Best Radios of 2024! 📻 Shortwave, AM & Pocket Radios – My Top Picks
2024 was a fascinating year for shortwave radio! While AWR surprised us by ending many of their transmissions, the SW bands are still going strong. Even more surprising? The number of new shortwave radio releases this year! Manufacturers clearly still believe in the power of radio, and so do I. I tested a wide range of radios in 2024, from brand-new releases to legendary classics: ✅ Qodosen SR-286 & DX-286 ✅ XHDATA D-220 & D-608WB ✅ Sangean PR-D4W ✅ Clooblut RD218 ✅ Raddy RF886 ✅ Tecsun PL-680 ✅ Sony ICF-7600GR ✅ Hammarlund HQ-129-X (a true classic!) 🎉 In this video, I reveal my absolute favorite radio of 2024! 🎉 But that’s not all! I also share my top picks for different categories: 🏆 Best Shortwave Radio – For SW DXing and casual listening 🏆 Best Medium Wave (AM) Radio – For MW DXing enthusiasts 🏆 Best Pocket Radio – Compact and great for on-the-go listening 🏆 Best Radio for Streaming Music – The best choice for Bluetooth and audio playback 🔍 Which Radios Impressed Me Most? Some of these radios blew me away with their performance—making my final decision incredibly difficult! I’ll walk you through which radios stood out, which ones are the best for different types of listeners, and which radios are perfect for beginners diving into shortwave for the first time. 📡 If you’re a DXer, shortwave enthusiast, or just love discovering new radios, this is the ultimate 2024 radio showdown! 🔔 Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more in-depth radio reviews and band scans! Opening music: Radio Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ #ShortwaveRadio #DXing #AMRadio #SWL #RadioDX #ShortwaveListening #HamRadio #RadioReview #MWDX #Tecsun #XHDATA #Sangean #SonyRadio #BestRadios #RadioScanning #RadioHobby #VintageRadio #PortableRadio #ShortwaveDX #RadioCommunity #RadioCollector #DXers #RadioBroadcast #RadioTuning #BestShortwaveRadio #2024Radios 00:00 Welcome to the 2024 radio showdown 03:31 Best radio for streaming and music 05:57 My choice for best small radio in 2024 13:17 Middle-of-the-road radios 17:39 Full-featured SW and MW radios 25:19 My choice for SW and MW 28:22 My personal favourite in 2024
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