RADDY RF757. BEST tuning VFO wheel on any radio I ve tested.

RADDY RF757 Shortwave Radio. Inc UK FM CB radio.AM/FM/SW/VHF/UHF/CB/UKCB/AIR/NOAA Full review and test video.
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Specifications：
Frequency band | Mode | Sensitivity | Step Option
FM:87.5-108MHZ / 87.0-108MHZ / 76.0-108MHZ / 64.0-108MHZ | MONO/ST | 5uV | 10KHZ
VHF/UHF: 25.0-999.0MHZ | NFM | 1uV | 0.025MHZ
MW: 520-1710KHZ / 522-1710KHZ | AM | 12mV/m | 9KHZ / 10KHZ
SW:3.2-30.0MHZ | AM | 30dBuV | 0.005MHZ
AIR: 118.0-138.0MHZ | AM | 5uV |0.025MHZ
WB (WX): 162.400-162.550MHZ | NFM | 5uV |0.025MHZ
Quiescent current: ≤ 70uA
Max current: ≤ 750MA
Speaker: Ф40mm/4Ω/3W
Storage Capacity: 1,000 in total(FM/VHF/AM/SW/AIR: 200 channels for each)
Bluetooth version: 5.0
Bluetooth receiving distance: ≤20m
Min operating voltage: 3.4V
External input voltage: DC.5v
2,500mAh lithium battery: 3.7v
TF card play format: MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and FLAC
Max memory of TF card: 256G
Size: 5.4 x 3.4 x 1.2in / 138 x 86 x 30mm
Weight: 8.8oz / 250g (battery included)

[@musclosoft]

Ordered 2 of them on Amazon. Both of them have a defective LCD display: missing digits, segments or symbols. Returned both of them!

[@nclflyer8197]

Not including SSB is a big negative, maybe not so much for some, but it would put me off. Other than that it looks like a solid radio.

[@o00scorpion00o]

to be honest SSB sounds terrible on DSP radios, you really have to get the Tecsun PL-660/680 to appreciate how amazing SSB sounds and how using ECSS is a pure joy on those radios compared to crap sounding SSB on DSP radios.

[@jaks8125]

That's what I am also after. I have a XHDATA-D808 with SSB (USB/LWB)

[@o00scorpion00o]

@@jaks8125 tecsun pl 680 is a far better radio for SSB.

[@o00scorpion00o]

I love a radio with SSB but sadly all the DSP radios sound really horrible on SSB. Using USB/LSB on a SW station works great to reduce the effects of fading signals and it's also excellent for the DX'er who wants to weed out a weak signal close to a stronger station, it gives you that selectivity no DSP radio can provide with filters alone. For anyone who doesn't know, this practice of using SSB on commercial AM stations is called ECSS, one of the best portables you will find for this is the Analogue Tecsun PL-660 and the PL-680, the 680 having better audio from the speaker and better LW/MW performance. But their SSB audio is just Amazing and you can still buy the PL-660 and 680 new today and the 660 and 680 have a real SYNC detector which kind of does the same as ECSS. The 660 SYNC is a little bit better but ECSS still performs better and once used to tuning the BFO on a commercial station you'll never want to use a DSP radio again !

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for the info.

[@kwdavids1]

The P:L-330 is a good DSP radio for SSB, as is the Eton Elite Executive.

[@o00scorpion00o]

@@kwdavids1 I have the PL-330 and I only kept it because it has SSB in such a tiny package and ETM actually works well at scanning stations. The major issue with the 330 is the chuffing when tuning, I'm not sure if the Eton has this but DSP just ruins SSB and you really have to listen to a radio like the Tecsun PL-680 on SSB to realise how incredibly bad DSP radios sound on SSB and this also mean ECSS is not possible or sounds really bad. ECSS is an excellent tool for the serious DX'er and radio enthusiast.

[@viarnay]

The Xhdata d808 is pretty good on SSB if you get the hang of it..

[@martinabowm1786]

Now that is one beautiful display! AND full lighting of all buttons? Looks VERY good! Reasonable price!

[@kwdavids1]

I think it's way overpriced. The LiJiANi is almost the same feature set for $30 less -- and the flashlight is brighter.

[@Tobinindustrial]

That is one dandy radio, Fred. I love the size to capability. It has a lot of great features packed into such a small footprint.

