{"id":2151,"date":"2011-11-08T16:07:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T20:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2011-11-08T16:07:46","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T20:07:46","slug":"the-bonito-radiojet-out-of-germany-a-new-pc-controlled-shortwave-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/the-bonito-radiojet-out-of-germany-a-new-pc-controlled-shortwave-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bonito RadioJet: Out of Germany, a new PC controlled shortwave receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2152\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2152\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2152\" title=\"RadioJetNotebook\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook-100x71.png 100w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bonito 1102S RadioJet. (Source: Bonito.net)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been struggling to keep up with the pace of news during my recent travels, however one relatively new shortwave receiver, the Bonito 1102S RadioJet, has certainly captured my attention. Though still awaiting approval by the FCC in the US, the <a title=\"Bonito.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bonito.de\/radiojet\/infos\/en_rj10_home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">RadioJet is available for order through the manufacturer in Germany<\/a>. \u00a0<a title=\"Universal Radio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/commrxvr\/5789.html\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Radio will retail the RadioJet<\/a> for the US market once approved by the FCC.<\/p>\n<p>What could make this radio worth consideration is the potentially low noise floor&#8211;evidently the antenna and analog to digital converter have a\u00a0uniquely\u00a0direct connection with no active components to add distortion.<\/p>\n<p>The interface (GUI) looks clean and intuitive at first glance. Take a look for yourself in this video demonstration:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QEFWz15zV_c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve created an entry for the Bonito RadioJet in the <a title=\"SWRI\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/11\/bonito-1102s-radiojet\/\" target=\"_blank\">SW Radio Index<\/a> and will update it as information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been struggling to keep up with the pace of news during my recent travels, however one relatively new shortwave receiver, the Bonito 1102S RadioJet, has certainly captured my attention. Though still awaiting approval by the FCC in the US, the RadioJet is available for order through the manufacturer in Germany. \u00a0Universal Radio will retail [&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":[3,26],"tags":[665,666,667,668,669,670],"class_list":["post-2151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","tag-1102s-radiojet","tag-bonito","tag-bonito-1102s","tag-bonito-1102s-radiojet","tag-radiojet","tag-software-defined-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-yH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3399,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/update-bonito-1102s-radiojet-has-fcc-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":0},"title":"Update: Bonito 1102S RadioJet has FCC approval","author":"Thomas","date":"April 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received the word from Dennis at Bonito. The Bonito 1102S RadioJet SDR (software defined receiver) now has FCC approval. \u00a0This means that the RadioJet will be available for purchase in the US. We will be reviewing the RadioJet in the near future. \u00a0I, for one, can't wait--especially after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","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\/2012\/03\/RadioJetScreenCapture8-300x240.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3460,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/universal-radio-has-priced-the-bonito-1102s-radiojet-very-competitively\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":1},"title":"Universal Radio has priced the Bonito 1102S RadioJet very competitively","author":"Thomas","date":"May 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Radio has published the price of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet at\u00a0$699.95\u00a0US and they are taking orders. Universal's price is \u00a0$300 less than that of the Microtelecom Perseus ($999.95 US) and the $200 less than the WinRadio Excalibur ($899.95 US). After reading Fernando's review of the RadioJet--where he compared it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","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\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3320,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/list-price-of-bonito-1102s-radiojet\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":2},"title":"List price of Bonito 1102S RadioJet for US","author":"Thomas","date":"April 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Radio has published the \"List Price\" of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet at \u00a0$784.00 US. This could make the RadioJet a very strong competitor to other SDRs on the market in North America. The list price (not necessarily the final price Universal will announce--which could be lower) is \u00a0$216 less\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DRM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DRM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/drm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RadioJetScreencapture10-300x240.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3242,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/fernandos-review-of-the-bonito-1102s-radiojet-software-defined-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":3},"title":"Fernando&#8217;s review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet software defined receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"April 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader and fellow SW radio reviewer, Fernando, has apprised us of his review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet. While his site is in German, which we don't read or speak here, Google Translate gives us English speakers a fair idea of his findings, and Fernando helps us with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","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\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3010,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/update-bonito-radiojet-if-receiver-1102s\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":4},"title":"Update: Bonito RadioJet IF-Receiver 1102S","author":"Thomas","date":"March 19, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"An inside scoop just for SWLing Post readers:\u00a0 We've just received some interesting updates about the new Bonito RadioJet IF-Receiver 1102S from German company Bonito. Our contact Dennis, a representative of Bonito,\u00a0informs us that FCC should be approving the RadioJet within a week, and units will be shipping to retailers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","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\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5356,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/shortwave-radio-recordings-all-india-radio-on-the-bonito-radiojet\/","url_meta":{"origin":2151,"position":5},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio on the Bonito RadioJet","author":"Thomas","date":"January 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"After posting my latest All India Radio recording, SWLing Post reader, Pete, suggested that I check out their broadcasts starting around 21:00 UTC on\u00a011,670 and 9,445 kHz, as they are quite strong into North America. He was right. On Thursday afternoon, I tuned the\u00a0Bonito RadioJet to 9,445 kHz, where I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Bonito 1102S RadioJet IF receiver","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151","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=2151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}