Thank you for your kind feedback. I was pleasantly surprised by this little receiver/media player and regularly use it so I hope you find it useful too 👍
Hi, I've been playing around with the radio for a day or so, it is quite well made for the £7 I paid. Nice lcd display, nice buttons & I don't even mind the tuning wheel. Only negatives would be the 10k stepping on SW means missing signals & still to find a way to erase preset stations after a scan as it picks up multiples. Incredibly this little radio picked up Reach Beyond Australia from Kununurra on SW. For the price I'm happy, thanks again for reviewing.
@@lew9223 Hi, thanks for your update. I think you did well in just paying £7 for this little set. It’s not perfect by any means but, in my opinion, it’s a well made and as you are finding, it has a good performance for such a budget priced set, (picking up Australia is impressive - well done!). Many thanks for sharing your review.
This looks good. I have a Sansai F25 which is possibly similar to this. It’s also small, has similar functions but doesn’t have an option for AA batteries. It costs more but looks like it’s slimmer. It also has a manual volume dial (a nice bonus these days). Anyway, thanks for your review. I didn’t realise that I could press and hold a band button for it to seek and store stations.
Hi David, many thanks for taking the time to get in touch and for your kind feedback. I have to say I was genuinely surprised with this little budget receiver. Bearing in mind the low cost, it has both good performance and a decent build quality. I had a search for the F25 you mentioned, but struggled to find details about it. I know what you mean about having a manual volume control as you can’t always find that sweet spot when using pushbuttons to increment the volume!
i've got this one. The frequency tuning by the knob on SW is nightmare. But the radio has one feature on MW - it turns off the display after 3 or 5 sec to reduce a noise generated by the display.
Hi Alexander, thanks for tuning in! You are correct, the tuning can be a little challenging if you are trying to dial in a particular frequency manually, but if the station you require can be picked up when in scan mode, it could be stored in memory and simply recalled at leisure. I thought the time limit on the back light was to extend battery life but never thought about noise generation - that's a good observation 👍
My T-6621 radio came yesterday, the radio does have direct frequency tuning. For example in SW mode if you want to tune to Radio Romania International at 1200 UTC 15130kHz you simply need to type in the numbers 1,5,1,3 and then wait until it tunes to the frequency. It's strange how it misses out the last number of the frequency. But that's how the radio works.
Hi, that's great, I really appreciate your feedback on this. The zero suppression is, I assume, due to the fact that it's just a 4 digit display and doesn't have a rolling display feature in order to indicate the 5 digit frequency that has been keyed in. Thanks again 👍
@@Hunkiralyfi Hi, thanks for your question. The radio tunes in 10Khz steps on shortwave, so I don’t think 5Khz steps are possible. If you are hearing a station that is in between those 10Khz steps then indeed, as you say, it may well be the selectivity of the receiver that is causing this. However, you have to bear in mind that this is a very low-cost multi-band receiver and media player, so you can’t expect too much at this low price point. Non the less in my opinion, I think it offers a good all-round performance for not much money. Thanks again, TWCG
I'll assume the MW is set up in 9 khz steps, and can't be changed to 10 khz? That would be the biggest downside for us in the US. Another very nice and thorough review!
Hi, good to hear from you and thanks for your question. To my knowledge, there is no obvious external way to alter the frequency tuning steps on any of the bands and I assume that this is configured within the DSP. However, since the US is a big market, it's possible that they may offer a variation of this model tailored to US requirements. My version was aimed at the Chinese domestic market, (hence the Chinese markings on the function buttons), so if one can be found with markings in English, it may be worth investigating further. I will keep my eyes open and if I find one, I will update you in this comments section. Thanks again - TWCG
Yep, it is set in the firmware/chip programming, but i would think there should be a combination of buttons that give 10 khz steps, as it is available in the chip which is a BK1198 in this one. I couldn't locate a manual for the radio but eventually managed to locate a kind of datasheet from Jaycar for the chip, which is made by Beken in China. I can't post links here, though.
I have about 4 digital radios, 3 which I like a lot. Having said that I prefer the older simpler radios. I consider my Sangean SR-35 and my Sony ICF-S10MK2 as my favorites. I also love my XHDATA D-328. I prefer my volume switch and on/off together. Thanks for the review.
Question: Does it remember the volume level after you turn it off. eg if you turn it down, and then turn it off, does it go back to the default volume setting when you turn it back on. Been having a lot of trouble with this lately.