[@Dj-Jon-E-C]

Good when your eye sight going when get older with the big text on manual hehe. Has a bit of a retro radio cassette look, imagine tape deck on front and tuner at top.

[@alanslade2319]

Hi FRED just to confirm that I did watch this earlier and I was very impressed with this radio, just had to run out before leaving a message. Thanks again for all your work mate, and there still no skip as you well know. BUT it's going to happen one day soon, take care of yourself and yours Alan 73s 💯👍

[@leyland9999]

You said you are in the London region? Too bad it didn’t stop at 648kHz. This is the Radio Caroline frequency and it should have picked it up. Please hand tune the station(s) to see if it receives 648kHz. Caroline is now the most listned to station on MW in the UK within its target area. Hand tuning, preferably during daylight hours would make your reviews so much more valuable. Specially for the MW enthusiasts that might be interested in products if it is capable of making a difference. Regards, Willem, Holland.

[@stephaneschmitz8030]

I'm listening to radio Caroline every evening ! I'm located in the east of Belgium and signal is quite strong here. Excellent radio, very good music

[@alisonb4898]

I bought the last radio you reviewed ( xhdata d 328 ) and I love it because it’s a throw back to the ones I had in the 70s but this one is too much like my pl880 and most others on the market today.

[@Pyjamarama11]

Very powerful You picked up the middle east and north Africa

[@franky9928]

It won't replace a Sangean ATS-909X2 or an Eton Elite Executive but it looks like a rather complete ultra portable radio. Nice review very detailed. I really appreciate my Eton it's my favorite radio but it drain batteries quicker than it charges them, making it not ideal for camping and travels.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed I wish you and your wife and kids and your dog 73s my friend

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks bud.

[@KongKingman]

“Greg” is a spambot

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your new Raddy Rf757 shortwave receiver is awesome my friend

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your new Raddy RF-757 shortwave receiver has go sond and good Sensitvity my friend

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios my friend

[@kwdavids1]

I get copyright notices from KZbin from time to time. I tell them it's fair use and that I'm doing a review. The copyright holder never responds, and KZbin dismisses the complaint. I do try to keep any copyrighted music clip under 20 seconds.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend

[@christophercullin9309]

just got the new updated model ATS120 pro its awsome little radio love to see a review on this one

[@Buglet720]

Hi, Fred. Another great video. I liked this radio so much, I bought one, but the display was missing segments. I returned it. The replacement's display also was bad, but different segments were missing. The radio performed flawlessly, otherwise.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Sorry to hear that. I ve had this with radios that have been dropped in storage or transit and have damaged the LCD. Hope you get it sorted.

[@george-ev1dq]

Crazy not having SSB, it could have beat the XHData D 808 if it had

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes it would have been good at this price.

[@digitalmediafan]

Hmm It's a rather quirky radio. I bought the green backlit HanRongDa HRD-757 version back in April for £58 total. It's set far too bright imo. Also oddly on MW and SW the bandwidth button doesn't work only with FM mode so maybe there can be a firmware update ? Sensitivity wise yes very good though

[@Kw1161]

Thanks Fred for the review, but the fact that it’s only AM only without SSB makes it a nice to have but not my go to radio. I will just keep my RF919 and ZhiWhiz A320. 73! Have a great day!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Fair enough!

[@richardmillican7733]

Looks very "Sony" Dont forget if you're near the coast 156Mhz and up, is marine!! Very cool and "traditional" looking portable. The best VFO I've come across to date is the old Sangean ATS803A

[@sutitigi]

Nice pocket radio 56ct004 Glenn

[@DinsDale-tx4br]

5:00 I cringe at using a pen with a sharp edge as a pointer in case it hurts the screen. A yellow 2B pencil with a broken point is safer :-) 12:20 Your bloody pigeons! .I just threw a shoe out of the window, up at the chimney, at mine and there was nothing there this time. Sport on AM, CHinese on SW that is how it is these days. It makes one wonder if there is a market for AM/SW broadcast listening devices these days if you are a Brit. It's funny to hear the music they like in the med or chase an old rock song through the drift ... but as for a day to day, no use at all. It's a techie thing. I take my Raddy 320 out just to play. It's good to have such a radio in a beer garden when you are billy no mates, folk see you laughing all of a sudden and the world opens up. Not a kitchen item for The Wife though. You just saved me £83 on Amazon .. I owe you a pint! :-)

[@fretlessfender]

Nice little radio! Sometimes I wonder, there are so many different brands comming from China, and there are almost equally similarities between them. Like for instance a flashlight, the grill for the speakers... etc. Could they be all from the same factory? Different production lines obviously. Even my Malahit DSP2 has some resemblances with this radio...

