This item tecsun pl 600 amfmlw ssb shortwave radio, black radiwow r108 radio digital portable radio fm stereo lwswmwairdsp receiver with lcd sound for indoor outdoor activities for parents. We collect prices paid by real hams over the years to help you estimate the value of a used tecsun pl600. The tecsun pl 606 is a compact portable radio covering am 5201710 khz, long wave, shortwave 2. Press the fm button and hold for 3 seconds, the pl 360 radio will start ats tuning. The tecsun pl600 is an amfmlw shortwave radio with single side band ssb. As i was looking for one on ebay, i saw an ad for a tecsun pl 600. All 14 of the international broadcast bands can be accessed with the pl 600. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. This is the modified tecsun pl 600 world band radio. I recently purchased a tecsun pl 600 shortwave radio w ssb.
Tecsun pl600 is an amfm, longwave, shortwave ssb am dual conversion radio receiver. The combined download totals for both are nearing the 2,000 mark as of this writing, some 9 months later. New tecsun pl600 am fm portable radio lcd sw lw ssb digital display receiver. My tecsun pl600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last two years. I live in north carolina and we have a nightly statewide emergency net each night on 3923 khz. Excellent sensitivity on fm and sw and very good on the mw broadcast band.
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The first radio i bought was the tecsun pl 680 a little over a year ago and was happy with the purchase. I finally purchased the pl 660 in may 2017 from amazonkaitousa. The tecsun pl880 is a worthy followup to their popular and capable pl660 which is still available. I soldered a 1k ohm resistor from pin 18 of the ic2 ta2057n to ground. Tecsun radio pl 380 fm stereo sw mw lw dsp receiver operation manual. Pl 380 functional block diagram pl 380 is using dsp si4734 microchips from s ilicon labs in usa to digitalize the analog amfm broadcasting signal base on the modern software technology and radio principles. Realize it is near half the asking price of a grundig g5 or a sony sw7600gr, and 95% as able. The english manual is mostly a textual explanation of radio. Decouple the powerbattery with an electrolytic capacitor of around 10uf soldered to the battery connector inside the radio see photo above. This is basically a pl 600 with no ssb in a smaller package.
A few mounths ago i bought the tecsun pl600, there was a small problem with the radio. The tecsun pl 398bt tunes longwave from 153 to 5 khz, medium wave 520 to 1710 khz 9 or 10 khz steps, shortwave from 2300 to 21950 khz 1 khz resolution. The pl600 and accessories themselves were in a box of their own. Tecsun pl880 portable digital pll dual conversion amfm. A long term portable sony radio user, i bought the degen de1103 about a year ago and while very impressed with its sensitive reception, it has some serious usability problems not the least is the lack of a volume. A few mounths ago i bought the tecsun pl 600, there was a small problem with the radio.
Based on historic data, todays secondhand price of the tecsun pl 600 is around. The pl 380 might embody amazing reception flexibility via its digital. When i tune it over there and put it in ssb mode, it sounds like donald duck and darth vader had a baby. Manual tuning allows you to change the frequency using the tuning knob. There appears to be no facility for attaching to station ground, unless one of the terminals in the 18th inch jack can be attached to a station ground. Let us know what you traded it for and help other ham operators. Best rated in portable shortwave radios, dsp radio, pull hooks, present for father, light wave antennas, short wave band radio. Ive uploaded them to my file sharing service for your perusal. Thats where the tecsun pl 380 comes in and it costs around the same. My tecsun pl600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last. The pl 600 offers two ways to access a shortwave band. Radiotimetraveller is a blog about radio and radio dxing, antennas, opinions. One person said a pl 600 was a pl 660 minus the air band.
Tecsum pl660 schematic service manual download, schematics. I recently purchased a tecsun pl600 shortwave radio w ssb. With the high medium low sensitivity control of 3 files, can improve the strong. Find tecsun pl600 rigs and spare parts on ebay find the tecsun pl600 on amazon. From that i decided i liked the tecsun pl 660 best. The beefier tecsun pl 660 is new to the market in 2011 and has quickly gained the respect of the shortwave community. Just check that its the same for wide and narrow bandwidths mine is pretty near the centre for the narrow bandwidth but its certainly about 1khz low on the wide bandwidth just check on a bc band station and see where you get the best sound dont rely on the bfo note. Lw 100519 khz, mw 5221620 khz, sw 171129999 khz and fm 76 87108 mhz. Many thanks to swling post contributor, marc thomas, who shares a link to this site which describes modifications to eliminate the tivdio v115s internal noise in a nutshell, the author made two small mods. I am very happy with anonco and a special thanks to anna for helping me. The beefier tecsun pl660 is new to the market in 2011 and has quickly gained the respect of the shortwave community. Repairing the tecsun pl600 after electrostatic discharge esd. The bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, and 11 meters and are commonly called meter bands. The radio is also my alarm clock and i use the timers to wake me up each morning to my local am station whyn or radio australia on sw.