Hi, good question. I have checked this out and the answer is yes it remembers the last volume setting. However, if you adjust the volume and then switch the set off before the new volume level shown in the display has disappeared, then it will default back to the previous volume setting. i.e. it takes two or three seconds after adjusting the volume for it to register that new setting into memory. Hope this helps.
I quite like this little radio. Can the numbered buttons be used for direct frequency entry? Also I wish you would do a comparison video with some of these little radios, I wonder what the sensitivity of this radio would be against the Retekess V-115? Your local AM/FM stations are very questionable, Indian music! You don't live in New Delhi by any chance? ;-)
Hi great to hear from you. The numbered buttons are for the recall of a particular station stored in memory or for track selection when using the MP3 feature, unfortunately you cannot directly input a particular radio frequency. The suggestion of a comparison video is an excellent one - thankyou, although it will require some thought in how to present each particular function and feature. The V-115 is, in my opinion still the benchmark for comparison in this budget end of the radio market. Ah, the Indian music! I live in the West Midlands, (centre of the UK) and in some areas we have a large Indian community, hence we have several Indian stations to cater for their particular music - variety indeed!
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Shame about not having a direct frequency input on this little radio. It does appear to be quite sensitive though. I noticed a shop or website in the UK sells them for £10 and they also do the CMIK KK-9 radio which is a Tecsun R-909 clone for £6.50. The KK-9 is actually a DSP radio with analogue tuning, Radio Museum stated that it was digital but it doesn't have the soft muted tuning when you tune to the different frequencies. There are some examples of the radio on RUclips. I was quite interested in both radios to be honest. I kind of guess it was to cater for the Indian community, that's what you get when you live near a big city I suppose. 🙂
@@radioweebdx7680 It would have been a great feature to have wouldn't it but TBH at this price point, I don't think we can complain too much and it is a good little performer. The Tecsun clone you mention is a great price - well spotted! Almost worth buying one to take apart and messing around with different aerials etc. Yes, I am not too far away from Birmingham so we get a wide variety on our stations which makes for interesting listening when scanning the airwaves
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy It's a bit like that when I was staying in London for a short vacation, apart from pirate radio stations which usually play electronic dance music, you would also get Turkish stations on FM and such as well. If you have a trip to London, it's essential to bring a radio with you. That CMIK KK-9 looks quite sensitive, but the DX switch does not work on it, so I have heard.
@@radioweebdx7680 I have a niece that lives in London so that might be a good excuse to go and visit LOL. The DX switch did work quite well on my Tecsun version, (hopefully my video shows this). Maybe it's the 'clone' version that may have a problem or maybe just simply a faulty set? I suspect the latter as I can't see them changing any circuitry, just the cosmetics. All interesting stuff my friend!
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Great review. Concerning the radio: Why on earth a Mini USB? I mean that's so 2005. How much more would an USB socket cost? Especially as the radio will charge the battery and USB phone chargers are so ubiquitously available. And it's not just that radio, but many of these cheap but well performing receivers.
Hi Johann, many thanks for your kind comments and feedback. I know where you are coming from, however if I'm understanding you correctly, I think one reason maybe the fact that they employ a standard size USB socket for connecting a USB memory stick for when you want to play your MP3 tracks. As it may not be possible to use this same socket for re-charging the internal battery as well, then if a 2nd standard socket was used for re-charging purposes, things could get a little confusing. Thanks again TWCG
The Prunus L-258 also uses Mini USB for charging, while the Prunus J-401 and Sihuadon R-108 use Micro USB to charge. It's all old tech now, it should be USB C inputs for charging now.
@@radioweebdx7680 Hi, yep! the various manufacturers all use their own preferred USB style connector, so if you have several of these little budget style receivers, you need to have several styles of charging cables. I concur about the use of USB C style connectors and have recently read a couple of articles on line that say that this style of connector is slowly being adopted as the 'standard' style of connector on may different devices including these little receivers. Many thanks for your observations and knowledge, much appreciated
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I agree, it uses a similar semi-matt black plastic for the case plus the arrangement of the pushbuttons & orange function highlights are very reminiscent of the Retekess! Overall, I think that it's a decent quality radio for the budget priced segment of the receiver market
11650kHz and 11775kHz is CRI in German, this schedule is a bit of an oddity as it only consists of music and no talking. It broadcasts on those frequencies from 1800 UTC to 2000 UTC, so it is a 2 hour transmission. The only talking is on the intro and then at the end where they read off the times and frequencies for other transmissions, they probably play the same playlist of music each time too. I call these blank transmissions as there is no other useful content on it other than the music. I think they do this to occupy the frequency (Use it or Loose it situation), but they don't have any content in German to use in their shows. I have been using my T-6621 radio to monitor and record such transmissions using an Olympus dictation device.