[@DifferentGearTV]

Shame is doesn't have SSB, I would of got this otherwise, but today I ordered the XHDATA D808. I like the fact this is app controlled tho, that is a good bonus when lying in bed

[@kwdavids1]

I have the HanRongDa HRD-757 version. It comes in green or orange display and different packaging (no antenna or earbuds). I found the Raddy manual to be awful, one of the worst ones I've seen. The table of contents page number are even wrong. One think that I think is important is that the bandwidth control doesn't support MW/SW where you really need it. I get stations +/- 10 kHz of the actual station. The user has to make an extra effort to figure out the actual frequency of a station. I found MW reception quite poor although FM/SW to be good. Strong local stations bleed into the SW bands, and there are a couple of birdies (at least) on SW. Yes you can set the temperature scale, but the radio forgets the setting when you turn it off. You pointed to the display talking about the clock, but the clock wasn't on the display; it's never visible when the radio is on. And the radio doesn't have a VFO -- it's a DSP radio.

[@prabhakarv4193]

Very nice

[@billmorrison4746]

Not a bad wee radio for SWL nice retro sort of style

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed iam thinking about getting the XHDATA D-608WB AM FM sw wx Bt mp3 weather Alert emergency portable receiver my friend

[@viarnay]

You should try the XHDATA D-808 is a nice little beast 🙂

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. I ve got one in but not even un boxed it yet. It will be coming up in few weeks.

[@josealeixes2861]

Lindo rádio parabéns quero comprar um pra mim…

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Obrigado. É um pequeno rádio de viagem agradável e uma ótima roda de sintonia de VFO.

[@sandybottom6623]

No LW. Gap between MW & SW. No SSB. The manual is gooey - needs a thorough workover. Not a serious end radio. It is a big miss \ avoid for me.

[@n1vca]

Thanks for testing the radio. I still have a few questions on this radio: - It would have been interesting to see how the squelch works on the Air Band, but you turned it off in the demo - which is unpractical , because nobody wants to listen to white noise. The other Bluetooth based new Raddy radios have an annoying Air Band squelch noise tail, which I was interested if this radio does it too. Does its squelch really mute instantly after the signal? - it would be interesting if you can place the radio somewhere at a spot with a good receiption (low noise level) and listen to its receiving audio via your smartphones headphones if the radio can stream its audio via Bluetooth? That would be a very nice and practical feature. Is that possible of is the BT only for controll and audio input, that would be a no go for me? - what happens on shortwave if you enter a frequency that is not within the 5 KHz raster? Can you only not go in between the channels with the scroll wheel or also via manual input, which isn't very practical but might be helpful in some situations I also agree that SSB and RDS would have been a feature that could probably be implemented without in todays DSP age, but they didn't - a missed opportunity

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

As for the squelch on air band you wont need it switched on for a freq or mem scan as the radio mutes anyway. If you tune to a certain freq you can use it but you have to be aware of the slow AGC control on this radio as it causes a slight delay. The squelch prob wont help.

[@n1vca]

@@CB-RADIO-UK why would I not need an active squelch, e.g. monitoring 121.5? If the agc is causing the squelch to open so delayed that I will be missing a part of the transmission, then this is a serious design flaw, disqualifying the radio entirely. I have a bunch of scanners, handhelds and SDRs and none of these receivers have these problems, so that means this radio has not been designed properly. Shame because I like it's form factor and remote capability if it can also send its audio via Bluetooth to the smartphone.

[@kwdavids1]

Of all my air band radios, the 757 seems to have the loudest noise when there is no signal. So you really need the squelch. Unfortunately there's no level setting for it and it cuts off moderate to week transmissions.

