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Tecsun PL880 Portable Digital PLL Dual Conversion AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave Radio with SSB (Single Side Band) Reception

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  • Full range coverage including AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave with Single Side Band
  • PLL synthesized digital dual conversion receiver with unparallelled sensitivity & selectivity
  • 4 & 5 selectable bandwidth filters on AM and SSB respectively plus single Side Band receiver with 10 Hz tuning step
  • 24 hour alarm clock plus sleep timer from 0-120 minutes
  • Powered by one rechargeable battery with built-in charger, battery included

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Specifications:

Firmware version: 8820
-Frequency Range:
FM: 64-108 MHz
SW: 1711-29999 KHz
AM: 520-1710 KHz
LW: 100-519 KHz
-Sensitivity
FM <3 uV
AM <3mV / m
LW <5mV / m
SW <20 uV
SSB <3 uV
-Selectivity:
FM > 35 dB
MW / LW > 40 dB
SW > 40 dB
-S/N Ratio:
FM> 65dB
MW/LW > 40dB
SW > 45dB
-Output Power > 450 mW
-Speaker: Diameter 40mm / Impedance 4 Ohm / Power 3W
-Earphone Jack: Diameter 3.5mm
-Power supply:
-Rechargeable battery: Li-ion 3.7V
-External adaptor: USB jack, DC 5V, Current >300mA
-Dimensions: approx. 7 ½ (W) X 4 ½ (H) X 1 ¼ (D)
-Weight: 1 lb 3 oz(battery not included)

Accessories:

Rechargeable battery
External shortwave antenna
Stereo earphones
Carrying pouch
User manual

Kaito Electronics, Inc., amazon.com seller ID: Electronnix, is Tecsun's sole distributor and service provider in North America. Only Tecsun radios sold by Kaito have user manuals in English and suitable power adapters.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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1,318 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the weight, sound quality, ease of use, and reception of the radio. For example, they mention it's totally portable, has robust audio quality, and is easy to operate precisely. Some appreciate the tuning, value, and quality. That said, opinions are mixed on the battery life.

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439 customers mention397 positive42 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the radio. They mention that it is well built, has excellent quality, and is feature rich. They also say that it holds up well to packing and is highly ranked on all SWL websites. Customers also say it is the best SSB they have ever experienced from a portable and an incredible receiver.

"...In any event, that's a very minor quibble. This is still the best SSB I've ever experienced from a portable...." Read more

"...I can't complain at all about the radio. It's very highly ranked on all the SWL websites.The FM reception and sound quality is great...." Read more

"...more expensive radios I own so you'd expect it to be feature rich, well built and sound better than less expensive radios, it is and it does...." Read more

"...The station memory works fine, although other than the use listed above, I don't fool with memories that much except to save my local NPR..." Read more

248 customers mention219 positive29 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the radio. They say it has a robust audio quality, and sounds better than less expensive radios. They also say the controls are excellent and have a great feel to them. Overall, customers are satisfied with the sound performance and ease of use.

"...A strong music AM station with the 9 kHz BW option engaged sounds absolutely amazing. For most AM listening I keep it on "5"...." Read more

"...The FM reception and sound quality is great. I assume MW reception is also good...." Read more

"...so you'd expect it to be feature rich, well built and sound better than less expensive radios, it is and it does...." Read more

"...The sound is good for a smaller radio...." Read more

150 customers mention123 positive27 negative

Customers find the radio easy to use. They mention that the controls have a tactical feel to them and operate smoothly. They also appreciate the understandable operating manual and clear instructions. Customers say that it works on all bands and that it's easy to switch between stations. They say it'll be handy for slowly working through conversations.

"...As mentioned earlier, this radio has incredible bandwidth options for a portable. In AM/SW mode you have 9, 5, 3.5 and 2.3 kHz options available...." Read more

"...Lots of things are adjustable to improve reception, like AM bandwidth, gain, etc.,..." Read more

"...The auto tuning feature works on all bands and its easy to switch between stations just by turning the main tuning dial instead of paging through..." Read more

"...I like being able to plug it into a USB charging port. It's very convenient.The fine tuning knob on my radio operated stiffly...." Read more

140 customers mention107 positive33 negative

Customers like the reception of the radio. They say it has outstanding reception, superior shortwave reception, and good FM performance. Some mention that the antenna-alone receives SW well. That said, some complain about the AM performance.

