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Our Review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet 24 bit IF Receiver

(Note: This is a cross-posting from our blog, the SWLing Post) At the Dayton Hamvention this year, I met Dennis Walter, who is with Bonito, German manufacturer of the 1102S RadioJet. Dennis was kind enough to loan us a radio … Continue reading

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Universal Radio has priced the Bonito 1102S RadioJet very competitively

Universal Radio has published the price of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet at $699.95 US and they are taking orders. Universal’s price is  $300 less than that of the Microtelecom Perseus ($999.95 US) and the $200 less than the WinRadio Excalibur ($899.95 US). … Continue reading

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Win a World Radio TV Handbook 2012

We just so happen to have an extra copy of the 2012 WRTH (World Radio and TV Handbook) here at the SWLing Post HQ.  So, we’ve decided it would be fun to share it with a SWLing Post reader who … Continue reading

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Cross Country Wireless SDR-4

The Cross Country Wireless SDR-4 is an affordable SDR (software defined radio)  covering the HF spectrum from 0.85 to 30 MHz. It features a Si570 low noise synthesised VFO, relay switched band pass filtering, a power FET RF amplifier and a built-in … Continue reading

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ELAD FDM-S1

The ELAD FDM-S1 is one of the first software defined radios to hit the market in 2012. According to the FDM-S1 retailer, WoodBoxRadio, units should start shipping in March 2012. Though very little is known about this receiver, the specifications … Continue reading

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Chengdu NewStar Electronics DR111 DRM Radio

The DR111 is a future DRM portable radio scheduled to hit the market later this year. Pre-production models may be shipped as early as April 2012. We have very little information about this receiver other than what has been posted … Continue reading

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Shortwave Radio Index now has tags for country of origin

Several readers have written to ask where various shortwave radios are manufactured, and if there are models that are manufactured outside of China. By and large–with the exception of one Sony model–shortwave portables are manufactured in China, with a few possibly … Continue reading

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Tecsun R306

The Tecsun R306 is a very simple, portable, analog shortwave radio. With a sliding volume control, large switches and traditional tuning knob, the R306 is marketed to radio listeners who need a simple, no frills receiver. The Tecsun R306 is … Continue reading

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WiNRADiO WR-G39DDCe ‘EXCELSIOR’

The WiNRADiO WR-G39DDCe ‘EXCELSIOR’ is a high-performance HF/VHF/UHF/SHF software-defined receiver with a frequency range from 9 kHz to 3.5 GHz, with two independent channels of 4 MHz wide instantaneous bandwidth available for recording and further digital processing, plus a 16 … Continue reading

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WiNRADiO WR-G33DDC EXCALIBUR Pro

The WiNRADiO WR-G33DDC ‘EXCALIBUR Pro’ is a high-performance, direct-sampling, software-defined, shortwave receiver with a frequency range from 9 kHz to 49.995 MHz. It includes a real-time 50 MHz-wide spectrum analyzer and 4 MHz-wide instantaneous bandwidth available for recording, demodulation and … Continue reading

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