{"id":59615,"date":"2024-05-05T07:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T11:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=59615"},"modified":"2024-05-05T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T12:02:30","slug":"raddy-rf-919-first-new-portable-to-feature-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/raddy-rf-919-first-new-portable-to-feature-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"Raddy RF-919: First New Portable to Feature Recording?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RaddyRF919_01_590x.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59616\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RaddyRF919_01_590x.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RaddyRF919_01_590x.jpeg 590w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RaddyRF919_01_590x-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RaddyRF919_01_590x-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">SWLing Post readers have no doubt seen the appearance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iraddy.com\/products\/rf919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raddy RF-919<\/a>, which is manufactured by Hanrongda in China. I have generally not been impressed by some receivers from this company, notably the HRD-747\/757 and the reviews seem to support this.<\/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\/fMe5gFVuiQ8?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;\">However, from first appearances the RF-919 may be an exception. I am expecting a RF-919 soon, but one of the more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HzaJKA3_TAk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reviews<\/a> was by the very popular YouTuber NotaRubicon, and I was surprised to see that according to this review, the RF-919 actually is capable of recording to microSD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Indeed, when checking the manual available online (Section 8.3) this feature is confirmed. This is an extraordinary development in the portable receiver market and it makes one wonder again why other manufacturers chose not to add this feature. Though we are lacking information about production decisions, it does seem like Tecsun in particular, with its otherwise excellent 990\/501 portables, could have implemented recording to microSD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As of the time I am writing this, there seems to have been surprisingly little discussion by those who have obtained a RF-919 about the recording feature, but I expect there to be more about this when users discover it. As for performance, I hope to have my 919 in hand in coming days and will review it for SWLing. From observing initial user videos, this radio is packed with some impressive features and coverage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, Dan! I look forward to checking out the recording function. It would, indeed, be wonderful to finally have a capable portable with proper built-in recording.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radioddity Discount: In the spirit of full transparency, Radioddity is a sponsor of the SWLing Post and they also offer us an affiliate code and link that will save you $15 off the purchase of an RF-919. <a href=\"http:\/\/radioddity.refr.cc\/qrpercom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to save $15 off your purchase at Radioditty.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4af5nTi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the RF-919 is also available on Amazon.com (affiliate link)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;ve purchased an RF-919 and would like to share your review, please let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: SWLing Post readers have no doubt seen the appearance of the Raddy RF-919, which is manufactured by Hanrongda in China. I have generally not been impressed by some receivers from this company, notably the HRD-747\/757 and the reviews seem to support this. However, from first [&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":"","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":[2635,10519],"class_list":["post-59615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-raddy-rf-919"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fvx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60122,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/raddy-919-firmware-issue\/","url_meta":{"origin":59615,"position":0},"title":"Raddy 919 Firmware Issue","author":"Robert Gulley","date":"July 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"For current owners (or future owners) of the RF-919, Raddy has discovered an issue with upgrading the firmware from the original firmware shipped with the radio (version 1.689). 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Dan believes the final price of\u00a0$919.00 may be a record for the\u00a0ICF-6800W on eBay.\u00a0Click here to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"eBay-Sony-ICF-6800W","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eBay-Sony-ICF-6800W-1024x471.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eBay-Sony-ICF-6800W-1024x471.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eBay-Sony-ICF-6800W-1024x471.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64377,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/surprisingly-capable-mario-checks-out-the-raddy-rf750-plus\/","url_meta":{"origin":59615,"position":3},"title":"Surprisingly Capable: Mario Checks Out the Raddy RF750 Plus","author":"Thomas","date":"October 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mario Filippi, who shares the following review: Raddy RF750 Plus AM\/FM\/SW\/NOAA Radio by Mario Filippi I purchased one of these tiny radios several months ago. 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