{"id":55049,"date":"2022-12-15T10:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=55049"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:53:09","slug":"ivan-checks-out-the-new-tef6686-chip-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/ivan-checks-out-the-new-tef6686-chip-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan checks out the new TEF6686 chip radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55050\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55050\" class=\"wp-image-55050 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-TEF6686-Plus-4-0-LNA-3-2-DSP-Radio-Full-Band-Radio-Dual-Speaker-Hardware.jpg_Q90.jpg_-624x624.webp 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Product photo from AliExpress<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW) who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hey I just got a radio from China based on the famed tef6686 tuning chip. Just started checking out the basic functions and will let you know how it fares on the bands.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLwA2poOzhU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Video description:<\/strong> This project started by enthusiasts has created many DIY and consumer grade projects. This is one of several receivers that take advantage of the great NXP TEF6686 radio chip. AM (Medium Wave), FM, SW (Shortwave) and Longwave receiver with some unusual features not commonly found on other radios. The DX tests will come after this introduction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hLwA2poOzhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to check out Ivan&#8217;s video on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for sharing this, Ivan! We look forward to your updates!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW) who writes: Hey I just got a radio from China based on the famed tef6686 tuning chip. Just started checking out the basic functions and will let you know how it fares on the bands. Video description: This project started by enthusiasts has created many DIY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":"Ivan checks out the new TEF6686 chip radio #shortwave #swl","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":[836,3,43],"tags":[5391,10063],"class_list":["post-55049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-ivan-cholakov-no2cw","tag-tef6686"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ejT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58599,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/tef6686-dsp-chip-and-the-qodosen-sr-286\/","url_meta":{"origin":55049,"position":0},"title":"TEF6686 DSP Chip and the Qodosen SR-286","author":"Thomas","date":"December 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TomL, who writes: A couple of weeks ago, \"Radio Jay Allen\" sent out a review of a Chinese portable using a different DSP chip from NXP called the TEF6686 usually used in car radios with lots of features. I also notice that the description\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qodosen-SR-286-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qodosen-SR-286-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qodosen-SR-286-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qodosen-SR-286-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qodosen-SR-286-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29398,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/video-ivan-compares-the-sdrplay-rsp1-and-rsp1a\/","url_meta":{"origin":55049,"position":1},"title":"Video: Ivan compares the SDRplay RSP1 and RSP1A","author":"Thomas","date":"December 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW), who shares the following video and notes: Comparing side to side reception performance on RSP1A vs. RSP1 on medium wave and shortwave using SDR Console 3. 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I asked\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Digital Modes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Digital Modes","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/digital-modes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lightbulb-v-beacon-wspr-kit.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lightbulb-v-beacon-wspr-kit.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lightbulb-v-beacon-wspr-kit.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lightbulb-v-beacon-wspr-kit.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28094,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/video-ivan-shares-a-bandscan-from-the-2017-eclipse-qso-party\/","url_meta":{"origin":55049,"position":3},"title":"Video: Ivan shares a bandscan from the 2017 Eclipse QSO Party","author":"Thomas","date":"September 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW) who shares the following: I finally got around to listening through some of the amateur radio band spectrum captures from the 2017 Solar Eclipse QSO party. I used an SDRPlay receiver with an end fed LNR antenna in portable field setting in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SDRuno-Eclipse-QSO-Party-Ivan.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SDRuno-Eclipse-QSO-Party-Ivan.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SDRuno-Eclipse-QSO-Party-Ivan.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SDRuno-Eclipse-QSO-Party-Ivan.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20819,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/video-elecraft-kx2-daytime-shortwave-am-performance\/","url_meta":{"origin":55049,"position":4},"title":"Video: Elecraft KX2 daytime shortwave AM performance","author":"Thomas","date":"August 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"After publishing the post this morning regarding the AM mode addition to the Elecraft KX2, SWLing Post contributor\u00a0Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW)\u00a0created the following video comparing the KX2's daytime shortwave reception with that of the Kenwood R-2000: https:\/\/youtu.be\/R6rC-hpTxcs Click here to view on YouTube.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ElecraftKX2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElecraftKX2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElecraftKX2.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElecraftKX2.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElecraftKX2.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29791,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/radio-deal-grundig-eton-traveller-iii-35-at-frys\/","url_meta":{"origin":55049,"position":5},"title":"Radio Deal: Grundig\/Eton Traveller III $35 at Fry&#8217;s","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW), who comments: Just FYI US retailer Fry's has the Grundig Traveler III for $35 ending Dec 23rd. 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