"...* Very good SSB reception on the Ham Bands ... all the way through 10 Meters!..." Read more

"...It's very highly ranked on all the SWL websites.The FM reception and sound quality is great. I assume MW reception is also good...." Read more

"...The set picks up shortwave stations fairly well. There are not as many of them on the air as there once were...." Read more

"...display a ton of information, but I do like having a numeric value for the signal strength and S/N ratio. Helps for reception reporting...." Read more

96 customers mention67 positive29 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the radio. Some mention that it lasts a long time, holds a charge, and is easy on the battery. Others say that it was dead after a week, the battery is weird, and takes quite a while to charge fully.

"...The rechargeable battery lasts many hours. I like being able to plug it into a USB charging port. It's very convenient...." Read more

"...The provided 18650 battery holds a charge for a long time! I like that it's rechargeable, and I'm sure it will last a long time too...." Read more

"...It does, I would also add, take quite a while to charge fully. But once charged it stays charged.The speaker sounds incredible...." Read more

"...The longevity of the battery itself is amazing...lasts for days per charge (several hours/day with dial light ON)...." Read more

90 customers mention84 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the radio. They say it's well worth the price, saves a lot of money, and is the most economical shortwave receiver they've seen. Customers also say it has a wide variety of features and is an excellent buy.

"...So the radio itself -- way cheaper and way better than the fancy SW radio with digital tuning I bought from Radio Shack for $400 in the mid 80s --..." Read more

"...It offers a lot of features for the money and seems to be designed with the serious shortwave listener in mind....." Read more

"...Built, Great Sounding, Quality World Band Radio, which was reasonably priced ($159 at time of my purchase) . I highly recommend the PL-880!" Read more

"...If you listen to distant AM stations or Shortwave, the PL880 is well worth the money, currently rated 4.6/5 by Amazon buyers...." Read more

88 customers mention80 positive8 negative

Customers like the weight of the radio. They say it is small enough to travel well in its padded leather-like case. They also appreciate the rich full-bodied audio in a compact case. The radio is not too heavy for its size but it's not too light. It has many features and is pretty small considering everything it does. Customers also mention that it is an excellent portable radio with SSB modes and the best-sounding portable they've used to date.

"...how the Grundig could be much better, and this radio provides a more portable option.PRO's:* Amazing sensitivity on the SW bands...." Read more

"...I would recommend this model to anyone wanting a great shortwave portable, or even for someone just wanting a radio that pulls in distant FM..." Read more

"...It's compact but solid and it comes with a beautiful brown leather-like cover, an additional antenna, and even a cool poster with a world map,..." Read more

"...First impressions: Solid, well made, heavier than expected, clear display with smart or switchable backlight, smooth controls, stainless steel..." Read more

80 customers mention77 positive3 negative

Customers find the fine tuning feature great for SSB.FM reception. They say the fine-tuning knob allows tweaking of the frequency on all bands. They also mention that the volume and frequency knobs are easy to control. The auto-tune feature works on all band, and it's easy to switch between stations. Customers also appreciate the simple tone control and the fine tune encoder knob.

"...The auto tuning feature works on all bands and its easy to switch between stations just by turning the main tuning dial instead of paging through..." Read more

"...I can't fathom the negative reviews this gets for SSB. It has precision tuning that is normally found exclusively on high end tabletop transceivers/..." Read more

"...Their placement is logical also, from Tune, Fine, Volume top to bottom...." Read more

"...timer, an alarm clock, 8 band widths, direct keypad entry, simple tone control, line-out for recording, a headphone jack, an internal ferrite bar AM..." Read more

