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[@ezl7052]

Nice little unit and it's lighting is great. Real good price and a lot of features. Thanks Tom and have nice Holiday.

[@hamrad88]

+Dennis Petersen Thanks for your support, Dennis.

[@bulwinkle]

Tom, thank you for all of your entertaining and informative video productions. I wish you a merry Christmas and good fortune for the new year.

[@hamrad88]

+Robert Langford Thank you very much and the same to you.

[@RadioSATX]

Lots of features packed in that little radio. Looks like a good buy. The RHC recording sounded great.

[@hamrad88]

+W5MRM We will see how it does in the field test.

[@chrisblackwell4789]

i hope you and yours has a merry christmas and happy new year!!!!!!

[@hamrad88]

+Chris Blackwell Thank you and same back at you.

[@MnACreations]

That is a pretty cool little radio, Tom.. Thank you for sharing it.

[@hamrad88]

+Mike Notarnicola Yes, I plan to do more testing after Christmas. Have a Happy Holidays.

[@jeffking4176]

Good review. 📻🙂👍

[@hamrad88]

Thanks, Jeff. Have a great day.

[@jimgordon1563]

Thank you for this. I've just taken delivery of the DE29 version and am very disappointed with the high level of local FM station breakthrough while listening to SW. FM and AM , in particular is good.

[@hamrad88]

Chinese quality control is poor so the performance will vary a lot from radio to radio. I always suggest that if you purchase a Chinese radio. get it from someplace it is easy to return or replace.

[@jimgordon1563]

Thanks Tom, I took the DE29 to a rural location in Perthshire. It really came alive on AM at night. I as able to monitor the TWR Armenian tx on 1377khz using its ferrite aerial.. Because the location was far away from any local AM TX's , there was no breakthrough on SW and I was able to monitor such stations as Iran in English on 49mb and several pirates. I was stunned to get The Voice of Mongolia in English but on checking it was from the 1kw Kalt, Germany relay. I would rate this RX as being midway between the Tivdio V115 (lowest) and the hyperactive PL-310et (highest). My main problem with this radio is the intrusive ticking noise that others have noted. I much prefer its DE1103 (non dsp) stablemate.

[@hamrad88]

Thanks for your report.

[@1fanger]

Hey Tom, looks like a good radio. Will be waiting for your famous reception report. Thanks

[@hamrad88]

+1fanger I definitely plan to do some field testing and test it compared to other radios in this price range.

[@deec2923]

I just came across this while browsing Kaito radios. The photos in the Walmart listing didn't show the SD/TF card reader on the bottom. Your review showed it (thanks). Its display and keypad features are very similar to the Retekess HR-11S I just got. However the Retekess has a different appearance. The ka29 doesn't appear to have Bluetooth. Otherwise it looks pretty good for the price.

[@johnbeckham1483]

Hello, Tom, as I enjoyed your tutorial video here in reference to the Kaito KA29 Multi-Function Radio! This is a very good radio loaded with various features and it is extremely well priced! I am seriously considering purchasing this radio! How does it perform on the shortwave bands? I am assuming that the Kaito KA29 is more sensitive on the SW bands vs. the Retekess V115? What was been your observation, Tom, regarding its SW reception! Please advise. Thank you, Tom...

[@hamrad88]

They are very close in performance on the shortwave bands. If I HAD to choose, I think I would choose the V115 but either is good.

[@johnbeckham1483]

@@hamrad88 thanks, Tom, as I have the Retekess V115 already, but I just might have to purchase the Kaito KA29!

[@RadioSATX]

Tom, It looks like the KA29 is about the same size as the newer Eton Traveler III. It looks like the Kaito has more features. I am wondering how performance between the two stacks up on SW?

[@hamrad88]

+W5MRM I plan on comparing it to several radios in this price range.

[@will_it_work]

You can plug in a USB flash drive with the device on. It's SD cards you're thinking of.

[@richardfranciscone3392]

😅Can you use the AUX jack as a Line In jack to record from external sources?

[@hamrad88]

Sorry, no.

[@gabrielv.4358]

I think this is the Retkess V115 but upgraded and with a much needed tuning knob... Do you still have it? If yes, is it still intact? I am Pretending to get it. Is it good on AM and SW? Thanks!

[@hamrad88]

Yes, somewhere.

[@kissingbanditt]

Thumbs up...nice video..

[@hamrad88]

+Theo T Thanks for your support.

[@darwinfox6734]

Good evening, I understand that the Tecsun Q3 has the capability of automatically saving a recorded file in one hour segments. Do you know of other recorders that also have that feature? I own the Sangean DAR-101 and the PR-D8, both can save one hour files. Is there anything in Tecsun, Kaito, Degen, Retekess or others that can do this? I like to record one to three hour talk shows that I would like to save in one hour files. If the recorder had an AM and or FM radio, that would be even better. Line in is a must have. Does the Kaito ka-29 or the Degen de-28 have that feature? Thanks! Darwin :)

[@hamrad88]

There are a ton of radios that record now. The KA-29 is one of them. I have tested a number of different ones that do. Check my shows. Have a great day.

[@darwinfox6734]

Thanks for your reply Tom. Yes, there are several radios that can record however, my question is, are there any that automatically save in one hour file segments? The ones that I know of are Tecsun Q3, Sangean dar-101 and pr-d8. My question is, does the kaito ka-29 have this capability or not? Thanks again, Darwin

[@hamrad88]

Sorry, I don't know.

[@craignehring]

I might have known you have reviewed this radio. Do you still use it? It seems to have the same features as the V-115 Tivdio/Retekess

[@hamrad88]

I have gone to using SDR mostly.

[@michael.mcshan]

Tom vs. the camera. :-) Seriously, good video of an interesting radio. The display seems very nice.

[@hamrad88]

+Michael McShan Thanks for your comment and have a Happy New Year.

[@geekhillbilly2636]

That battery, exactly what type? Lithium polymer flat battery, 18650, what type?

[@hamrad88]

BL-5C Lithium 3.7 volts

[@Estmusic323]

Mine died or something after 3 years. Turns on and everything but no sound is coming from the speaker. With headphones it works. Do you have firmware files for it so i can try to reflash it.

[@hamrad88]

Sorry no files.

[@Estmusic323]

hamrad88 Edit it started working again by itself, radio was on couple of hours and then suddenly it started working.

[@hamrad88]

Sounds like a bad solder joint which is quite common with these Chinese radios.

[@WillWise808]

Hi Tom, How is the speaker? Is it tinny sounded? 73s

[@hamrad88]

+Shai Will It is not bad considering how small it is. My camera does not give you the true sound.

[@retekessradioamazon6255]

try tivdio v-116,this radio good

[@andrewsecinore1]

Does that radio have FM RDS?

[@hamrad88]

+Andrew Secinore No

[@watershed44]

SSB?

[@hamrad88]

+watershed44 No

[@watershed44]

hamrad88 Oh, too bad.

[@JosephNievesTech]

At 1.5 speed it was perfect :-)

[@hamrad88]

+Joseph Nieves Good job. :)

[@JosephNievesTech]

Merry Christmas

[@hamrad88]

+Joseph Nieves Happy Holidays to you.

[@joestokesbary7343]

I hate the instructions