry had embraced the solid state transistor technology, they never went back to valve technology - not even for nostalgic reasons. The last valve powered consumer radio to be made was the Philco R-701 and it was a bedside clock radio.
@@StratmanII It is understandable, I suppose, that vacuum tube technology has died out in favour of more modern and, I guess, cheaper technology. But a real pity, given all the advantages that you mention here. I can certainly experience the real quality and warm sound and almost distortion-free reception found on tube radios on my Hammarlund now. A real pleasure and eye-opening in many ways.
Very nice reception of Radio Voz Missionaria on 9665. For a 10 kW transmitter it has a nice reach all over the world and even I can here it! Hopefully you watched those tubes warm up on the Hammarlund Andre 😀
Hi there Liam, thanks for your comment! I do watch those tubes warming up often, quite a sight always! By the way, I know I owe you an email, it will be on its way soon :-)
Did not like the Tecsun 680 sound, too much hash-sounding noise. Hammerlund sounded best as the tube circuits allow for my brain to separate some of the noise from the voice. Little Q radio surprisingly good sounding. But, can you fry an egg on top of the Hammerlund in winter? 😂
I haven't actually noticed that my Hammarlund heats up in any significant way. Maybe when I use it for hours I might be able to fry that egg :-)
I use my EDDYSTONE 840C valve radio to heat up my room in winter😅😅
@@robertvandervelde60 Hi Robert, I'll keep that in mind next year winter 🙂
Qodosen SR-286 speaker is too small to compete with larger radios, it's not bad, just too small compared to larger units. Tubes usually have a warmer, 'mellow' sound that's much more pleasant.
Hi Henry, that is true, the Qodosen speaker is small when compared to some other radios, but it is quite good. This test was through the headphone jacks though, not the speakers. I recorded the sound via an audio cable into the Tecsun ICR-110, so the sound you hear is what one would hear through headphones, not the speakers.
Do you find the recording quality of the V115 (I own one) better than the Tecsun ICR-110, which I think you've used in most other videos?
Hi Paul, I haven't really noticed a significant difference, I think they are very much equal. Both are very good for recording. The only reason why I mainly use the ICR-110 for my recordings is because it has a better speaker. But the battery was flat when I made this recording, so the Retekess was the backup.
The vintage Hammerlund comes as the clear winner also in my opinion. Tecsun and Qodosen pretty close. Greetings from Germany
Hi Stephan, I agree, I think the Hammarlund is clearly a winner here.
Hammarlund HQ-129-X is a clear winner.
Indeed, I agree! Good old tube technology.
No one outdoes the SWL King when it comes to pulling a signal from a measly 10,000 watt shortwave radio station all the way from Camboriu, with a 7,500 kilometer distance. 📻🙇 👑
Andre, I find this comparison episode interesting, because it divides your audience into three groups:
1. Most likely
2. Somewhat likely and;
3. Very unlikely
I fall into the second group, really. 🙂
Thanks, and interesting point you make here :-)
@@swlistening Bru, I'm surprised you didn't _ask_ me what those groups meant! 😀
OK, here's the entire description of your audience groups:
1. Most likely to own a Qodosen DX-286, or a Tecsun PL-680 or neither radio.
2. Somewhat likely to own a Qodosen DX-286 and a Tecsun PL-680.
3. Very unlikely to own all the three radios in your comparison! 📻📻📻😂
@@StratmanII Ah, then my guess was wrong... I thought it referred to most and least likely to be able to receive Radio Voz Missionaria 🙂
@@swlistening Well, your version also works, Andre...but you'll get a whole bunch of _"most likely to be able to receive Radio Voz Missionaria"_ responses from your Brazilian fans using a $10 Kaide shortwave radio! 🤣
@@StratmanII True 🙂
I agree with you Andre, I think the 680 has an advantage over the DX-286 from what I can hear with the sound. I just ordered a 680 last night from a Spanish Radio store. Pre reading the manual online and a little confused with the memory system, hopefully it will make sense when I get the radio. All the best and thanks for the videos.
I think the PL-680 is a really good performer, I am very happy that I finally got one. Glad you found one also. They seem to be getting harder to get now. The memory system is actually quite easy, you will see once you get yours. You just need to get the hang of the page system. It is kind of similar to the memory system on the XHDATA D-808. It is a bit cumbersome, in my opinion, but it works fine.
