{"id":62071,"date":"2025-02-15T21:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62071"},"modified":"2025-02-15T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:27:54","slug":"rfi-fm-habits-and-jeffs-tabletop-radio-temptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/rfi-fm-habits-and-jeffs-tabletop-radio-temptation\/","title":{"rendered":"RFI, FM Habits, and Jeff’s Tabletop Radio Temptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Jeff McMahon for sharing a recent Herculodge post, where he battles radio frequency interference (RFI) while trying to enjoy his Tecsun PL-990\u2014only to find his PL-880 unaffected. This led to a deeper reflection on FM listening habits and the temptation of tabletop radios like the Sangean HDR-18 and HDR-19. But with RFI always a threat, is a new radio the solution or just another problem in disguise?<\/p>\n

Read Jeff\u2019s full post here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jeff McMahon for sharing a recent Herculodge post, where he battles radio frequency interference (RFI) while trying to enjoy his Tecsun PL-990\u2014only to find his PL-880 unaffected. This led to a deeper reflection on FM listening habits and the temptation of tabletop radios like the Sangean HDR-18 and HDR-19. 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