{"id":11382,"date":"2014-11-14T10:24:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T14:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2014-11-16T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T15:26:16","slug":"ultra-portable-shoot-out-which-radio-do-you-prefer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/ultra-portable-shoot-out-which-radio-do-you-prefer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra Portable Shoot Out: Which radio do you prefer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11386\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"Tecsun-ShootOut\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been traveling this week, but found\u00a0the opportunity to hold another shortwave portable shoot-out. (You may recall <a title=\"Weak signals: Which radio do you prefer?\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/weak-signals-which-radio-recording-sample-do-you-prefer\/\">the weak signal shoot out earlier this year<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>This time, I&#8217;m comparing three popular ultra portable radios, namely, the: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countycomm.com\/gp5dsp.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CountyComm GP5\/DSP<\/strong><\/a> (a.k.a. Tecsun PL-360), the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00D1QRPHG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00D1QRPHG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=PONRSPLACKMGR6ZC\" target=\"_blank\">Tecsun PL-310ET<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004H912FC\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004H912FC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=5BPUQ2BAQXOCHFI2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tecsun PL-380<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This particular trip afforded me a bit of\u00a0time\u00a0to test these wonderful little portables in a relatively scenic\u00a0environment, on balcony overlooking the Atlantic. And even though propagation has been somewhat dismal this week, I had so much fun recording these samples, I recorded several for comparison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which of the three radios do you prefer? Listen to the recordings, then vote! You&#8217;ll find <a title=\"check out the survey form\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1U4FG36KoS9bIySdGeMnc0Rfu7CSau4Ee_sqlFJvLjvY\/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_blank\">a survey form<\/a>\u00a0at the bottom of the page that will allow you to cast your vote for\u00a0your favorite\u00a0with weak signals, with strong signals, and your favorite\u00a0overall. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re using a form this time to make it easier to tally the results.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>If you enjoy this contest\u2013or have any problems\u2013simply comment below.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stay tuned for a medium-wave shootout in coming weeks!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Note: I will close this survey at 00:00 UTC on Saturday, November 22, 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Global 24 &#8211; 9395 kHz (Strong)<\/h3>\n<p>Radio 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio1.MP3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio1.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio1.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 2<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio2.MP3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio2.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio2.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 3<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio3.MP3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio3.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/G24-Radio3.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">ERT Open\/ Voice of Greece (Relatively strong)<\/h3>\n<p>Radio 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio1.MP3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio1.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio1.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 2<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio2.MP3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio2.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio2.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 3<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio3.MP3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio3.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/VOG-Radio3.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Radio Riyadh (Weak)<\/h3>\n<p>Radio 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio1.MP3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio1.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio1.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 2<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio2.MP3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio2.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio2.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 3<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio3.MP3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio3.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioRiyadh-Radio3.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">R\u00e1dio Bandeirantes (Very weak)<\/h3>\n<p>Radio 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio1.MP3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio1.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio1.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 2<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11382-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio2.MP3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio2.MP3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/G24Radio1\/RadioBandeirantes-Radio2.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio 3<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" 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(You may recall the weak signal shoot out earlier this year.) This time, I&#8217;m comparing three popular ultra portable radios, namely, the: CountyComm GP5\/DSP (a.k.a. Tecsun PL-360), the\u00a0Tecsun PL-310ET,\u00a0and the Tecsun PL-380. This particular trip afforded me a bit of\u00a0time\u00a0to test [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,26,746,129,43],"tags":[3376,2702,479,2553,716,478,3406],"class_list":["post-11382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","category-recordings","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-countycomm","tag-countycomm-gp-5dsp","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-310et","tag-tecsun-pl-360","tag-tecsun-pl-380","tag-ultra-portable-shoot-out"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2XA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11482,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/shoot-out-results-top-ultra-portable-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":11382,"position":0},"title":"Shoot-out results: Top ultra-portable shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to all who participated in our ultra-portable shoot-out! A little over a week ago, I posted recordings of shortwave broadcasts, weak and strong, in an attempt to evaluate which recording\u2013thus which radio\u2013our listeners prefer. I conducted this test on the three radios pictured above: the Tecsun PL-310ET, the CountyComm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-ShootOut","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tecsun-ShootOut.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11748,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/a-review-of-the-countycomm-gp5ssb-portable-radio-a-great-emergency-portable\/","url_meta":{"origin":11382,"position":1},"title":"A review of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB portable radio: a great preparedness radio","author":"Thomas","date":"December 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"On Tuesday I received the new CountyComm GP5\/SSB portable shortwave radio, a sample sent me from CountyComm. If you're familiar with the current shortwave portable landscape, then you'll quickly note that the GP5\/SSB shares a striking resemblance to both the GP5\/DSP and the Tecsun PL-360. \u00a0While I\u00a0hadn't anticipated writing\u00a0yet another\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GP5SSB-Front","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17978,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/the-countycomm-gp5ssb-my-go-to-shortwave-radio-for-hiking\/","url_meta":{"origin":11382,"position":2},"title":"The CountyComm GP5\/SSB: my go-to shortwave radio for hiking","author":"Thomas","date":"March 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Posting the Blinq deal a few moments ago reminded me that my favorite\u00a0shortwave radio to use while hiking\/walking is the CountyComm GP5\/SSB. I have CountyComm's custom GP5 case\u00a0which I\u00a0clip to my belt or backpack. While hiking, I find it handy to open the case from the top, pull the radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CountyComm GP5\/SSB while hiking","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160227_124105134.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11280,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/the-countycomm-gp-5ssb-a-79-shortwave-portable-with-ssb\/","url_meta":{"origin":11382,"position":3},"title":"The CountyComm GP-5\/SSB: a $79 shortwave portable with SSB","author":"Thomas","date":"November 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Jim, who points out that the new\u00a0CountyComm GP-5\/SSB is\u00a0available for pre-order at Universal Radio. 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