Hi, good to hear from you. That is something that I had never heard of, keeping their place in the broadcast schedules by the use of 'rinse & repeat' transmissions. It raises the question of what have they got planned in the future for transmission, if they are keen on securing their spot on the dial? Thank you as always for sharing your incites and knowledge 👍
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I'm not sure what they are doing, but I know it isn't just this German schedule but some other foreign language transmissions. And as far as I am aware this has been going on since the beginning of this year, I only found out from making radio band scan videos for RUclips like yourself. And I started to hear the same music being played on the radio in my videos. It's not something I have seen before either.
Hi, Johann, good to hear from you. it's a close call but I would favour the L-258. It's nice to use and sounds a little better in my opinion. Budget RDS radio? that's a very good question! I don't because I haven't really researched them, however, you have given me a challenge now so I will do some research and may be make some future videos!
Hi, yes it covers FM, AM and full shortwave, (SW being the 18 bands I assume). Although in reality it scans & tunes from 2.3 to 21.9Mhz all in one go, but a lot of manufacturers including this equate this full frequency as being 18 bands. The frequency resolution on SW is in 10Khz steps. Note that the FM coverage is sometimes classed as 2 bands as this covers the Chinese campus radio as well as the more familiar broadcast frequencies of 88 to 108 Mhz. If you just type in T-6621 into the AliExpress search bar, you will find further details & typical sellers, (just ensure that they have good feedback if you are considering to purchase one). Hope this helps.
@@alfredoagosto1196 Hi, if its around the $16 USD or below, then I think it's worth purchasing. I have been using it on SW tonight and picked up quite a lot of stations (a lot more than I did in my review). If your budget is small - have a look at the Kchibo KK-9803 - that's a solid little work horse!
Hi, good to hear from you - I know where you are coming from. I guess they are trying to keep costs down and aim at as wide a market as possible. (It looks like it's mainly aimed at the Chinese market so it might suit their market needs better?). All in all, it's a decent little set though.
Strange design. The tuning is implemented as a wheel at the side (for a digital tuner!!!), and volume are buttons at the front. To me this looks like someone slept when designing this device and then the team stood around the "result" and discussed "ok, now we have a problem, what can we make out of this cucumber to avoid a total write off?" It would not surprise me if the inside of this device would reveal some signs that the two functions were initially planned conversely.
Hi, thanks for your observations. It is a little odd at first glance, although the tuning thumb wheel does seem to fall readily to hand when you hold it, (assuming that you are right-handed of course), which is useful if you need to adjust the tuning slightly to obtain an optimum signal, especially on SW. However, I guess once all the stations you listen to are stored in memory, then it would not be used so much, but I agree its a little quirky!
@@UKRO404 Hi Ian, yes you can re-scan as many times as you wish, but it will overwrite the previously stored stations in memory depending upon what stations are transmitting at the time of the scan. Where this will be most noticeable is on shortwaves as stations transmit and cease transmitting at different hours. Hope this helps.
Hi, true but for the low cost it does perform well and clipping a short length of wire to aerial should bring in some of those more distant stations. All good fun 👍
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I'm waiting on one coming from AliEx, there's not many reviews of this radio so thank you for the excellent video.
All the best
Thank you for your kind feedback. I was pleasantly surprised by this little receiver/media player and regularly use it so I hope you find it useful too 👍
Hi, I've been playing around with the radio for a day or so, it is quite well made for the £7 I paid.
Nice lcd display, nice buttons & I don't even mind the tuning wheel.
Only negatives would be the 10k stepping on SW means missing signals & still to find a way to erase preset stations after a scan as it picks up multiples.
Incredibly this little radio picked up Reach Beyond Australia from Kununurra on SW.
For the price I'm happy, thanks again for reviewing.
