The pl 600 is a longwavemediumwaveshortwave and broadcast fm receiver, all in a package not much bigger than a large paperback novel. Aug 01, 2009 i find the tecsun pl 600 to be a marvelous radio for the price, and one i will keep. The pl 880 is the third shortwave receiver i have bought. The audio is quite good for its size without the audio limitations of the pl 600. The beefier tecsun pl 660 is new to the market in 2011 and has quickly gained the respect of the shortwave community. Tecsun pl600 manuals manuals and user guides for tecsun pl 600. Etm is the unique tuning method designed by tecsun. This highly enhances the efficiency when tuning into radio stations. I recently purchased a tecsun pl 600 shortwave radio w ssb. Let us know what you traded it for and help other ham operators. 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. Comparison testing of the eton satellit and tecsun pl 880 shortwave radios.
The tecsun pl 600 amfmsw radio is a solid performer on all bands. Feb 05, 2012 this is the modified tecsun pl 600 world band radio. The tecsun pl 600 is a capable radio, available at a very attractive price. Operation manual pl 360 fm stereo mw sw dsp receiver tecsun radio co. As i was looking for one on ebay, i saw an ad for a tecsun pl 600. 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. Radiotimetraveller is a blog about radio and radio dxing, antennas, opinions. Cheap tecsun pl600, buy quality digital radio tecsun directly from china radio. 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. The rear stand broke though, and thats the one major flaw of the 600. View and download tecsun pl 606 operation manual online. The first radio i bought was the tecsun pl 680 a little over a year ago and was happy with the purchase. Best rated in portable shortwave radios, dsp radio, pull hooks, present for father, light wave antennas, short wave band radio.
All 14 of the international broadcast bands can be accessed with the pl 600. Tecsun pl600 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. We collect prices paid by real hams over the years to help you estimate the value of a used tecsun pl600. Tecsun pl600 digital tuning fullband fm radio stereo. The tecsun pl600 is a capable radio, available at a very attractive price. The combined download totals for both are nearing the 2,000 mark as of this writing, some 9 months later. My tecsun pl600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last two years. English manuals are currently available for the following models.
Excellent sensitivity on fm and sw and very good on the mw broadcast band. Tecsun pl 365, tecsun pl 450, tecsun pl 600, tecsun pl 660, tecsun pl 680, tecsun pl 880, tecsun s2000, tecsun s8800, degen de, degen de1129a, degen de1128. Tecsun pl600 multiband radio receiver lwmwswssbfm estereo. Repairing the tecsun pl600 after electrostatic discharge esd.
Pl 390 functional block diagram pi390 is using dsp si4734 microchips from silicon labs in usa to digitalize the analog amfm broadcasting signal base on the modem software technology and radio principles. 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. View and download tecsun pl600 owners manual online. Find tecsun pl600 rigs and spare parts on ebay find the tecsun pl600 on amazon. A few mounths ago i bought the tecsun pl 600, there was a small problem with the radio.
Realize it is near half the asking price of a grundig g5 or a sony sw7600gr, and 95% as able. Text is extracted from adobe acrobat pdf or plain text documents so that you are able to perform searches inside the files. Shortwave antenna listening with portable receiver like. I soldered a 1k ohm resistor from pin 18 of the ic2 ta2057n to ground. The pl 600 offers two ways to access a shortwave band. I finally purchased the pl 660 in may 2017 from amazonkaitousa. 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. I am very happy with anonco and a special thanks to anna for helping me. 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. Comparing the tecsun pl 880 with the pl 660 when confronted with adjacent signal interference duration. Tecsun pl600 is an amfm, longwave, shortwave ssb am dual conversion radio receiver.
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. Tecsun pl 600 owners manual 10 pages fm stereolwmwsw ssb pll synthesized dual conversion receiver. The bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, and 11 meters and are commonly called meter bands. Manual tuning allows you to change the frequency using the tuning knob. Tecsun pl600 ssb pll world band radio receiver fmmwsw. The pl 380 might embody amazing reception flexibility via its digital. The tecsun pl 606 is a compact portable radio covering am 5201710 khz, long wave, shortwave 2. Tecsun pl660 service manuals and schematics fulltext search. From that i decided i liked the tecsun pl 660 best. The tecsun pl 380 by graham maynard, uk, 20th march 2010.
