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

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Excelente desempeño en onda corta y banda lateral, único con sintonía fina de dos dígitos. Cumple lo que promete. Lo mejor de todo es poder cambiar la frecuencia sin que se vaya el audio o los molestos “chuff” o sonidos de cambio de frecuencia. Podrían mejorar el rendimiento de la batería que aunque es recargable el consumo es alto. En general muy buen equipo para dxers.

I bought mine in 2014. This radio is the first of a renowned Tecsun radio family: started with the pl880, followed by the s8800, pl990, h501x and finally the s-2200x. They all are premium products, and priced accordingly. Besides the pl880i also have a s8800 and a h501x. I can attest the pl880 is the best sounding of these. Based on the specs and other reviews I believe the s-2200x is even better, but you will pay $300 more for a beautiful but bulky tabletop radio. This is the radio you want if you want a radio small enough to take in your carry on luggage, decent AM, very good SW performance and amazing sounding FM reception. About the SW reception: unlink the majority of modern DSP based receivers, this radio does not soft muting when cruising the dial, so you will be able to find faint stations much easier. About SSB capabilities: it is usable but not great. If you are an avid SSB listener then you will be better served by any of the other members of the family; both my s8800 and h501x are perfect. The local oscillator is somewhat unstable and the pitch will be wobbly (perfect sounding person will would like Donald Duck in seconds). There are some undocumented settings and features. Some are useful, some not. In particular: the product detector for AM. It is available, it is awful. But you did not pay for it anyway… Other than that, the radio is solid. After 11 years I replaced the rechargeable lithium battery a couple of times, the antenna became a little wobbly and recently the main tuning knob failed. As there are several ways to tune it the radio is still operational. I have had several radios (Gundig, Tecsun, XhData, Hammarlund among others). If I had to have only one, this is the one I would take.

I think I have bought this radio by mistake - I'm not sure if it is configured for UK - it does not pick up any AM stations - FM is fine - SW is not good.

Has very good reception on AM , FM and Amateur radio bands with SSB (Single side band ) . I have not used the memory feature yet but like the timed turn off because it helps me fall asleep and the radio turns off. I had to pick a 5 volt charging device but it does come with a mini USB plug in cord. It comes with a plug in external wire antenna and ear buds. Has a good instruction manual and a zippered leatherette carrying case . It has an easy to see display screen . I have had no reason to use the telescoping antenna yet as it has great reception for a small radio. It's approximately 7 1/2 inches (19 cm ) by 4 1/2 " ( 11 cm ) by 1 1/4 " ( 3 cm ) thick.