Hi Dane I hope that you are enjoying your new pl 660.
Now when you get the time can you compare the 660 with the 880?
I mena from what you have used of the 660 so far and from you used with
that 8880 so far.
What is or makes the 880 a bit better then the 660 if anything?
Is the f.m and a.m just as good on both or is the 880 a.m A bit better?
Also are f.m and shortwave the same good on both units?
Also from what you said ten the 880 may have better SSB then the 660 does.
So can you tell me where you can get these radios hear in the states?
Are you suggesting then to stay away from the 909x and Bo for either the
660 or the 880?
I would use this radio at home and portable.
So from the 660 and the 880 witch one would you recommended the best for
that?
Thank you and I hope to hear more about these two radios soon.
On 5/13/2014 7:34 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from hospital, DM4
recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun PL660 radio which I honestly
didn't expect here until Thursday but not complaining nevertheless.
I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some initial
impressions to wet your appetite.
The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the nice sounding
speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short wave reception
capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling point of this radio.
The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've heard
from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection System found on
the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.
The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit of noise
here.
FM is dead hot!
SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment which fees
rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has a detent point in the
middle of its travel, similar to what you'd find with a balance control for an
amplifier, absolutely crazy.
The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an "Air Band" though as yet I've
found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a nice sunny day and do
further experimentation.
Haven't played with the memory system yet.
Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, round,
square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant recognition for important
functions.
The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost flush one
could say and that means that they're not likely to be knocked.
Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can either be
rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically detects the type being
used.
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