For current owners (or future owners) of the RF-919, Raddy has discovered an issue with upgrading the firmware from the original firmware shipped with the radio (version 1.689). There have been some instances where the radio becomes inoperable after trying to upload the new firmware (version1.706).

Please do not upgrade the firmware from the original version until Raddy has this issue sorted out. I am in touch with their representatives and will post a notice here when all is clear to upgrade (the upgrade will add some nice features based on what it was intended to do).

If you have already experienced the problem, contact Raddy Support for more information, as they have an excellent warranty policy and responsive customer support team.

Here is a link to Dan Robinson’s excellent review of this radio for those who have not read it yet:

Dan’s in-depth review of the new Raddy RF-919 shortwave portable radio

Cheers! Robert Gulley, K4PKM