[@n1vca]

@@kwdavids1 Thanks for some real-life experience. That is sad that hey don't have different squelch level and the automatism doesn't set the level right. I like the raios form factor but if it can't even handle proper squelch operation, this is a no-go for me.

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

Yeah, no SSB, thats the deal breaker for me. Cheers Fred.

[@43unit213]

Go back in time 20 years or so this product might have sold well. Not at all popular in this day and age (I don't know how anyone can talk up a cheap radio as well as you can)

[@GG-im1cb]

Looks like a decent radio, but it seems expensive for what it is.

[@TheGmr140]

Cool radio 😊

[@solojinglesradio1]

Pity it doesn't have RDS features for DX in Europe

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Yeah, rds would have been sweet

[@cornbread-KO5RN]

👋

[@Perfection-ME-01]

Have you had a chance to check out the Choyong LC90 Smart Radio yet?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

No sorry.

[@richardmillican7733]

Followed the Link fred, and the shipping is coming back as $999.00 🤷‍♂️

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

oh ok thats odd ? I will email them to look at it.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license

[@markr.1984]

I'd buy it if it had SSB! So not buying it. In the western states the only thing you can get in SW is hams on SSB. Can't hear much SW broadcast. Too far away from anything even with a good outdoor antenna. I envy those in the UK and Europe where tuning across SW broadcast bands is like tuning MW or FM. Stations everywhere.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. I never realised you could not get much broadcast SW.

[@ry491]

Good review Fred . Could you tell me , does this radio have the dreaded DSP tuning mute effect when using manual scan . That's always a deal breaker for me . Thanks .

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Yes afraid it does.

[@ry491]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Thanks for that . I thought it would. They nearly all do .

[@martinryan5069]

Buy an tecsun pl330 no ssb mistake

[@user-ef3nu1eh7z]

Are they saying the ENGLISH are almost visually impaired???

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Comes with age :-(

[@twohandsandaradio]

I think they are saying the English complain about everything. Squeaky wheel thing.

[@user-ef3nu1eh7z]

@@CB-RADIO-UK age catching me TOMORROW 65TH birthday AARP almost done hunting me!!

[@duanetur7433]

Hi Fed Thank you for the Demo with the Raddy RF757 radio Fed do you no what the bit rate on recored on the TF card. Amazon has the same radio cheap to buy £81.99 pounds Take Care HotWheels Frinton

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Well well HELLO Hot Wheels old buddy. Nice to hear from you as its been a long while. Sorry I am not sure on the recording bit rate.

[@seancuthbert4587]

160Kbps MP2

[@kwdavids1]

@@seancuthbert4587 MP3

[@ronleblanc9832]

love the size can you do direct entry frequency ?? very portable.. nice review

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes you can!

[@luissimmons654]

YES SIR WHATEVER IS YOUR NAME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE I LIVE IN COSTA RICA JUST LET ME KNOW THE PRICE THANK YOU

[@jerrykeller7151]

What is the Normal Att and can it be changed? Can’t find in manual.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

No i think its just the 2 settings.

[@nigelgunn322]

Airband is less than useful as many airports around UK and europe are using 8.33KHz chan. spacing now.

[@anthonypope8429]

Great video how much are these radios to buy

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Link in the description.

[@user-tz9ri7qn7p]

Does it vover 27Mhz CB??? SSB

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

No there is no SSB

[@michaelaris58]

Fred, Can you run a linear amplifier inline with an antenna tuner ?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

On a CB ? Yes you can as long as you dont go over the permitted max power of the tuner.

[@michaelaris58]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Thank you Fred, also an swr meter in line, I forgot to add that to the message, Would you go tuner/amp/swr meter in that config?? The amp isn't a high wattage output less than 100 on Cb

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Prob not. Thats a lot of patch leads. When running an amp the less in the chain is better esp on SSB.

[@michaelaris58]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Yes I’ve already thought of that, I think it’s best to stick with the amp and swr meter in line.. Thank you for your help. 73’s from CT4868

[@stephenbrett4216]

How about ham band 2 meter band

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

It does the 140's MHz but i thinks its just NFM.

[@ry491]

Who on earth is that Greg guy. He posts the same silly comments on all the radio uploads . Weird .

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

He's the new "Hi Guys". If you have been around long enough to rem him :-)

[@Perthshire]

No SSB? Mehhhhh