{"id":14218,"date":"2015-07-30T12:37:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14218"},"modified":"2015-07-30T12:37:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:37:40","slug":"degen-refreshes-shortwave-product-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/degen-refreshes-shortwave-product-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Degen refreshes shortwave product line"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Degen-DE221-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Paul, who commented with a link to the new Degen DE221 “ultralight” radio: http:\/\/ebay.to\/1fKWZ2m<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul’s link lead to the discovery of several new Degen models, in fact. Many of the new models have the same form factor–and a slightly different model number–from their predecessors.<\/p>\n

Degen DE221<\/a> (updated from\u00a0Degen 321<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE221-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Degen DE22<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE22\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Degen DE23<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE23\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Degen DE26<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE26\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Degen DE27<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE27\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Degen DE36<\/a>\u00a0(updated from\u00a0Degen DE32<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Degen-DE36\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There may be even more 2015\u00a0Degen\u00a0models than those I\u00a0listed here and, in fact, they could’ve been on the market for a while.<\/p>\n

I’ve already purchased the Degen DE221<\/a> for review since its predecessor, the DE321, was an acceptable radio for the $20 price tag<\/a>. The DE321’s analog dial made for very vague tuning, however, so I’m curious if the DE221’s new\u00a0digital display will be a worthy improvement.\u00a0At this point, I don’t plan to review any of the other models above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Paul, who commented with a link to the new Degen DE221 “ultralight” radio: http:\/\/ebay.to\/1fKWZ2m Paul’s link lead to the discovery of several new Degen models, in fact. Many of the new models have the same form factor–and a slightly different model number–from their predecessors. Degen DE221 (updated from\u00a0Degen 321) […]<\/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":[836,3,3196,43],"tags":[4035,4031,4034,4033,4032,1482,656,4030,2874,25],"class_list":["post-14218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-shortwave-radio","tag-degen-de22","tag-degen-de221","tag-degen-de23","tag-degen-de26","tag-degen-de27","tag-degen-de32","tag-degen-de321","tag-degen-de36","tag-portable-radios","tag-shortwave-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3Hk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16236,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/phils-initial-impressions-of-the-degen-de27\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":0},"title":"Phil’s initial impressions of the Degen DE27","author":"Thomas","date":"December 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Phil Ireland, who comments: I\u2019ve just received my Degen DE27 from China. Interesting little radio, I haven\u2019t had a good chance to put it through its paces yet but my initial impressions are the radio seems well built and fairly intuitive to turn it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Degen-DE27","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE27-e1438270294366.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE27-e1438270294366.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE27-e1438270294366.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2370,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/a-new-degen-portable-in-the-works-the-degen-de1128\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":1},"title":"A new Degen portable in the works–the Degen DE1128","author":"Thomas","date":"December 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"It appears that Degen is working on a new dual speaker portable shortwave radio--the Degen DE1128. It looks like the DE1128 will have MP3 recording features, including a built-in microphone. The footprint and layout seem strikingly similar to the new Tecsun PL-398MP. We will post more information on this radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Manufacturers"","block_context":{"text":"Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/manufacturers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/201112123285894289-300x180.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4387,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/the-degen-de1129-unboxed-initial-impressions\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":2},"title":"The Degen DE1129 unboxed: initial impressions","author":"Thomas","date":"September 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, I received a sample Degen DE1129 from TecsunRadio.com, which is, to my knowledge, the only current distributor of this newest Degen. I paid extra for DHL shipping to get it quickly to my door, as I've been very curious how this new radio stacks up against\u00a0similarly-priced portables on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1-IMG_5111-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15464,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/a-dsp-version-of-the-degen-de1103\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":3},"title":"A DSP version of the Degen DE1103?","author":"Thomas","date":"November 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"[Click here to read our update to this post.] SWLing Post reader, Dan, recently sent me this link to the Degen DE1103 on AliBexxpress:\u00a0http:\/\/m.aliexpress.com\/item\/32521065066.html The vendor notes a \"USA DSP chip\" in this unit. The Degen DE1103 has been around for many years; a testament to its popularity. I'm pretty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"de1103-dsp","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15514,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/not-all-degen-de1103-ebay-listings-are-the-new-dsp-vesion\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":4},"title":"Not all Degen DE1103 eBay listings are the new DSP vesion","author":"Thomas","date":"November 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Eric Weatherall, who writes: I've been interested by news of the updated DSP version of the Degen DE1103. I just saw an eBay auction for a used DE1103 which listed \"DSP\" in the title. But I looked at a photo of the product and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"de1103-dsp","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15486,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/tudor-confirms-a-new-version-of-the-degen-de1103\/","url_meta":{"origin":14218,"position":5},"title":"Tudor confirms: a new version of the Degen DE1103","author":"Thomas","date":"November 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"After publishing our previous post about a potentially redesigned Degen DE1103 with DSP, SWLing Post reader, Tudor, comments: Yes, the DE1103 looks like it\u2019s been redesigned. You can see it dissected here: http:\/\/bbs.tecsun.com.cn\/0002.asp?open=724665 And, if I\u2019m not mistaken, the SiLabs DSP chip can be seen in this picture: https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/5417175\/2015102316185240911.jpg Wow--thanks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"de1103-dsp","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/de1103-dsp-e1446840975964.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}