I was chosen as a reviewer of RADIWOW R-108

    I was chosen as a reviewer of RADIWOW's new portable all-band radio R-108.
If I sent my non-biased review about R-108 to Amazon after purchasing the radio,  RADIOWOW will give me a full refund!  I will make my detail and no-biased review of this radio after getting it. According to the SWLing POST, this radio looks like TECSUN PL-310ET but RADIWOW said that air band is added and its reception performance is much better.

RADIWOW R-108

Here is the spec of R-108.
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◆ FM: 64 ~ 108 MHz
            Russia: 64 ~ 108 MHz
            Japan: 76 ~ 108MHz
            EU,USA: 87.5 ~ 108MHz
◆ SW: 1711 ~ 29999 kHz
◆ MW: 522~ 1620 kHz
           USA: 520-1710kHz
◆ LW:150 ~ 450kHz
◆ AIR:118-137MHz
   Noise limited sensitivity:
◆ Frequency Modulation (FM) (S / N = 60dB) better than 3 uV
◆ AM (MW) (S / N = 60dB) better than 0.5mV / m
◆ Long wave (LW) (S / N = 60dB) better than 10mV / m
◆ Short wave (SW) (S / N = 60dB) better than 10mV / m
◆ AIR BAND（AIR）（S/N=60dB）better than 0.5uv

 Other specifications:
◆ Number of stored memories: a total of 500
◆ Awakened mode: radio or buzzer alarm ring
◆ Power supply : USB 5V/250mA external adaptor (not included) / 1pc BL-5C battery
◆ Output(Distortion 10%)：1W
◆ Speaker: 5W / 4Ohm
◆ Earphone Jack:35mm, Stereo type
◆ Dimensions Approx:188(W)×73(H)×27(D)mm
◆ Weight: about 190g (Battery not included)
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   Other features:
◆ The backlight LCD screen is very handy for night use.
◆ Can display the radio frequency, temperature, battery and so on.
◆ Built-in battery rechargeable system with select-able charging time.
◆ Sleep with intelligent automatic power off function (1 ~ 120     minutes).
◆AUX output to be used with your earphone, headphone or external speakers. Integrated telescopic antenna for maximum portability.
◆ Seven tuning mode is selectable.

Package includes:
* 1x RADIWOW  R-108Radio
* 1 x External antenna
* 1 x USB charge cable
* 1 x BL-5C lithium battery
* 1 x English User Manual
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   I have a TECSUN PL-380 and I will compare the reception performance between R-108 and PL-380 especially for MW DXing.  From the spec above, The sensitivity of AM is better than 0.5mV at 60dB of SN radio. This is much better than that of PL-380 ( 1mV at 26dB of SN radio). To be honest, the sensitivity of R-108 at SN 60dB is not so convincing to me. Is this sensitivity of R-108 really true?  For most of the portable all band radio receivers, the balance of sensitivity and its intermodulation characteristics should be considered seriously.

    This R-108 is still not released on Amazon.co.jp as of today. I am looking forward to finding it on Amazon soon.

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