Great Value and Feature Rich
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Great Value and Feature Rich
This very sensitive and selective radio receives AM, FM, Long Wave, and Shortwave broadcasts. Although it is easy to operate, it has a huge array of features.The Tecsun PL-880 is easily the best and most expensive of the small Tecsun radios. See Picture of Tecsun Radios.SOUNDBy using a better 450mW audio amplifier (thanks, Dan) and an improved 3 watt mylar speaker, the PL-880 has the best sound of these radios. High frequencies are crisp and clear, low frequencies are audible, and the midrange is exceptionally clear. FM Stereo is available through the headphone jack.POWERThe unit is powered by a 5V USB port or a rechargeable, replaceable 18650 lithium battery. This is a huge deal. With heavy use and the back-light on, the factory-supplied 2000mAh battery lasts me about 15 days. When it does discharge, I can just recharge it in the radio, or swap it out with another inexpensive, long lasting 18650 battery. I just swapped out my 2000mAh 18650 with a 5000mAh 18650. Note that this is better than using AA batteries to get 4.8 volts, because the amperage isn't cumulative. If you use 4 AA batteries that are rated at 1600 mAh at 1.2v to get the required 4.8 volts, you still only have 1600 mAh, just at 4.8 volts.BACK-LIGHTINGBecause of the long-lasting battery, the back-light of the display can be turned on indefinitely. Alternatively, you can choose to have it only stay on for a few seconds (after you touch a knob or button), or just turn it completely off. A long press on &#34;5&#34; when the radio is off, toggles the light's behavior. Likewise, you can use a switch on the side.TUNINGTuning for all bands is easily accomplished with separate main tuning and fine tuning knobs. This is a great arrangement, far better than the auto switching tuning speed of the PL-660. Frequencies can be directly entered through the key pad. In addition, you can scan to the next/previous station with a long press to the SCAN button. Direction of scan depends on whether you were last manually tuning up or down.MEMORIESThere are 100-250 memories per page per band (FM, AM, LW, SW, SSB), and there are 25 pages (0-24). Since many stations are only available for a limited time, I use each page (0-23) to group broadcasts available at that hour. An auto sort function will sort memories by band and frequencies, eliminating duplicates. Auto Tuning Storage (ATS) will automatically find and remember all stations available for a single band, or search all bands.OTHER FEATURESMany other convenience features include a sleep timer, an alarm clock, 8 band widths, direct keypad entry, simple tone control, line-out for recording, a headphone jack, an internal ferrite bar AM antenna, and an external antenna jack.In addition to the many features listed in the &#34;Operation Manual&#34;, techies are delighted to find many more hidden features like Synchronous Detection, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Muting Threshold, Line Output Level, Calibration of SSB, Antenna Source, Firmware Version Display and date, &#34;up&#34; time, and charge time. Accessories include an Operation Manual, a lithium rechargeable battery, a long wire external antenna, a wall charger, and a very nice leatherette case. The knobs turn very smoothly with a nice damped motion and ergonomic placement.INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST BANDSIf you follow the reception hints below, you'll find interesting stations like Austria, Australia, Cameroon, Deutsche Vella, Greece, Japan, Radio Marti, Quebec, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Tirana, Vietnam, etc. You can find these broadcasts in the vicinity of 2300-2495, 3200-3400, 3900-4000, 4750-5060, 5900-6200, 7200-7450, 9400-9900, 11600-12100, 13570-13870, 15100-15800, 17480-17900, 21450-21850 and 25600-26100. When you key in any of these frequencies, the PL-880 will tell you the meter band.AMYou can use this radio for DX (distant) reception of AM stations that will surprise you. Get outside. You might even try an external AM antenna like the Kaito AN-200 Tunable Passive AM Antenna for AM radio, Any Brands, Like Kaito,Sony,Eton,Panasonic,Tecsun,Grundig Etc.. Inexpensive and great fun.SINGLE SIDE BANDSingle Side Band (SSB) is where the ham broadcaster uses only half (lower or upper) the channel that he would otherwise use. This allows more broadcasters in the same vicinity but sounds garbled without the proper decoder. This radio will allow you to understand them by