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Thank you Harpreet, and happy new year to you too!

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Happy new year to you!

Thank you Alain, and happy new year to you too!

Thank you, and happy new year to you too! You make a very interesting point about the big multi-national manufacturers like Sony and Panasonic with their R&D teams and international presence. Of course all of that costs money, and that is why their radios were more expensive than what we pay for radios now. Quality products, but expensive. The Chinese companies now are often small, and can afford to produce radios at lower prices. Labour costs in China are probably also a bit lower than in Japan. But I think we do get some interesting innovation out of China, the Qodosen is one radio that comes to mind!

@@swlistening All good points there, Andre! 🙂 Labour costs are A LOT cheaper than Japan. You won't see Chinese branded things that are made in Japan but you will easily find Japanese branded products that are made in China! 😎 Back in Feb 2020, I visited Fukuoka and was surprised to see an AIWA branded portable shortwave radio at the electrical appliance section of the BIC Camera store. It had Japanese characters printed on the exterior, so I examined the radio and found that it was made in China. I wasn't into shortwave listening at the time but years later I found out that the AIWA shortwave radio was actually a rebranded Tecsun PL-380! 📻😳 Very few electronics items are natively made in Japan these days. If it's manufactured in Japan, the product will usually be a high end model catering for a niche demand.

@@StratmanII Very interesting about the AIWA radio! I think it would be interesting to visit Japan now again and have a look around at their radios and whether, perhaps, there still are some made-in-Japan SW or MW radios... I am sure they will have at least one or two, for all the people who listen to Radio Nikkei's domestic SW service.

@@swlistening I'm afraid there are no more "advanced" radios sold by Sony, Andre. All that's left are one or two portable CD players with AM/FM (no SW) and the ICF-506, which is a small AM/FM radio. In fact I'm envious that you were able to get your hands on an ICF-J40, which I think is an African market Sony radio. 🙂 The golden days of sophisticated Sony and Panasonic radios ended by the late 90s but you can still find pre-owned receivers on the Bay with varying asking prices, depending on the popularity and demand for the model. You may find a New Old Stock Sony with a Nikkei radio dial at one of the hundreds of second hand electronics dealers in downtown Akhihabara in Tokyo, but I don't think Sony made special Nikkei tuned radios after the Millennium. I'll just hazard a guess that Sony and Panasonic had to make at least 3,000 units of a single radio model before it goes on sale. I doubt these companies made their own plastic cases for the radios - they submitted blueprints to a third party plastic factory which molded the outer cases. The molding company also had to churn out thousands of cases and I doubt it will accept a single "special order" request. Even if a hundred customers pledged to bring back e.g. the classic ICF-SW55 or the ICF-SW77, I don't think Sony is able to honor that request. 😐

Thank you, and the same to you!

Thanks Ged, and the same to you! Glad I could help sometimes :-)

@swlistening brother I got a .....G.A 800 active loop antenna as an additional christmas present I'm using it in the house at the window done a test there on the pl330 without it and just the stock antenna 24 s/w stations wit it 60 s/w stations so far so gud be actually handy antenna to take out and about going to see what it's like on ssb now cheers Ged ..

@@corpo33 Hi Ged, this sounds like a great antenna! I wonder how it would compare to the MLA30+?

@swlistening I think the mla 30+ waay better this would be more for if u hadn't access to connect to your mla but be interesting to take it on road trips ..Iv picked up a first time Capture there earlier cfrx Toronto 6070khz using my vertical antenna out in garden really enjoying using the pl660 ssb bfo is a great addition..the whole radio is such an up grade from the pl 330 which is also a loveli little radio ..have you heard about the tiny radio called SI47320 iv bought 1 suppose to have ssb on it too only 35euro on Ali express for that price I will let u know what it's like be couple weeks till diliverd..Cheers Ged .

@@corpo33 Thanks for your comment Ged, I looked at some videos of the GA-800 now, and I see that it is quite small indeed. Perfect for travel. Very nice catch on CFRX Toronto for you! Not one that I think I will ever catch, although I keep trying 🙂 I have heard about the SI47320 radio, it offers SSB at a very reasonable price. I will appreciate it very much if you let me know how it performs when you get yours!

Thank you Lew, and best wishes to you too! The Barlow Wadley does sound good. It is quite amazing, after so many decades. Thanks for the tip about Radio 4. I tuned in to Radio 4 now on my smart speaker and there is a programme called The Shipping Postcards, very interesting!

Great you are able to tune in, some excellent programmes today. I keep my eye out for vintage radio like the Barlow but many are out of my budget. A Qodosen 286 is definitely on my wish list though Andre!

@@lew9223 There is a Barlow Wadley for sale on Facebook Marketplace here at the moment, in working condition, with a second one in non-working condition also part of the deal. The price is $55. But, alas, these radios are too heavy to ship overseas from here, shipping will be extraordinarily high to the UK. The Barlow Wadley weighs 4 Kg (8.82 lb) without batteries.

