ZHIWHIS ZWS-A320 Air Band Radio, Shortwave Radios with Super BASS, APP Control

I'm a cybersecurity researcher and I've recently started researching data transmissions across radio frequencies. I purchased this radio for part of my research, and am extremely impressed.The Good:-Sound is crystal clear, and the ability to record is extremely helpful for my research.-Multiple frequency bands to choose from, all of which are searchable, including VHF,SW,MW,FM,WB,AIR.-SD Card recording and playback works fantastic-Bluetooth and USB connection options for audio from phone or computer, works great-Carrying case provides great place to store the radio and its accessories-Manual dials allow fine-tuning of reception-Flashlight is BRIGHT and a nice added bonus-Long battery life-Had a usage question and answer from the seller was extremely fast and helpfulWhat needs improved:-Built-in antenna is very fragile-Carrying case does only has a handle, not a carrying strap-Android app is sketchy - have to sideload an app downloaded from a website in China-Having to double press the lock button to start recording does not seem very intuitive-It would be great if this also supported CB/UHF. I'll probably just purchase a separate radio with those bands and use the line-in to record.An additional comment - the "mood lighting" on the back of the unit is completely unnecessary.Overall, I still give this 5 stars just because of how much power is built into this tiny package.

First things first. You will see this radio labeled by several different company’s . They are all the same! One company makes it and several other companies put their names on it. Wanted to check it out so started watching YouTube vids. My recommendation would be a video by “ ElectroBanana”. This guy knows his stuff. He bought it, opened it, unscrewed it, and took it apart. This guy went through this radio like it was a UFO being back engineered at Area 51! He knew what everything was and it’s specs, and all the components are Chinese! And when he was finished he only had 2 things he did not like about the radio. The fact that it comes with a brush? And that there is a metal cube inside that’s only purpose was to add weight. I can tell you why they did that. When you hold this radio it feels money. It has that nice weight that makes you feel like you got your money’s worth. Other than that A GREAT LITTLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL RADIO! He has another video where he adds a external antenna jack for better shortwave signal. So after all that, I bought one....and. He was spot on....Great radio. Great value for the money, hours of fun sorting all the functions and last but not least ....It looks great, with its funky little light show. One satisfied customer!

For the cost, this radio has more features than others more expensive and is small, mobile, and compact. It is worth a consideration.Pros:-Mobile App works well, manual and digital tuning, easy manual scan betten stored frequencies, good squelch threshold, nice battery life and USB-C charging.Cons:-The manual translation is bad and near useless (go figure it out yourself). No scan of stored channels (memos). Scan overwrites memos. No multiband scan. Bad squelch tail (after transmission), some features are useless like a Bluetooth speaker (as the audio is worse than a cell phone), would like to see more frequency ranges (E.g. CB), newer AIR bands, cheap toy-looking. The App should allow stored channels (memos) to be labeled. SD card didn't work for me but I didn't try older/smaller types. The external antenna doesn't connect well or help much in my experience. Email support is slow or useless., I think the company needs some native English speakers. I hope future app updates will fix some of these problems or even update the radio FW. If so, this radio has a lot of potential.

I have only had this little radio for a week and I love it. Its a bit of a learning curve to operate, but just play with it. There are a couple of videos on You tube that are helpful also. As a HAM radio operator I like to have radios with me on the go. This little baby gives me the resources of a typical shortwave unit in a VERY compact unit. WX, SW, VHF and more. And don't worry, the little speaker sounds great and carries a nice bass tone. Unit seems well built and is rechargeable. Also recording on a memory card is a nice touch. I could go on, but I'll just say :try it, you'll like it!"