choosing either the upper or lower side band (USB/LSB). You can then fine tune the broadcast with the fine tuning knob and reduce noise by choosing the best of 5 alternative band widths (4, 3, 2.3, 1.2 and 0.5 kHz) especially chosen for SSB mode. Most digital radios (including this one) are callibrated to the nearest khz. However the PL-880 will display hundreths of a khz on SSB, and you can easily calibrate it so the that ham band SSB transmissions are dead on. Say that most transmissions sound clearest at 0.15 above the khz, for example 7060.15 on LSB. All you have to do is fine-tune it for the clearest sound and hold down the &#34;Snooze&#34; button for a few seconds. The .15 will turn to .00 and your radio will be calibrated to the &#34;zero beat&#34; for virtually all LSB stations. You can repeat for the USB and your SSB stations will be easily tuned and clear. Typically, the Lower Side Band is used below 10MHz and the Upper Side Band is used above 10MHz. Ham Radio is very popular. You can find these amateur broadcasts in the vicinity of 1843-2000, 3790-3800, 3885, 7290 and 14286 kHz.RECEPTION HINTSJust tuning randomly may not be rewarding.o Get a phone app for Short Wave Listening like SWBC, or use your browser to find Shortwave Listening guides.o Search for particular stations on their own frequencies and recommended times.o Get away from electrical interference like your computer or USB charger.o Try the long-wire antenna outside. Better still, make a simple dipole antenna by stretching some 18 AWG wire in opposite directions and connect one end to the Left terminal of a 3.5mm connector, connect the other wire to the GND connector. A solderless connector makes it easy. BCP 5pcs 3.5mm (1/8inches) Stereo Audio Male to AV 3-Screw Terminal Female Connector See picture, below.o Reception is better in the evening and at night. However, if you have a good antenna, you'll find good things all day long.o Find the best bandwidth for your broadcast.RECORDINGYou may want to record the marvelous stories from Slovakia and Romania of things only found there. In the last photo, I show how I record from the &#34;line out&#34; output to the &#34;mic in&#34; of the voice recorder by using a headphone volume control like Stellar Labs 35-4180 In Line Headphone Volume Control. The volume control reduces the line level of the radio, making it suitable for the microphone-level input of a voice recorder like ALS Portable Rechargeable 8gb Hd/vox/sto Stereo Professional Digital Voice Recorder with Double-mode of WAV and Mp3.DRAWBACKSo Ideally, you would have a variable RF gain control to adjust radio sensitivity to the strength of the station. Instead, this radio has 3 position switch for Local, Normal, or DX reception.o The sync detector is poor, hardly ever improving the reception.o You must send the radio to Kaito to get a free firmware update; you cannot do it yourself.o The frequencies and mode are memorized, but you cannot add text.o FM sounds great in mono or stereo, but there is no RDS (Radio Data Service), or HD radio.o The display back-lighting is great, but does not illuminate the keys.o Unlike more expensive radios, you cannot control this radio with your computer.o All but the most recent samples with firmware version 8820 have the minor, but annoying &#34;Fine Tuning Bug&#34;. Within a khz, the fine tuning will tune (but not display) backwards while tuning SSB. Just because the radio has version 8820 of the firmware, doesn't mean this bug is fixed. Check with the vendor or Kaito if you are concerned. My radio does not have this bug.FOR THE SAME MONEYIf you listen to distant AM stations or Shortwave, the PL880 is well worth the money, currently rated 4.6/5 by Amazon buyers. Another good radio in the same price range is the Eton Satellit Eton NGWSATB Satellit AM/FM with RDS and Shortwave Radio, Black, rated 3.9. A slightly less expensive contender is the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, rated 4.1. If you can afford to spend more, you might also check out the Sangean ATS-909X Sangean ATS-909X BK AM/FM/LW/SW World Band Receiver - Black, rated 4.0. Each of these competitors excel the PL880 in some ways (RDS, sync, display size), and may not equal the PL880 in other ways (battery, audio fidelity, back-lighting, band-width choices). You may find a trade-off that you prefer among them.MORE INFOThese reviews contain great information. Check out Yahoo's Tecsun PL-880 group. Read the 23 great reviews at eham. (Google: &#34;eham tecsun pl-880&#34;)
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