Never used AliExpress before, presumably there’d be import duties? Even so, certainly cheaper, thanks for that Dave.

Well somebody had to do it, and I do have a bad tendency for impulse buying! Drifter

Okay, I suppose it was obvious really, I’ve ordered one! Will update after play next week. Drifter

I initially thought you were a bit out with your conversion Paul, but then I realised you meant Australian dollars! Where can I buy this chnage, it sounds interesting 😊.

I agree with Paul, the V-115 (which is what initially sparked my interest) would just be a waste of money. Drifter

Hi again David and all I’ve just found that there are a few videos on YouTube about this beastie that have answered all my original questions, certainly worth a look. It would appear there’s no noise

Hi David Does this mean you actually own one of these? If so, how do you change screens? Is there NR on it? Many more questions, but it certainly looks like this will be the way forward; Mmm 🤔 Drifter

Hi Johnny You and I seem similar in one respect then, I get a hell of a kick out of stuff that I bought cheaply which turns out to be good! Particularly if something is just dirty and need a clean; I

Hi Johnny I suspect that your opening sentence applies to all of us, it certainly applies to me! Having caught the bug I went mad, buying all sorts of radios, any that included shortwave. From monster

Thanks for those insights David, very informative. I for one have no intention of buying one, certainly at that price! Drifter

Wow, what a resource! Very many thanks for that treasure trove of knowledge Nick, I’ll seek out and read the relevant review. And Jay, I fully understand where you’re coming from, because not only am

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ATS100-Radio-Receiver-SI4732-Portable-Receiver-FM-RDS-AM-LW-MW-SW-SSB-/234263258912?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 An odd little beast

Additional: I continue to play with my new toy, still finding new stuff. Got my first SSB hit this morning, for anyone who might be interested I did a bit of recording on my iPhone. I was very happy w

For any Skywave users out there, can I ask does it have the hellishly annoying soft mute manual tuning please? Even though I know my Tecsun PL-330 is a great set, I’ve almost stopped using it for that

I just checked the Jaycar site and they’re listed as out of stock, so I don’t think I’ll pursue it any further. Drifter

Hi Michael Following up on your post I found the Digitech uk domain name up for sale? If you have additional information I’d be glad to hear it, but unless I’ve missed something in my searches I suspe

It frustrates me that the digitech ar-1733 isn’t available in the UK, I’d like to try one. Drifter

Okay, it arrived this morning; I’m happy! To be totally happy I wish that the screen cover hadn’t fallen off when I unwrapped it 😞. Anyway, all appears to be okay so far. For some reason I’m unable to

Hi Ron I’ve been looking at the Tecsun version of that little beastie, as well as checking reviews etc. It appears that the most important thing in buying one is to check it has the English manual, an

That’s an interesting point Peter, and although I too am only a beginner I’ve learnt the value of narrow bandwidth. Drifter