@@lew9223 Hi, thanks for your update. I think you did well in just paying £7 for this little set. It’s not perfect by any means but, in my opinion, it’s a well made and as you are finding, it has a good performance for such a budget priced set, (picking up Australia is impressive - well done!). Many thanks for sharing your review.
This looks good. I have a Sansai F25 which is possibly similar to this. It’s also small, has similar functions but doesn’t have an option for AA batteries. It costs more but looks like it’s slimmer. It also has a manual volume dial (a nice bonus these days). Anyway, thanks for your review. I didn’t realise that I could press and hold a band button for it to seek and store stations.
Hi David, many thanks for taking the time to get in touch and for your kind feedback. I have to say I was genuinely surprised with this little budget receiver. Bearing in mind the low cost, it has both good performance and a decent build quality. I had a search for the F25 you mentioned, but struggled to find details about it. I know what you mean about having a manual volume control as you can’t always find that sweet spot when using pushbuttons to increment the volume!
i've got this one. The frequency tuning by the knob on SW is nightmare. But the radio has one feature on MW - it turns off the display after 3 or 5 sec to reduce a noise generated by the display.
Hi Alexander, thanks for tuning in! You are correct, the tuning can be a little challenging if you are trying to dial in a particular frequency manually, but if the station you require can be picked up when in scan mode, it could be stored in memory and simply recalled at leisure. I thought the time limit on the back light was to extend battery life but never thought about noise generation - that's a good observation 👍
My T-6621 radio came yesterday, the radio does have direct frequency tuning. For example in SW mode if you want to tune to Radio Romania International at 1200 UTC 15130kHz you simply need to type in the numbers 1,5,1,3 and then wait until it tunes to the frequency. It's strange how it misses out the last number of the frequency. But that's how the radio works.
Hi, that's great, I really appreciate your feedback on this. The zero suppression is, I assume, due to the fact that it's just a 4 digit display and doesn't have a rolling display feature in order to indicate the 5 digit frequency that has been keyed in. Thanks again 👍
The sound quality is good!
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Yes, I agree, it’s a great little all-round radio receiver and media player, for not much money 👍
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy How is possible to tune 5 kHz with this radio? Or the selectivity is so wide that a station can be heard 5 kHz away?
@@Hunkiralyfi
Hi, thanks for your question. The radio tunes in 10Khz steps on shortwave, so I don’t think 5Khz steps are possible. If you are hearing a station that is in between those 10Khz steps then indeed, as you say, it may well be the selectivity of the receiver that is causing this. However, you have to bear in mind that this is a very low-cost multi-band receiver and media player, so you can’t expect too much at this low price point. Non the less in my opinion, I think it offers a good all-round performance for not much money. Thanks again, TWCG
I'll assume the MW is set up in 9 khz steps, and can't be changed to 10 khz? That would be the biggest downside for us in the US.
Another very nice and thorough review!
Hi, good to hear from you and thanks for your question. To my knowledge, there is no obvious external way to alter the frequency tuning steps on any of the bands and I assume that this is configured within the DSP. However, since the US is a big market, it's possible that they may offer a variation of this model tailored to US requirements. My version was aimed at the Chinese domestic market, (hence the Chinese markings on the function buttons), so if one can be found with markings in English, it may be worth investigating further. I will keep my eyes open and if I find one, I will update you in this comments section. Thanks again - TWCG
Yep, it is set in the firmware/chip programming, but i would think there should be a combination of buttons that give 10 khz steps, as it is available in the chip which is a BK1198 in this one. I couldn't locate a manual for the radio but eventually managed to locate a kind of datasheet from Jaycar for the chip, which is made by Beken in China. I can't post links here, though.
Look for a "step" switch.
I have about 4 digital radios, 3 which I like a lot. Having said that I prefer the older simpler radios. I consider my Sangean SR-35 and my Sony ICF-S10MK2 as my favorites. I also love my XHDATA D-328. I prefer my volume switch and on/off together. Thanks for the review.
Question: Does it remember the volume level after you turn it off. eg if you turn it down, and then turn it off, does it go back to the default volume setting when you turn it back on. Been having a lot of trouble with this lately.
Hi, good question. I have checked this out and the answer is yes it remembers the last volume setting. However, if you adjust the volume and then switch the set off before the new volume level shown in the display has disappeared, then it will default back to the previous volume setting. i.e. it takes two or three seconds after adjusting the volume for it to register that new setting into memory. Hope this helps.