Thanks Jeremy! I think in terms of clarity the D-808 does perform very well indeed. Happy new year to you too!

Thank you Pedro, and happy new year to you too! The Qodosen certainly has nice sound. I agree with you, it really adds value to one's collection if you are able to acquire one or two classic radios like the Barlow Wadley, or the Hammarlund :-) I was very lucky to find these two in good condition.

@@swlistening Totally agree André,. I Have the Panasonic DR-48 and the Philips D2999, both classics and decent desktop receivers,.. the perfect companion of good and small portables like Qdosen 286. I also Have Sony 7600GR, .. a pleasure to use their Sync. detection, one of the best in portables, sure you are agree too :⁠-⁠). Have the 501x,. great receiver but Sync detect. is awful .. PL880 and PL660 are very good portable radios too. As stand alone SDR I am really glad with my original russian DSP2, (bought to developers before this sad russian invasion of Ukraine) ..excellent sdr receiver. The Three Wise Men will bring in the bag a RADDY RF919.. really impatient to check if this wide range and plenty of antenna inputs radio will meet expectations.. I Hope so!. Have a great day..

@@pruebasytecnica You have a really terrific radio collection Pedro, some expensive sets there 🙂 I agree with you on the 7600GR, for sure. The Raddy RF919 seems to get very good feedback from users also, it looks like a very nice receiver. I found a Philips D2999 for sale here on Facebook Marketplace some months ago, I was very excited and called the guy immediately when I saw the ad. But the radio had just been sold, about an hour before my call! I really enjoy comparing reception on older receivers with newer ones, and comparing analogues to DSP-based receivers. There are always small differences, but each type of receiver has its plus points.

@@swlistening Hi André. for sure you will have better luck next time picking up your favorite radio,. you know, sometimes this is as exciting as fishing !. Nevertheless your Hammarlund tube radio is literarily a gem., a great enjoy for your ears!. And I agree with you that comparison performances between old and recent radios could be so exciting ,. although many times the result of the match remains 1 - 0. Hope Santa Claus will bring you another toy for the collection !🎅🌠🎄

@@pruebasytecnica Thank you Pedro, I am hoping for many more radio discoveries this year! I hope you will also find something new and interesting 🙂

Thank you Richard, and happy new year to you too!

Thank you Goran! Happy new year to you too!

Thank you Adrian, and happy new year to you!

Thank you Caroline, happy new year to you too!

Thank you Stephen, and happy new year to you! I am no expert in this, but my guess is that analogue radios, perhaps, handle fading slightly less well than the modern DSP radios. The Barlow Wadley has so little fading because of its triple conversion Wadley loop system, which is way too complicated for me to understand, but it clearly works. That is one of the reasons why the Barlow Wadley was so popular. I have an RTL Blog V4, yes, but I haven't been able to use it yet. My personal laptop is a Chromebook and the SDR apps for Chromebook that I tried don't seem to work on my Chromebook. I do have another laptop that is in for repairs, when I get it back I will try my V4. It is good to hear that yours works well!

@@swlistening H, there again Andre I'm like you slightly radio literate lol. going back to SDR and software I did quite a bit of searching SDR console looked good but I just lost patience with drivers etc so changed tack and downloaded SDR++ no problem it looks fine and there is plenty of settings but not to complicated its up to you what to download but I would seriously consider SDR++ Think it comes with the drivers but as I mentioned you can download from Zadig if you get stuck, I'm hearing things perfectly that the Tecsun struggles with Don't know why I didn't get one sooner and SSB is a pleasure to listen to none of that warble effect just make sure its compatible with your computer Andre I'm sure you will enjoy it...

@@stephenwright8103 Thanks Stephen, I will be sure to check out SDR++ when I get my laptop back from the repair guy. Thanks for the tip, it sounds like easy-to-use software, which is exactly what I want!

@@swlistening Morning Andre it does what I want and I'm sure you will be satisfied I was up till late trying all the shortwave bands and happy with the results at this time listening to 40m ham the SSB is so clear and you can record stations. they talk of some snowy conditions coming so more time on the radio lol, when you get this it will keep you occupied for hours...

Thank you Jeff, and happy new year to you and your family! It's great to hear that you picked up Algeria, lately it has been much weaker here at my location than usual.

Thanks!

Thank you so much for the kind words, and happy new year to you too!

Thank you, and the same to you!

Thank you Vasanth and a happy new year to you too!

Thank you for the reminder Frank. I will talk about the contest in my next podcast, first week of January/

Thank you Jackie, and the same to you!

Vielen Dank und das Gleiche wünsche ich Ihnen, ein frohes neues Jahr!

My pleasure Dougal, and thank you for the wishes. Happy new year to you also!

Thank you Dan, and the same to you!

You're welcome Michael. Happy new year to you too!

Happy new year Andrew! The radio was introduced in 1973 and produced until 1976.

Thank you Robert, and the same to you!

Thank you, and the same to you!

Happy new year to you Tinus! Unfortunately it is true, the Barlow Wadley is quite hard to repair.

Thank you MIthun, and the same to you!