In addition, some files are archived, so you need winzip or winrar to open that files. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. You have a tone control and narrow and wide bandwidths to shape the sound from the speaker to make it very pleasant. I have a tecsun pl 660 link is to the manual has the usual amfm radio telescoping internal antenna, and a 18thinch jack for an external shortwave antenna. Beyond the ability to tune into various radio bands, the pl600 also features a builtin automatic battery charger, plugs it into any wall outlet with the included ac adapter when the battery indicator shows that battery is low. The tecsun pl 600 amfmsw radio is a solid performer on all bands. The rear stand broke though, and thats the one major flaw of the 600. Based on historic data, todays secondhand price of the tecsun pl600 is around.
View and download tecsun pl600 owners manual online. I find the tecsun pl 600 to be a marvelous radio for the price, and one i will keep. I see no problem with the sound quality others have complained about. Etm is the unique tuning method designed by tecsun. A sleep time may be adjusted from 1 to 120 minutes. View and download tecsun pl 606 operation manual online. Tecsun pl600 ssb pll world band radio receiver fmmwsw. The 600 s am band is a bit more sensitive than that of its successor, the pl 660. Feb 05, 2012 this is the modified tecsun pl 600 world band radio. This highly enhances the efficiency when tuning into radio stations. Tecsun pl 600 amfmlw shortwave radio with ssb reception. It can highly improve on radios sensitivity, selectivity, sin ratio and antiinterference.
The pl 880 is the third shortwave receiver i have bought. The clock shows all the time, and in 24 hour format, hours and minutes only, no seconds. Tecsun pl600 is a pll phaselocked loop am dual conversion radio. Tecsun pl600 digital tuning fullband fm radio stereo. This radio tended to strong audio distortions on shortwave bands. The pl 600 is a longwavemediumwaveshortwave and broadcast fm receiver, all in a package not much bigger than a large paperback novel. Tecsun has chosen to include a relatively small and flat 3 18 x 516, or 80 x 8mm ferrite bar with a. Fm stereolwmwsw ssb pll synthesized dual conversion receiver 10 pages receiver tecsun pl 680 operation manual. Aug 01, 2009 i find the tecsun pl 600 to be a marvelous radio for the price, and one i will keep. Original tecsun pl 600 pl600 portable fm radio fm stereo am fm sw. Tecsun pl660 service manual free download,schematics. When the ats tuning finished, the pl 360 radio will auto enter the address status, please. The tecsun pl 600 is a capable radio, available at a very attractive price.
Tecsun pl600 manuals manuals and user guides for tecsun pl 600. Also some files are djvu so you need djvu viewer to open them. It can highly improve on radios sensitivity, selectivity, sn ratio and antiinterference. Repairing the tecsun pl600 after electrostatic discharge. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program. Tecsun tecsun operation manual fm stereo sw mw lw dsp receiver tecsun electronic ind. Tecsun pl600 multiband radio receiver lwmwswssbfm estereo. We collect prices paid by real hams over the years to help you estimate the value of a used tecsun pl 600. Tecsun pl600 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. Sep 17, 2017 for reference i am located in nova scotia canada. Considered to be degens de1103 equivalent, the tecsun pl 600 is a remarkable performer in the small portable class of hf receivers. First i had the pl 600, which got me into the hobby in a big way, but once i wanted to start really hunting distant signals i picked up a grundig 750 actually a tecsun radio too, everyone because i dont have a few grand spare to buy something from icom.
But what turns me off the most is that it lacks direct tuning with a number pad of some sort. Tecsun pl660 service manuals and schematics fulltext search. Power on the pl 360 radio and extend the telescopic whip antenna, quick press the fm button to enter the fm band. View and download tecsun pl 660 operation manual online.
My tecsun pl 600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last two years. Cheap tecsun pl600, buy quality digital radio tecsun directly from china radio. If youve got any questions about the pl 600, feel free to ask. The tecsun pl 380 by graham maynard, uk, 20th march 2010. The pl380 stock loopstick although the dspenhanced am selectivity of the pl380 is impressive indeed, the loopstick of this breakthrough model certainly wont thrill dedicated dxers. Tecsun pl 660 the tecsun pl 660 is the logical successor to the pl 600 and earlier and very different pl 550 sharing a similar cabinet size and style. Comparing the tecsun pl 880 with the pl 660 when confronted with adjacent signal interference duration. Describe your experience with the tecsun pl660 pll world band receiver and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
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