If volume level below 3, it will reset to 8 after turned off.
@@mysticracoon7284 Hi, many thanks for the feedback - appreciated 👍
I quite like this little radio. Can the numbered buttons be used for direct frequency entry? Also I wish you would do a comparison video with some of these little radios, I wonder what the sensitivity of this radio would be against the Retekess V-115? Your local AM/FM stations are very questionable, Indian music! You don't live in New Delhi by any chance? ;-)
Hi great to hear from you. The numbered buttons are for the recall of a particular station stored in memory or for track selection when using the MP3 feature, unfortunately you cannot directly input a particular radio frequency. The suggestion of a comparison video is an excellent one - thankyou, although it will require some thought in how to present each particular function and feature. The V-115 is, in my opinion still the benchmark for comparison in this budget end of the radio market. Ah, the Indian music! I live in the West Midlands, (centre of the UK) and in some areas we have a large Indian community, hence we have several Indian stations to cater for their particular music - variety indeed!
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Shame about not having a direct frequency input on this little radio. It does appear to be quite sensitive though. I noticed a shop or website in the UK sells them for £10 and they also do the CMIK KK-9 radio which is a Tecsun R-909 clone for £6.50. The KK-9 is actually a DSP radio with analogue tuning, Radio Museum stated that it was digital but it doesn't have the soft muted tuning when you tune to the different frequencies. There are some examples of the radio on RUclips. I was quite interested in both radios to be honest. I kind of guess it was to cater for the Indian community, that's what you get when you live near a big city I suppose. 🙂
@@radioweebdx7680 It would have been a great feature to have wouldn't it but TBH at this price point, I don't think we can complain too much and it is a good little performer. The Tecsun clone you mention is a great price - well spotted! Almost worth buying one to take apart and messing around with different aerials etc. Yes, I am not too far away from Birmingham so we get a wide variety on our stations which makes for interesting listening when scanning the airwaves
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy It's a bit like that when I was staying in London for a short vacation, apart from pirate radio stations which usually play electronic dance music, you would also get Turkish stations on FM and such as well. If you have a trip to London, it's essential to bring a radio with you. That CMIK KK-9 looks quite sensitive, but the DX switch does not work on it, so I have heard.
@@radioweebdx7680 I have a niece that lives in London so that might be a good excuse to go and visit LOL. The DX switch did work quite well on my Tecsun version, (hopefully my video shows this). Maybe it's the 'clone' version that may have a problem or maybe just simply a faulty set? I suspect the latter as I can't see them changing any circuitry, just the cosmetics. All interesting stuff my friend!
Great review. Concerning the radio: Why on earth a Mini USB? I mean that's so 2005. How much more would an USB socket cost? Especially as the radio will charge the battery and USB phone chargers are so ubiquitously available. And it's not just that radio, but many of these cheap but well performing receivers.
Hi Johann, many thanks for your kind comments and feedback. I know where you are coming from, however if I'm understanding you correctly, I think one reason maybe the fact that they employ a standard size USB socket for connecting a USB memory stick for when you want to play your MP3 tracks. As it may not be possible to use this same socket for re-charging the internal battery as well, then if a 2nd standard socket was used for re-charging purposes, things could get a little confusing. Thanks again TWCG
The Prunus L-258 also uses Mini USB for charging, while the Prunus J-401 and Sihuadon R-108 use Micro USB to charge. It's all old tech now, it should be USB C inputs for charging now.
@@radioweebdx7680 Hi, yep! the various manufacturers all use their own preferred USB style connector, so if you have several of these little budget style receivers, you need to have several styles of charging cables. I concur about the use of USB C style connectors and have recently read a couple of articles on line that say that this style of connector is slowly being adopted as the 'standard' style of connector on may different devices including these little receivers. Many thanks for your observations and knowledge, much appreciated
Wow. I thought that was a Retekess for a moment. £13,50 is not bad.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I agree, it uses a similar semi-matt black plastic for the case plus the arrangement of the pushbuttons & orange function highlights are very reminiscent of the Retekess! Overall, I think that it's a decent quality radio for the budget priced segment of the receiver market
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I absolutely agree. Greetings from South Africa.
