{"id":631,"date":"2011-01-28T08:03:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T13:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/?p=631"},"modified":"2011-07-10T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T18:06:37","slug":"kaito-ka-500-or-degen-de-500-self-powered-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/01\/kaito-ka-500-or-degen-de-500-self-powered-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaito KA 500 or Degen DE 500 Self-Powered Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_632\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/KaitoKA500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-632\" title=\"KaitoKA500\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/KaitoKA500-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/KaitoKA500-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/KaitoKA500.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kaito KA500 or Degen DE500 Self-Powered Shortwave Radio<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Kaito KA500 (a.k.a. Degen DE500) has all the features that you need in an emergency situation in North America. There are six ways to power the KA500:  dynamo cranking, solar panel power, three AA cells, built-in Ni-MH battery pack, optional AC adaptor or from a computer via the USB port. It has a 5 LED reading lamp on the rear panel, and a LED flashlight on the side. 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