{"id":66463,"date":"2026-06-29T01:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66463"},"modified":"2026-06-29T01:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:27:48","slug":"carlos-tests-a-panasonic-icd-px240-microcassette-recorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/carlos-tests-a-panasonic-icd-px240-microcassette-recorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos tests a Panasonic ICD-PX240 Microcassette Recorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following article. Carlos writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Panasonic Microcassette Recorder<\/h1>\n<p>To record my radio listening sessions, I usually use a Sony digital recorder, model ICD-PX240. However, last week I purchased another beauty\u2014this time a Panasonic microcassette recorder, model RN-305, manufactured in Japan in 2000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66464\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PanasoinicMicrocasetteRecorder-624x832.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I decided to test it out, and here are the results. The listening sessions were conducted in Porto Alegre using XHDATA D808 and Ecopower EP-F23B receivers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Earthquake in Venezuela, from Radio 2 (Argentina), recorded by a Panasonic microcassette recorder.\" width=\"528\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEBMk96h6zk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Audio:<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-66463-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radio-listening-sessions-25-to-26-of-june-2026\/Radio%20Listening%20Sessions%2025%20to%2026%20of%20June%202026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radio-listening-sessions-25-to-26-of-june-2026\/Radio%20Listening%20Sessions%2025%20to%2026%20of%20June%202026.mp3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radio-listening-sessions-25-to-26-of-june-2026\/Radio%20Listening%20Sessions%2025%20to%2026%20of%20June%202026.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radio-listening-sessions-25-to-26-of-june-2026\/Radio%20Listening%20Sessions%2025%20to%2026%20of%20June%202026.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Notes:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>June 25, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NHK, 11800 kHz (in Japanese)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">7.2 quake hits Aomori and Iwate prefectures. Typhoon No.7 approaching Okinawa, No. 8 approaching Izu Islands.<\/p>\n<p>BBC, 15400 kHz (in English)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Earthquake in Venezuela, Spain and France offering rescue workers.<br \/>\nUS Secretary of State assured Gulf allies the Strait of Hormuz will stay open as Iran threatens transit fees.<br \/>\nFormer Israeli leaders threatened legal action over alleged Jewish terrorism in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 26, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BBC, 15400 kHz (in English)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Earthquake in Venezuela, more than 900 people are now known to have died in two earthquakes. The U. N. says 50,000 people are missing.<br \/>\nThe U.S. announced a framework to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.<br \/>\nJohn Bolton pleaded guilty to one charge of mishandling information.<br \/>\nA state of emergency was declared in Crimea.<br \/>\nExtreme heatwave in Europe, Germany recorded temperatures above 41\u00b0C on Friday, in France, festivals, street parties and Paris Pride were canceled, while alcohol sales were restricted in Paris, in the Netherlands, electric bus charging failures disrupted public transport.<br \/>\nParis suspended flights to and from Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, after a passenger tested positive for Ebola.<br \/>\nCivil unrest in Tanzania.<br \/>\nD.R. Congo sued Rwanda at the International Court of Justice over alleged atrocities.<br \/>\nEarthquake in Venezuela: Full coverage.<br \/>\nLebanon and Israel reached a U.S.-brokered deal for Israel&#8217;s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a, 17715 kHz (in Arabic)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Venezuela was struck by two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.3 according to the U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday. Collapsed buildings and several damaged structures were observed in the capital, Caracas. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez reported in an initial tally that the two earthquakes resulted in 32 deaths and 700 injuries. State of emergency was declared after the two earthquakes, which were followed by approximately 20 aftershocks. The earthquakes caused further damage, including building collapses and the closure of Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar International Airport. The state of La Guaira was the most affected and was declared a disaster area, as explained by Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Vatican Radio, 11870 kHz (in English)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Africa News Panorama: Ebola outbreak in D.R. Congo, more that 1100 cases with 300 deaths.<br \/>\nAnti-immigrant rallies in South Africa.<br \/>\nRescue workers are working in the rubble of a three-story building that collapsed in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Radio 2, 1230 kHz AM (in Spanish)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Venezuela increased to 920 the dead and there are at least 3360 injured in the latest reports of the Ministry of Health after the earthquakes of Wednesday. In addition to 50.000 people who remain missing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66466\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1753\" height=\"2480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256.jpg 1753w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15256-624x883.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1753px) 100vw, 1753px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following article. Carlos writes: Panasonic Microcassette Recorder To record my radio listening sessions, I usually use a Sony digital recorder, model ICD-PX240. However, last week I purchased another beauty\u2014this time a Panasonic microcassette recorder, model RN-305, manufactured in Japan in 2000. I decided to [&hellip;]<\/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":[3,746,43],"tags":[8043,11145,11144,4106],"class_list":["post-66463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","tag-carlos-latuff","tag-microcassette-recorder","tag-panasonic-icd-px240","tag-recordings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hhZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62487,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/carlos-illustrated-radio-listening-report-and-recordings-of-cnr-cgtn-april-1-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":66463,"position":0},"title":"Carlos\u2019 Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recordings of CNR &#038; CGTN (April 1, 2025)","author":"Thomas","date":"April 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor and noted political cartoonist,\u00a0Carlos Latuff, who shares an illustrated radio listening report of recent CNR and CGTN broadcasts. 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