{"id":2130,"date":"2011-10-22T07:55:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-22T11:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2011-11-17T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T11:15:50","slug":"the-degen-de321-a-new-dsp-analog-shortwave-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/the-degen-de321-a-new-dsp-analog-shortwave-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Degen DE321 &#8211; a new DSP analog shortwave radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2131\" title=\"Degen-DE321-Wtrmk\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Degen-DE321-Wtrmk-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Degen-DE321-Wtrmk-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Degen-DE321-Wtrmk-100x77.jpg 100w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Degen-DE321-Wtrmk.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>While waiting for the <a title=\"Silicon Labs ships one billionth DSP radio chip\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/silicon-labs-ships-one-billionth-dsp-radio-chip\/\">Tecsun R-2010<\/a> to hit the market, Degen just introduced their <a title=\"Degen DE321\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/10\/degen-de321\/\" target=\"_blank\">DE321<\/a>&#8211;a very affordable DSP-based portable analog shortwave radio.<\/p>\n<p>We have one on order and will review it soon. (UPDATE: <a title=\"A review of the Degen DE321 DSP shortwave radio\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/a-review-of-the-degen-de321-dsp-shortwave-radio\/\">Click here for our review<\/a>.) At $21 US shipped, this could be a real bargain (see eBay search link below). The Tecsun R-2010 is also rumored to be available in December. We will compare the Degen DE321 to the Tecsun R-2010. I suspect that they both implement the SiLabs\u00a0Si4831 DSP chipset. Thanks to the <a title=\"Herculodge\" href=\"http:\/\/herculodge.typepad.com\/herculodge\/2011\/10\/degen-de321-analog-radio-for-13-plus-8.html\" target=\"_blank\">Herculodge<\/a> for the tip!<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ndocument.write('<scr'+'ipt src=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/ar\/1\/55242\/1?lt=9&#038;adtype=3&#038;pubid=5574879351&#038;toolid=10001&#038;campid=5336916651&#038;customid=&#038;uq=Degen+DE321&#038;sellerId=&#038;ex_kw=&#038;sortBy=12&#038;catId=&#038;minPrice=&#038;maxPrice=&#038;laction=_blank&#038;ltext=Search+eBay+for+a+Degen+DE321&#038;n3y=1&#038;v1e=1&#038;u7v=1&#038;a3h=1&#038;def=a3h&#038;ig=1&#038;mpt='+Math.floor(Math.random()*999999999)+'\"><\/scr'+'ipt>');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;pub=5574879351&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;toolid=10001&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;campid=5336916651&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;customid=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_uq=Degen+DE321&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_catId=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ipn=psmain&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;kwid=902099&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;mtid=824&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;kw=lg&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Search eBay for a Degen DE321&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img style=&#8221;text-decoration:none;border:0;padding:0;margin:0;&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/roverimp\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=9&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;pub=5574879351&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;toolid=10001&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;campid=5336916651&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;customid=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;uq=Degen+DE321&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While waiting for the Tecsun R-2010 to hit the market, Degen just introduced their DE321&#8211;a very affordable DSP-based portable analog shortwave radio. We have one on order and will review it soon. (UPDATE: Click here for our review.) At $21 US shipped, this could be a real bargain (see eBay search link below). The Tecsun [&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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26],"tags":[656],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radios","tag-degen-de321"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ym","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8691,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/mechanically-tuned-portable-dsp-radios-a-shootout\/","url_meta":{"origin":2130,"position":0},"title":"Mechanically-tuned portable DSP radios: a shootout","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Following is my premiere shortwave radio column for the January 2014 issue of\u00a0The Spectrum Monitor digital magazine. \u00a0It takes the form of a review\u2013or \"shoot-out,\" if you will\u2013of a few select mechanically-tuned DSP radios I've tested over the years. 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