The beefier tecsun pl660 is new to the market in 2011 and has quickly gained the respect of the shortwave community. Thats where the tecsun pl 380 comes in and it costs around the same. Tecsun has chosen to include a relatively small and flat 3 18 x 516, or 80 x 8mm ferrite bar with a. When the ats tuning finished, the pl 360 radio will auto enter the address status, please. Tecsun pl 600 amfmlw shortwave radio with ssb reception. But what turns me off the most is that it lacks direct tuning with a number pad of some sort. The pl600 and accessories themselves were in a box of their own. My tecsun pl600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last. The clock shows all the time, and in 24 hour format, hours and minutes only, no seconds. Repairing the tecsun pl600 after electrostatic discharge. 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. A few mounths ago i bought the tecsun pl600, there was a small problem with the radio. View and download tecsun pl 660 operation manual online.
Tecsun pl660 service manual free download,schematics. Most notable in the pl880 is a new technology speaker which gives the radio a far more natural and pleasing sound quality than that usually found in radios of this sizeit sounds just amazing when compared side by side with the older model. 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. This feature packed radio has fm stereo to the earphone jack, scanning, backlit lcd, selectivity control, clock timer with alarm and snooze, 910 khz mw step, battery icon and a usb charging jack. Please subscribe to my channel to get automatic notification of new videos. The tecsun pl600 is an amfmlw shortwave radio with single side band ssb. You have a tone control and narrow and wide bandwidths to shape the sound from the speaker to make it very pleasant. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program. We have 1 tecsun pl 600 manual available for free pdf download. Press the fm button and hold for 3 seconds, the pl 360 radio will start ats tuning. Tecsun tecsun operation manual fm stereo sw mw lw dsp receiver tecsun electronic ind.
Considered to be degens de1103 equivalent, the tecsun pl 600 is a remarkable performer in the small portable class of hf receivers. Decouple the powerbattery with an electrolytic capacitor of around 10uf soldered to the battery connector inside the radio see photo above. One person said a pl 600 was a pl 660 minus the air band. With the high medium low sensitivity control of 3 files, can improve the strong. Tecsun pl880 portable digital pll dual conversion amfm. I live in north carolina and we have a nightly statewide emergency net each night on 3923 khz. Power on the pl 360 radio and extend the telescopic whip antenna, quick press the fm button to enter the fm band. This radio tended to strong audio distortions on shortwave bands. 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. New tecsun pl600 am fm portable radio lcd sw lw ssb digital display receiver. It can highly improve on radios sensitivity, selectivity, sin ratio and antiinterference. Based on historic data, todays secondhand price of the tecsun pl 600 is around. I see no problem with the sound quality others have complained about.
Tecsun pl600 overview and reception sample youtube. 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. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. If youve got any questions about the pl 600, feel free to ask.
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. Sep 17, 2017 for reference i am located in nova scotia canada. I recently purchased a tecsun pl600 shortwave radio w ssb. Describe your experience with the tecsun pl660 pll world band receiver and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. The tecsun pl880 is a worthy followup to their popular and capable pl660 which is still available. The display even shows temperature and battery consumption. The 600 s am band is a bit more sensitive than that of its successor, the pl 660. This is basically a pl 600 with no ssb in a smaller package. I find the tecsun pl 600 to be a marvelous radio for the price, and one i will keep.
When i tune it over there and put it in ssb mode, it sounds like donald duck and darth vader had a baby. This is the modified tecsun pl 600 world band radio. In addition, some files are archived, so you need winzip or winrar to open that files. Lw 100519 khz, mw 5221620 khz, sw 171129999 khz and fm 76 87108 mhz. It can highly improve on radios sensitivity, selectivity, sn ratio and antiinterference. My tecsun pl 600 had been a trusty bedside radio companion for the last two years. 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. A sleep time may be adjusted from 1 to 120 minutes. 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. Fm stereolwmwsw ssb pll synthesized dual conversion receiver 10 pages receiver tecsun pl 680 operation manual. Tecsun pl600 is a pll phaselocked loop am dual conversion radio. For now it has developed a 1khz drift off frequency. The english manual is mostly a textual explanation of radio. Original tecsun pl 600 pl600 portable fm radio fm stereo am fm sw.
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