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Great radio, premier seller
I bought this radio not only because good reviews but because this company has an excellent reputation. Posts on the SWL (Shortwave Listenting website) had many good comments about how this company and its rep were easy to work with to resolve issues. My radio works great but there is one hide feature that apparently has changed with this latest release. Not their fault and one I can work around. Nonetheless, this company has done a great job and they are highly recommended. And the radio is highly recommended as well.Read full review
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Quality Full Feature Radio In Small Package
Not the best MW set ever, but not bad. SW, as with all portables, will need an outdoor antenna. FM is fantastic. Listening to stations I didn't know existed in the region. Has some nifty features such as an alarm which tunes to your preset station even when listening to another band. Love the tan zippered case. Fake leather, but reminiscent of the radios of old. The direct tune keypad is not hyped in the ads, but works great by simply punching in the frequency. No extra buttons to push. Much better than my other sets as far as usability. This makes the many memories unnecessary to me. The sound is very good for a set this small.
Some niggles. Can't listen to MW while charging. I received an extra Lithium cell with mine, so bought a cheap stand alone charger. Radios no longer feature handles, but this does have a strap that mostly is just in the way.Read full review
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Tecsun pl-880
This is a pretty good portable radio. I also have the pl-660. Audio is really good , the ability to adjust the filter settings is a plus. I don't think that it receives any better then the pl-660, but with the audio and filters it is sometimes easier to listen to. I listen to the ham bands and sw and mw broadcast bands. On fm it sounds way better then the pl-660. Much fuller sound and bass. I always use a plug in Sangean real up antenna...much better then the whip, same as the pl-660. It is a battery Hog! Forget the cheap battery that comes with it. I tried a variety of brands of batteries, You only get what you pay for. I use the Nitecore 3500mah. At about $18. Each it is the Best. I also bought a stand alone charger...if something goes wrong...it won't be in my radio when it does. For the price the PL-880 Is the best out there. It's by no means my Sony 2010..but what Is? Lol, it's good radio. Read full review
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PL880
This little unit has a good receiver with the external antenna supplied with the unit.
The only thing that would improve the versatility is to add vhf & uhf to it. I believe
you could not keep them in stock with that added feature.Read full review
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Fun shortwave radio
Great size ! My husband messes around with it every night too see what channels he can find, he is having alot of fun with it
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Short review of TECSUN PL-880
This is a wonderful receiver. I use it mostly for radio amateurs bands SWLing. Works perfectly well with standard whip and included external antenna. With my 20m dipole inside the house with balun works even better. Like very much the variable bandwidth option, especially good for contests pile up. Fidelity of the speaker is just great, sometimes I can listen to local FM stations and it is very pleasant with this receiver. Also, pay attention to the hidden features. The full (?) descriptions you can find on Thomas Witherspoon blog. Read comments under articles as well.
As a summary: may be the best SWLing radio full of features in this price range. If we also add extra battery and USB charger (which is also superb, with two USB sockets, one of them 1000mA, another - 2400mA (!), charges your cell phone really fast!) together with a wonderful road case makes it an unbeatable offer. I am going to buy another one soon, to have it in my mothers house which I visit twice in a year at least.Read full review
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Get one while they are still available.
Special Edition Deluxe Set - This is an amazing piece of kit. Well made and intuitive design. I used most of the functions before touching the manual. The inclusion of an ICR-100, the 'leather' protective pouch and solidly constructed, lockable foam lined attache case are fantastic bonuses. The ICR-100 can be used as an extension speaker, can record from its own tuner or the PL-880 besides of course as a stand alone FM radio. This is perfect answer when travelling and away from my 'big wirelesses' at home.
One tiny criticism - It's odd that in this collection of otherwise superb gear the crappiest set of earbuds/ in ear phones are included. They're from a different era, round, hard plastic and painful to wear and possess aweful sound quality.Read full review
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Great package
This package came for a similar price to the PL-880 on its own from other sources so it seemed like a no brainer and I'm really glad I went for it. not only because the PL-880 is an amazing little receiver, though I can't go into big comparisons with other similar kit since I don't have any experience with other receivers, but because of what they bundle in the respectably constructed and padded hard case.
First off they came through with their promise that delivery (to the UK at least) is free of any additional import charges, always a worry when ordering from outside the country, and it arrived very quickly.
I'm not sure if the receiver would have come with the case from any other supplier but it is a useful thing to have and therefore worth looking out for if you decide to purchase the PL-880. Same with the 2 batteries. I'm certain the alternative colour scheme tuning knobs are unique to this package but I don't value them quite so highly as everything else which was included.
The hidden gem, though, is the little ICR-100 reciever/MP3 player/external speaker. Apart from being a very worthwhile little device in its own right it can be linked to the PL-880 with the supplied cable to act as a second speaker. Since both receivers produce really superb sound for their size it allows you to take full advantage of the PL-880's superb FM stereo reception. It can record from either the selected radio station or a built in microphone, though not both at the same time, which is very useful. The antenna forms a strong wrist strap and works best when it's in contact with the body. You won't believe how good the sound is from this tiny little white box. Possibly the best free gift ever.
I won't go into detail about the PL-880 as there are a number of detailed reviews which will tell you a lot more than I can but I will say that, in my opinion, the sound quality this little unit produces, especially when linked to the ICR-100, is quite amazing.
The USB charger does what it says on the box and is another worthwhile freebie which only adds to the incredible value of this package.
If you have decided the PL-880 is the receiver for you then you really should buy this set unless you can get it on its own somewhere else for a lot less.Read full review
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Exceptional Radio
This radio is an exceptional radio for the price. The reception is great, especially for the rural area I live, it has great sound for a small radio, very easy to use. I think it is a great value for the money. I am very happy with this radio.Read full review
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Compact in size but full of features.
Awesome radio, great sound, many features. All the radio you need.
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