Also known as: SVP XT8PPS, Pocket WiFi PPS Wireless Internet Radio.
![Fulljoin-PPS301-Pocket-Size-Internet-Radio](https://www.willstare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Fulljoin-PPS301-Pocket-Size-Internet-Radio.jpg)
I bought my PPS301 on Ebay for around $50 with shipping. I wanted it so I could listen to radio streams at night while laying in bed, or around the house during the day. I found this radio and it looked like it would suit my needs: It has a built in speaker and it looked pretty similar to the Mutant portable radios. I found it hard to find information on the radio online, as the manufacturer doesn’t have a very good website.
This radio uses the iradio168.com service that is OK. I wasn’t really interested in using a service, but its handy to find all sorts of music from around the world. The main thing I was interested in was programming my custom stations in (Mostly Art Bell streams). The instruction manual was missing the portion that gave directions on how to input custom stations, so I took it upon myself to figure it out.
The first thing I did was find the IP address of the radio, which is displayed in the setup menu on the device. Mine had the address of 192.168.1.181. I tried putting that address into my web browser, but was met with a failed load. I ran a portscan of the address, and found port 23 to be open. I telnetted into the device using putty, and guessed the username/password. For my device the username was root, no password.
![putty](https://www.willstare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/putty.png)
![root](https://www.willstare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/root.png)
It runs a version of Linux, so I was able to quickly look around and find what was installed on the device. I noticed that in /home/httpd/ there were files for a website. I kept digging around, and found a little program called boa. I Googled that and found that it is a lightweight web server. YES! I typed boa in the command line, and refreshed my web browser.
![boa1](https://www.willstare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boa1.png)
I was greeted by a configuration website that allowed me to input my own custom stations. Now I have my stations saved, and I can find them using the Groups function of the radio. I am very pleased.
![boa2](https://www.willstare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boa2.png)
Pros:
Easily connected to my WPA2 wifi, has good audio quality, nice selection of stations (iradio168.com), feels solid.
Cons:
Required workaround to input custom stations.
I am happy with the radio.