I'm interested in hearing any reviews of the Tecsun PL-660, especially
in regards to AM (BCB) DXing. How does the synchronous detector compare
to others? Worthy addition to my Ultralight collection?
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63
Member NRC, IRCA, Medium Wave DX Circle
Former
Hey Les, first of all the 660 is NOT an ultralight--it's about the same size as
a Sony ICF-7600GR, kind of a midsize portable. I know I don't have any pockets
it'll easily fit in, hi.
Second, the synch detector, at least on the sample I own, is actually rather
BETTER than the one on the
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
I can't remember who posted the tip, but thanks! WZAM is pounding in on
970 within five minutes of trying for it. Heard with a local ID during
ESPN programming. Yoopers are not easy to hear from here or anywhere, so a
welcome addition to the log book. Heard 2105 EDT MAY
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2014 May 06 0010 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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# Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 05 May follow.
Solar flux 139 and estimated planetary A-index 10.
The
It's May, and the DXing is difficult, but really, what little is
there is, is still Asiatic it seems; Tahiti of course will come in
regardless at this location.
pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker,
at least briefly):
nope
Reasonable audio at times
