{"id":66429,"date":"2026-06-20T01:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66429"},"modified":"2026-06-20T03:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:36:45","slug":"review-of-the-choyong-lc90-in-radio-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/review-of-the-choyong-lc90-in-radio-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the Choyong LC90 in Radio World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Richard Cuff, who shares this review of the Choyong LC90 by James Careless at Radio World: https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/tech-and-gear\/products\/the-choyong-lc90-delivers-a-mixed-bag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares this review of the Choyong LC90 by James Careless at Radio World: https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/tech-and-gear\/products\/the-choyong-lc90-delivers-a-mixed-bag<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[10290,634,1012],"class_list":["post-66429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-chaoyuan-lc90","tag-radio-world","tag-richard-cuff"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hhr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61373,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/johns-updated-review-of-the-choyong-lc90-multi-band-internet-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":66429,"position":0},"title":"John’s Updated Review of the Choyong LC90 Multi-Band & Internet Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"December 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A Further Review Update on the Choyong LC90 By John Figliozzi, NASWA Journal Shortwave Center Editor Prepared December 12, 2024 Having previously reviewed the overall performance of the Choyong LC90 and then updated that review to include firmware upgrades the radio\u2019s manufacturer has implemented to address some initial problems or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61576,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/lc90-firmware-4-7-new-features-fixes-and-chatgpt-integration\/","url_meta":{"origin":66429,"position":1},"title":"LC90 Firmware 4.7: New Features, Fixes, and ChatGPT Integration!","author":"Thomas","date":"January 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Chenzhi with Choyong radio who shares the following update: Hello Thomas, I hope everything is going well with you. I'm writing to you today as I want to let you know that the LC90 has just released its 4.7 firmware version. Based on user feedback so far,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LC90.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58771,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/michael-compares-the-choyong-lc90-export-and-chinese-versions\/","url_meta":{"origin":66429,"position":2},"title":"Michael compares the Choyong LC90 Export and Chinese Versions","author":"Thomas","date":"January 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Michael Ye (BD4AAQ), for the following guest post: Twins, Yet Each One Unique - A Comparison of the Worldwide Version of LC90 with its Chinese Counterpart by Michael Ye (BD4AAQ) The export version of the LC90 is now available in the market [affiliate link]. Previously, we examined\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LC90-Export-and-Domestic-Comparison-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LC90-Export-and-Domestic-Comparison-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LC90-Export-and-Domestic-Comparison-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LC90-Export-and-Domestic-Comparison-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LC90-Export-and-Domestic-Comparison-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64334,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/michael-reviews-the-choyong-wt2-multifunction-handheld-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":66429,"position":3},"title":"Michael Reviews the Choyong WT2 Multifunction Handheld Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"October 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Michael (BD4AAQ)\u00a0who shares the following guest post: WT2 Mini Handheld With Everything Radio by Michael Ye (BD4AAQ) What Exactly Is the WT2? 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