You will love 680. I got one recently and very impressed. Smooth tunning, excellent sound and reception. Qodosen is excellent guy too, maybe has a bit better reception, but it is completely different radio. I have both and wish you to have both
I'm just the total opposite! My PL-660 and 680's memory management system is intuitive, while I can't use the Qodosen DX-286's memory without consulting the owner's manual! 😀
@@StratmanII I manage with the PL-680, because it is so similar to the XHDATA D-808. But I rarely use memory systems anyway, so for me the way a radio's memory system works is never very important. I generally keep notes of frequencies that I want to keep checking or that I want to return to 🙂
André, I'm too tired today to draw any conclusions from this video, but there's something else I have... I haven't noticed it in your videos with Qodosen radios, but my TEF6686 receiver tends to kinda cut audio bandwidth on weaker signals, so it never sounds like 8kHz wide unless the signal is strong with little noise. Heck, I've yet to hear a real 8kHz wide AM audio on this radio! 😂 Unfortunately it doesn't help that virtually all Chinese SW transmitters and even many high-power MW ones had been trimmed to around 5.5 kHz over the course of this year 😢
Interesting observation, Arnie. I noted that the DX-286 offers a 8 kHz wide bandwidth on MW and SW, but I seldom set the filter that wide. I'm used to listening to SW stations at narrower bandwidths. Hang on...my Tecsun PL-620 has a 9 kHz bandwidth for SW, it's time for me to bring that closet queen out test it side by side against the DX-286! 🙂
@@StratmanII PL-620?? 😳
@@ArnieDXer Oops, I meant to type PL-320, probably made the typo when one of my cats jumped up onto my computer desk.. 😻
Yes, the sibling to the legendary PL-330, but without SSB. I'm one of the few who has an interest in this model and bought one!
Hi Arnie, I have a feeling that the Qodosen bandwidth settings are not the same as on most of my other radios. 3 kHz on the Qodosen sounds more like 6 kHz on my other radios, so perhaps 8 kHz on my Qodosen is actually only 4 kHz? Might be the same on your TEF6686 radio?
@@swlistening again, the question is whether designers of our radios meant audio bandwidth or IF bandwidth, the latter always being 2x the audio bandwidth ('cause of two sidebands). With XHDATA we know it's about the audio bandwidth. With TEF6686-based radios, I really don't know 😆 3 kHz does seem to sound like 3 kHz, but 8 kHz, on mine, never sounds like 8k, but then again, I no longer have any signal to test it on. And again, whenever the signal fades down, that audio bandwidth seems to shrink, maybe to 4 kHz 🤔 Will need to record some samples one day & analyze with Audacity.
Andre: of course the Hammarlund is the best until….you try to take it and the battery pack out to the park…unless you have a handy forklift handy…😂!
My ears hear the Hammarlund followed by the little “Q” with the PL-680 coming ing the rear. The 680’s bigger speaker makes it sound better than my new PL-368, of course with headphones all bets are off.
73! Have a great day!
A portable Hammarlund, now there's an idea for future developers 😂
How are you enjoying the PL-368? Taken it on a hike yet? It's a really nice little radio.
@@swlistening Andre it seems more sensitive than my CommRadio GP-5, and the sync function works almost as well as my old Sony 2010….👍! Yes, I am happy!
Have a great day!
@@Kw1161 That's good to hear! I like the small size of this radio for outdoor DXing The antenna is very long though (which is not a bad thing), but I feel a bit self-conscious when I walk in the street or the park with such a long antenna sticking out 😀 So I usually find a somewhat secluded spot to sit down and DX.
@@swlistening I know exactly what you mean, if only they had a decent wearable antenna Andre preferably intergated into the headphones. Much like the old Walkman radios, but for Shortwave reception also!
73!
@@Kw1161 That would have been perfect.
I still have a refurbed R390A and a Hammarlund SP-600JX1. The SP-600 with it's class A audio single-ended amp and a 6V6GT, audio can't be beat. It's very competitive with not only my Tecsun portables but also a JRC NRD535D and a Drake SPR-4 that has been rebuilt. Still, It I had one of today's, under $75 Chinese radios when I started SWBCDX in about 1970, we'd have thought it was magic.
It is true, I think some of the functions on these modern portables, and their very small size, would have felt like science fiction back in the 1940s :-) Still, their reception, in my opinion, while good, is not quite as good as some of these older radios.
Gud test brother I liked it the first old Radio is a beautiful machine in such fine condition ...im sitting at my table st the minute listen to a new capture to me Radio Europe from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 6130 Great tunes on it ...on the qodosen sr286 iv tried couple other receivers to compare this station and the qodosen still winning anyways always a pleasure to see ur posts .Ged Ireland
Hi there Ged, thanks for your comment! Nice catch on Radio Europe! I remember it was one of the stations I caught when I was in Amsterdam in December last year. But that's right near where the transmitter is :-) That was on the XHDATA D-808. I wish I had had the Qodosen DX-286 at that time, I think I would have made many more catches. It really is a very sensitive radio.
That Hammarlund sounds great Andre and is in such amazing condition...
Thanks David, I agree, it sounds really great! I was very lucky to get this one, it was restored to perfection by the seller. I think it is as good as new now.
Not receiving everything in the frequency equates to better reception.
This is a very zen moment.
Hi James, very zen, I like that :-)
I have watched many many of your videos. Good Stuff 🙂
Starting at 15:00 today the BBC started running a repeat message saying it's them, and there's nothing on now. This is a new one as of today. 17.745 MHz
Hi Troy, thank you so much for your comment. I was not at home at the time of your message, but I will make sure to check this frequency tomorrow. Sounds interesting!
Wow! Hammarlund clearly is amazing!
It is, what a wonderful radio!