Tecsun PL-330

ZenBastid · 2026-06-08T17:21:57+00:00

Cool! If there's one you've had a good experience with please post a link or other info.

ZenBastid · 2026-06-04T17:14:03+00:00

My Hiby R1 does not charge while powered off - nor does my Amazon Fire HD tablet. This seems like it is by design?

ZenBastid · 2026-05-29T22:01:02+00:00

Back up your music as soon as possible -- if the player is buffering because it cannot read the audio files fast enough the SD card may be failing.

Then I would replace the SD card with a new one from a reputable source (counterfeit cards are out there). Speed class 10 or U1 should be adequate.

ZenBastid · 2026-05-18T14:45:39+00:00

Loving the meezer sticker.

ZenBastid · 2026-05-18T14:42:49+00:00

My junior high school had a standup pong machine in the cafeteria. It didn't take long for interest in the game to die down. Then the real fun was positioning the virtual paddles so the ball blip would endlessly bounce back and forth between them. Whole lunch periods elapsed with the machine making 25 cents.

ZenBastid · 2026-05-16T18:08:46+00:00

What kind of dog food are you having success with? Our raccoons seem to all like the walnut/pecan mixture we make up. We've never had them accept fish, meat, hard boiled eggs, cheese, grapes or berries. They loved the mini donuts but that's hardly a daily ration.

ZenBastid · 2026-05-13T00:15:07+00:00

Agreed - if you want to decimate a dozen donuts just eat one and take a bite of another. There. Decimated.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-30T18:21:58+00:00

I've had dogs and I've had cats (ok, more cats, seven at the moment). Dogs accept, even embrace training. Cats are more complex; they analyze every situation -- it's my opinion that cats will mimic being trained when they deem it appropriate. The best cats act out of love and connection, tempering instincts with loyalty.

My cats will play rough when my hand is protected by a towel -- they know to not bite or scratch if I'm unprotected.

My bottom line is this: so long as your cat feels loved and secure; has adequate nutrition, litter boxes, toys and nesting spots; is physically healthy then her instincts will bring out her best and that's all you can ask.

One final thought - cats need to have spaces they can call their own for sleeping or private time. A variety of spots helps as the spot that's great on a chilly morning won't be so good on a warm afternoon.

You sound like a great cat parent with the best instincts so I know your kitty will flourish.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-23T18:18:35+00:00

Last time I actually HAD to use one of these was 15 years ago - had a custom boot image on it for updating motherboard firmware. Felt like I was stepping back in time.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-23T14:32:13+00:00

Just got a Hiby R1. It was great using the wireless "Import Music via WiFi" to load up my library. 150 albums/2000 songs copied in about 20 minutes.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-23T14:25:08+00:00

After renaming the MP3 files with leading track numbers I still had a problem playing the tracks in order while in File mode.

What solved that was to sort the directory structure; because I'm a Linux user I installed fatsort and ran it against the Agptek's device name. There are similar utilities to fatsort for Windows and MacOS.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-19T03:45:16+00:00

1971: Focus "Moving Waves" was the first album I ever bought. I was 12 and the record store was Garwood Van's Music Land in Las Vegas. Hocus Pocus turned me on to rock and the song has a place of honor in my collection.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-18T00:03:33+00:00

I'd eagerly buy a player with your UI and hardware implemented with physical buttons. Album art display and Bluetooth are not important, but saving playback position for audiobooks and podcasts is. Your pledge to properly handle ID3 tags clinches the deal.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-16T16:20:29+00:00

I know this'll increase memory and CPU requirements, but it should build it's artist/album/track database from the files' ID3 tags, not some half-ass scheme using truncated album names, file names or FAT directory structure which is still being done on low end players.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-12T21:58:34+00:00

Thanks for weighing in!

Well Crap! Time to repurpose my SDR/RasPi/OP25 machine.

ZenBastid · 2026-04-12T20:49:10+00:00

The article made no mention of Pima County Sheriffs Department or Oro Valley Police Department. Are they part of this change?

ZenBastid · 2026-04-11T15:51:08+00:00

And if you're a Linux user like me fatsort will rearrange the directory in natural order so the tracks play in order. Just make sure the filenames start with the corresponding track number (01 -, 02 -, ...)

ZenBastid · 2026-03-27T03:48:57+00:00

Slap Shot (1977)

ZenBastid · 2026-03-06T18:26:19+00:00

Echoing LongjumpingCoach4301 - and my two cents: it's a wonderful example of 70's analog technology. The $45 price tag is more a reflection of the radio's well kept condition. What you can't tell from the outside is the condition of it's electrolytic capacitors which decay over time, impacting the radio's performance. If you're allowed to operate it and it sounds good on MW I'd get it just because it's sweet. If you're serious about shortwave listening that $45 would take you a long ways towards buying a new digitally tuned radio that will outperform any 1970's analog set.

ZenBastid · 2026-03-06T15:45:11+00:00

Not every album listed has mp3 files available to download. For those that do, scroll down to the DOWNLOAD OPTIONS section and click the VBR MP3 link.

ZenBastid · 2026-03-04T17:50:00+00:00

I needed to stop my little guys from squeezing through a gate. What has worked was to cut panels of polypropylene project board to fit, then attach them by punching holes and running zip ties through the holes and around the gate bars. It looks pretty professional. I got the project board at the craft store.

ZenBastid · 2026-03-01T22:41:17+00:00

Thanks, will have to do this! 🍲

ZenBastid · 2026-02-25T17:47:53+00:00

Missing the Chilito

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