Thank you Anthony, glad that you are enjoying my channel. Happy new year to you too!

@@swlistening Thankyou....Baie Dankie !

@@AnthonyJones-vk6xq Groot plesier!

Thank you Duane, and happy new year to you too! I see Barlow Wadleys for sale relatively often here in South Africa. It is unfortunate that it is such a heavy radio, shipping from here to Tennessee would be quite expensive. I have heard of the Yaesu FRG 7, and that it also uses the Wadley loop, so I guess it must be a really wonderful radio, just like the Barlow Wadley!

@@swlistening I had an FRG7 until a few years ago, I made the mistake of leaving the antenna (long wire) connected to go and have supper, during supper we had a very bad lightening strike, it fried my FRG7 completely it also fried one of my son's amplifiers, so the lesson here is to DISCONNECT antennas if you are not using the radio.

@@robertvandervelde60 Robert, this is a good reminder, I sometimes forget to unplug my antennas (mostly the MLA30+). I must make a mental note to always pull out the antennas when I am done with my DXing!

Thanks for your comment Marvin! I am very happy with the performance of my D-368 overall, I think it is a good radio, and I think the D-328 is probably very similar.

Hi Adelbert, I think there were some later second-generation sets that also had the orange screen, rubber feet and the type C connection, but still had the original RF circuit boards. That is why I think the power-on check seems to be the best indication of the version. Or all these things together :-)

Thanks for your comment! This is a new frequency for VORW indeed, it targets Asia, from Issoudun. It goes out on Monday only, from 15:30 to 16:30 UTC. Thanks for confirming the frequency!

Nice gift!

Indeed Goran, they use very many frequencies, in many languages.

Hi Anton, there should be an option for 200 kHz steps when you set up the radio. When the radio is off, press the "set" button to access the settings. Scroll through the various options with the tuning wheel. On mine the first option I see is for MW steps, then the next option is for FM band, then the next option is for FM steps. When you reach the FM steps option, keep pressing the "set" button until you see the 200 K option. Press the "page" button to save it as your FM step setting.

@@swlistening Andre, Thank you so much! I am now able to tune in 200 KHz steps. Also your video helped me set up the time display so thanks too for that. The DX-286 is a truly remarkable radio performance wise but initial set up can be challenging!

@@AntonLeneis My pleasure! Set-up is a bit tricky, it is true. But it really is quite an amazing radio.

I am sorry, but I do not know of any setting that might have caused this. Perhaps the problem is with the speaker itself? Because if the ear phones still work, it means the volume is OK. Maybe someone else will read your comment and be able to offer some advice.

@swlistening Thanks Andre.

Thank you! Very clear reception!

Are you suggesting a single 21700 or 26650 format lithium ion cell? Or two 18650 batteries like the Tecsun S-8800 and H-501x uses? 😳

I think it's a great programme, I am sad that he no longer transmits towards Africa. I particularly like the music requests, it makes me think of similar music request shows in the past from stations like Radio Netherlands.

@@swlistening I get it on 5950 here, comes in loud and clear

@@capnrob97 You are lucky 🙂

Thanks! I found it quite strange myself, I am not completely outside the target area, but I heard nothing at all.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Hi John, I hope someone who reads this might be able to offer some advice. Or that your SW band comes back to life :-)

Hi Andre yeah it’s really strange. It could also be propagation, solar activity but I’m not even catching WRMI here in Florida so something went “sour” in the radio perhaps. I’ll keep trying and see what happens. I’m anxiously waiting on the new Qodosen to come out next year. Happy New Year 🎆 to you!

@@NJF60 Propagation has been good lately, so I don't think that is the issue. Happy new year to you John!

Hi George, thanks for your comment, but the R9012 is definitely an analogue radio, maybe you are thinking of another radio with a similar name? I have one and I can hear and see that it is analogue. Here is a description on the anon-co website, where it is also described as analogue: www.anon-co.com/product/tecsun-r9012-portable-radio

@@swlistening No, it is a digital radio using digital tuning (DSP) Analogue radios use variable capacitors for tuning which this radio does not have.

@@georgebarnes8163 The R9012 does not have a DSP chip. A radio that does have a DSP chip is the XHDATA D-219. These two radios perform very differently, I have both and you can clearly see and hear that the D-219 uses a DSP chip, while the R9012 is a real analogue radio. I actually made a video long ago to explain the difference between these two radios, if you watch from 06:00 you will see how I open up the Tecsun R9012 to show the analogue circuit board, and you can also hear the difference in tuning a few minutes later in the video: ua-cam.com/video/X1DJhd6kWMU/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

@@swlistening the 9012 most certainly does have DSP with none variable steps which is why it misses out so many channels and is overly sensitive just like the 1212A stereo variant, I have striped both radios before throwing them in the bin which is about all they are good for bar the antennas and batteries. The D-219 is superior in every way.

@@swlistening Sorry , I was mistaken, I was indeed confusing the 9012 with the D-219 I stripped, I stand corrected and please accept my apologies