@@FamtechVideos Greetings my friend - great to hear from South Africa 👍
11650kHz and 11775kHz is CRI in German, this schedule is a bit of an oddity as it only consists of music and no talking. It broadcasts on those frequencies from 1800 UTC to 2000 UTC, so it is a 2 hour transmission. The only talking is on the intro and then at the end where they read off the times and frequencies for other transmissions, they probably play the same playlist of music each time too. I call these blank transmissions as there is no other useful content on it other than the music. I think they do this to occupy the frequency (Use it or Loose it situation), but they don't have any content in German to use in their shows. I have been using my T-6621 radio to monitor and record such transmissions using an Olympus dictation device.
Hi, good to hear from you. That is something that I had never heard of, keeping their place in the broadcast schedules by the use of 'rinse & repeat' transmissions. It raises the question of what have they got planned in the future for transmission, if they are keen on securing their spot on the dial? Thank you as always for sharing your incites and knowledge 👍
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I'm not sure what they are doing, but I know it isn't just this German schedule but some other foreign language transmissions. And as far as I am aware this has been going on since the beginning of this year, I only found out from making radio band scan videos for RUclips like yourself. And I started to hear the same music being played on the radio in my videos. It's not something I have seen before either.
@@radioweebdx7680 Hi, you may be onto something This would make a good investigation style video for RUclips !
This or the L-258? And are you aware of any budget radio with RDS?
Hi, Johann, good to hear from you. it's a close call but I would favour the L-258. It's nice to use and sounds a little better in my opinion. Budget RDS radio? that's a very good question! I don't because I haven't really researched them, however, you have given me a challenge now so I will do some research and may be make some future videos!
This shortwave radio is 21 bands complete.
Hi, yes it covers FM, AM and full shortwave, (SW being the 18 bands I assume). Although in reality it scans & tunes from 2.3 to 21.9Mhz all in one go, but a lot of manufacturers including this equate this full frequency as being 18 bands. The frequency resolution on SW is in 10Khz steps. Note that the FM coverage is sometimes classed as 2 bands as this covers the Chinese campus radio as well as the more familiar broadcast frequencies of 88 to 108 Mhz. If you just type in T-6621 into the AliExpress search bar, you will find further details & typical sellers, (just ensure that they have good feedback if you are considering to purchase one). Hope this helps.
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy cool😎. This radio buy of ebay usa.
@@alfredoagosto1196 Hi, if its around the $16 USD or below, then I think it's worth purchasing. I have been using it on SW tonight and picked up quite a lot of stations (a lot more than I did in my review). If your budget is small - have a look at the Kchibo KK-9803 - that's a solid little work horse!
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy okay.
@@alfredoagosto1196 Good luck with finding your set. Kind regards TWCG
I would have rather it have SSB than an MP3 player.
Hi, good to hear from you - I know where you are coming from. I guess they are trying to keep costs down and aim at as wide a market as possible. (It looks like it's mainly aimed at the Chinese market so it might suit their market needs better?). All in all, it's a decent little set though.
यह रेडियो आपने कहा से लिया और कितने रुपए में लिया कृपया हिन्दी भाषा में जानकारी दे
नमस्ते, आपके संदेश के लिए धन्यवाद। मैंने इसे अली एक्सप्रेस से खरीदा और उस समय इसकी कीमत लगभग $14 USD थी। यह एक अच्छा रिसीवर है
Strange design. The tuning is implemented as a wheel at the side (for a digital tuner!!!), and volume are buttons at the front. To me this looks like someone slept when designing this device and then the team stood around the "result" and discussed "ok, now we have a problem, what can we make out of this cucumber to avoid a total write off?" It would not surprise me if the inside of this device would reveal some signs that the two functions were initially planned conversely.
Hi, thanks for your observations. It is a little odd at first glance, although the tuning thumb wheel does seem to fall readily to hand when you hold it, (assuming that you are right-handed of course), which is useful if you need to adjust the tuning slightly to obtain an optimum signal, especially on SW. However, I guess once all the stations you listen to are stored in memory, then it would not be used so much, but I agree its a little quirky!
@@UKRO404 Hi Ian, yes you can re-scan as many times as you wish, but it will overwrite the previously stored stations in memory depending upon what stations are transmitting at the time of the scan. Where this will be most noticeable is on shortwaves as stations transmit and cease transmitting at different hours. Hope this helps.
@@UKRO404 Glad I could be of help.
Very cool but not useful for DXing
Hi, true but for the low cost it does perform well and clipping a short length of wire to aerial should bring in some of those more distant stations. All good fun 👍