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Review on Retekess TR103 Digital Portable Radio Receiver by Sung-hoon Hwang ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Everything is fine, there are only minor drawbacks.

About the good: 1. Sensitivity on FM - on a pair of microantenna "knees" 10 km from the transmitting tower in the private sector, all kilowatt transmitters are confidently received 2. The headphone wire works as an FM antenna (but not HF) 3. Sensitivity at medium waves - the receiver has a very small magnetic antenna, but this does not interfere with receiving air beacons during the day, and in the evening / night time several dozen foreign radio stations (in the private sector) About the bad: Mediocre reception per sq, probably due to a short antenna, if it is brought closer to metal pipes or poles - reception becomes better (assuming there is no interference). Dazzling illumination - collect the resistor to taste (3.2 kOhm as an option, first photo), then you can surf the air in the evening without consequences for the eyes. By the volume of the player - the files are pre-processed on the PC, for me -12 dB to the original and you can listen Another refinement: to add bass to the headphones - in parallel to c38 c43 throw capacitors to taste, I hung electrolytes of 100 microfarads each, there is a place in the case for them (fifth photo)

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Pros
  • Small size, tuner for medium and short waves in am, extended fm. The player "remembers" the break point in the mp3 file - suitable for audiobooks.
Cons
  • Dazzling backlight, poor reception on low-frequency HF bands, very "loud" sound in player mode.