Superb!

Wow!

Nice DX! Yellow radio! 😁

Those XHDATA batteries actually are around 2500mAh instead 3000mAh. I have 4 of them and checked. Anyway, on these I can run for 2 to 3 days.

Cool, I've been wanting this radio

Where would you rate this radio? I am interested in purchasing it. Thanks

Good catch

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Awesome find! This is actually a local station for me

Isn’t the QFX same problem with this radio?

I recently bought one from a store, called dollar city in east haven and I wanted to receive WZRC from New York (1480 AM) plus I feel like the dial on the radio is stiff too.

I 'borrowed' an XHDATA 18650 3000 mah from another radio, and it works fine in the Qodosen DX-286. I ordered a pair from XHDATA for the DX-286 so I'll always have a backup. Strange that the designer of the DX-286 didn't recommend the XHDATA cell in his communication with Jay Allen. Be VERY careful about charging the cell in the DX-286, as a fast charger will damage the radio. I have an Opus BT-C3400 charger which will work well. Great video.

I got mine today. First thing i noticed is that it receives BBC in the LW band very well. I mean, as well as my Sony icf-sw11 and it's the ONLY chinese radio I own that has good performance on the long waves, and i own dozens of them. I'm eagerly waiting for the evening, to be able to test it on the MW/SW bands. FM is totally amazing with 60 found channels, 20 more than most of my other radios.

Nice catch . I also got wpxq WLNE and WJAR(I pronounce it W J R

This is a good radio have one great radio for dxing on all the bands.

Great reception!

Thank you for the review. The correct pronunciation of the radio company is Cho-doh-sen. In Chinese the Q is like the Ch in English.

The Qodosen DX-286 is perhaps the BEST new radio on the market! It has the TEF6686 high sensitivity chip!

This is not a weather receiver as some Chinese sellers advertise it, the item does not cover any weather band. However it can serve well as an emergency radio, because it's small, light, performs well (for the price or for the size), and operates with (two) AA batteries. Before purchasing the Baijiali KK-9 radio, I read a lot of reviews about this cheap, Chinese receiver, and every opinion from 5-15 years ago spoke about this device as about a disappointing product. I saw even KZbin video, which demonstrated that this item receives something on FM and AM, but nothing on all the SW bands. At that time it was a waste of money to buy it. So why did I decide to buy a so bad product? Because I got it for 1 (one!) dollar (with free shipping - this purchase being my first order from the seller), and I was curious enough to pay almost nothing for this item. I even planed to give it to somebody else as a free gift after testing :-) When the radio arrived I was shocked however how much cheap Chinese radios improved. This is a good receiver in term of sensitivity, not bad at all in term of selectivity, and quite satisfying in term of how much from the SW band covers. It's an absolute surprise, and I don't plan to give it away anymore. So do I like it? Well, the sound is so-so. It's understandable very well, but it's not pleasant. It has a tiny sound (without high or low tone), that irritates my ear on SW, and a bit less on FM or MW. I put two thicker piece of paper to cover the loudspeaker. This way the sound is not so annoying, but also weaker, suitable for personal use only. Otherwise it's a joy to use, I would buy it again for the price. Maybe it will be needed, because it has a cheap made feeling. The plastic is so weak that I can press the cover if I want. The battery compartment cover almost falls out, I had to use adhesive tape to strengthen it. It's also very light, it seems that the radio is "empty". Beside the so-so sound quality it's only drawback I found until now is the AGC performance. It works - as if it were a DSP radio - without grades. The selectivity is also similar to a cheap DSP radio, because close stations broke in and disappear depending on how well the weaker station is received. Tuning is not stable in these cases. For 1 dollar there is no reason to complain. The usual price of the item is around 10 dollars (including shipping). Does this little radio worth 10 times more than in my case? With more pleasant sound it would be worth it.

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Joisey 😁

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I've had this radio for several months now and one of the main features on FM that I haven't seen mentioned online is the ability of this radio not to drop multiple dbs reception of weaker stations when in multiple FM stations in urban setting running anywhere from 2-10kWs, the other DSPs such as the Xhdata d-808 are noticeably affected in very strong FM reception areas, the Qodosen retains the integrigyt of the weaker, recovered singals where the other DSPs do not - its the only radio in my collection that has this feature and its an important one. The FM AutoBW function is also excellent and just one example I have a "blowtorch" FM transmitter nearby on 102.6 running around 2 kilowatts at least, when auto tuning this Qodosen stopped on 102.5 as it heard a weak station a couple of hundred miles away, such is the power of this little radio... dont be fooled by its size, its a huge performer on MW and LW also using the telescopic with the amp activated. I was amazed at how many UK stations it could hear in Pisa including Caroline on 648 and even BBC Radio Somerset on 1566, that is amazing to say the least. The display is spot on as was mentioned here. I'm looking forward to what people make of the new DX-286 but for now the SR-286 is my go-to travel radio having taken over from the D-808

I've received that radio station a bunch of times im able to null out the K love Translator easily

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Very nice MW find! Great for you!

It has the same format as WELI

Nice catch, especially for 1,000 watts and nice radio.👍

Last night catch?

Wow such a good catch. Missing Mississauga. 👍👍

Good stuff. I'm in Washington state at my wife's property for a few weeks, brought my SR-286 and getting a lot of new stations I don't hear in Utah. Thanks Michael

Nice one

Good catch. I’m having a bit of a trouble down here just getting KMOX-1120. WBT-1130 in Charlotte is just bleeding over, bad, tonight./this morning. 📻🙂

HI Michael, I just got my Qodosen DX-286 two days ago, Can I use my computer USB port for charging DX-286 or my Samsung tablet wall charger and how long does it take to charge the DX-286. Thank you for posting this and all your videos... 📻

I Love The Pearly LCD Display On This Radio, Man? I Love It.

Good info Michael. I will keep all these things in mind if I ever decide to purchase this radio.

Thanks for the Shout Out TVRadio1972! Those XHDATA 3000's are the easiest to get. I just retested all of my protected Orbtronic Button Tops, and the 3600s I have were the only ones that wouldn't make contact because of a shallow button. The battery door goes on with no issues. The same with Protected Button Tops from Tecsun Radios, such as the PL-990/H501X, they fit and work fine. The unprotected Samsung 3500s I have from 18650batterystore are a great fit as well. Some Protected button tops have a thicker bar that runs along side of the battery causing the battery door not to close properly. Glad you made this video :)

This is going to be my next radio.😁. I haven’t bought a New radio in a few years. I already have several 18650 batteries. Some protected, some not. And a “dedicated “ separate charger just for 18650 batteries. I hope my C.Crane batteries fit. [3400 mAh]. If not, I have XHDATA, and Tecsun batteries . Great video, as always. 📻🙂

I Like The Display That Has Indigo On Mint Color Scheme, That Looks Very Pearly! Even The Sound Quality Is Pearly!

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Ahhh tropo from this direction is rare! I would’ve tried to null out WLTW to get WMJX. I assumed there was no tropo last night when I checked around 9 pm

Nice catch!👍

Hi Sir I'm confused in Tecsun R-9012 & Kaito WRX-911. Plz Suggest Which One Having Good Reception.

Great going!

Prière de me renseigner comment enlever le couvercle pour changer la pile, Merci

Télécharger la notice ou catalogue, Merci

Comment changer la pile

This was my first shortwave radio! I think it's great overall. Recently I've developed a fondness for analog radios, but I often still grab the Eton for SSB and/or to verify an exact frequency with it's digital display. I think anyone looking for a good portable shortwave could do much worse than this one.

I only gotten one E-Skip when WALK 97.5 Was off the air it was a Texas radio station and haven't gotten a FM E-skip ever since E-skip is a challenge

Absolutely awesome! 📻