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Tecsun PL880 Portable Digital PLL Dual Conversion AM/FM Longwave Shortwave Radio with SSB (Single Side Band) Reception

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  • Full range coverage including AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave with Single Side Band
  • PLL synthesized digital dual conversion receiver with unparallelled sensitivity & selectivity
  • 4 & 5 selectable bandwidth filters on AM and SSB respectively plus single Side Band receiver with 10 Hz tuning step
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    Product Description

    The PL880 is a world band receiver with a comprehensive frequency coverage including AM/FM, long wave, shortwave, and single side band (SSB). Replacing the Tecsun PL660 as top of the line model, it features an ultra dynamic audio amplifier with full range speaker for full rich & distortion-free sound, the PL880 offers not only excellent sensitivity and selectivity for picking up radio stations, but also exceptional, distortion-free and ear-delicious sound quality. It includes many useful feature such as LCD backlight, 3050 stations storage over 25 memory pages. Firmware Version: 8820

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    Customers appreciate the radio's quality, sound, and build. They find it has good sensitivity, selectivity, and sound quality for a smaller radio. The dials are precise and have a solid feel. Many customers say the reception is excellent, useful for receiving weak shortwave broadcast signals, and that it provides reasonable bandwidth for good fidelity. Overall, they consider it a good value for money.

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    321 customers mention "Radio quality"310 positive11 negative

    Customers like the radio's quality. They say it has good sensitivity and selectivity, with a good antenna. The radio is described as an impressive handheld radio with excellent results. It offers great shortwave, AM broadcast, and FM reception for such a small package.

    "...Overall, I love it! Money well spent! Very impressive handheld radio, great quality, excellent results." Read more

    "...This is a great radio." Read more

    "...I haven't had a chance to tune to any shortwave stations yet. The display is bright & easy to read. The build quality is excellent...." Read more

    "...PRO's: * Amazing sensitivity on the SW bands...." Read more

    295 customers mention "Sound quality"248 positive47 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's sound quality. They find it has a good speaker, FM reception, antenna, and bandwidth options. The tuning is smooth with no annoying beeping when buttons are pressed. Overall, customers are satisfied with the radio's performance and feel.

    "...Straight away, the speaker is excellent. I can easily pick up every FM radio station I know of in the bay area. And the sound is crystal clear...." Read more

    "...The radio has wonderful room filling sound from the speaker...." Read more

    "...The build quality is excellent. Tuning is really smooth - no annoying beeping every time a button is pressed, or a knob is turned...." Read more

    "...Great sound! The speaker sounds great and can easily fill a small room without straining...." Read more

    198 customers mention "Build quality"178 positive20 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's build quality. They say it has a good feel, with solid construction and precise tuning knobs. The radio is described as a high-quality radio without breaking the bank.

    "...Money well spent! Very impressive handheld radio, great quality, excellent results." Read more

    "...It's not leather, but sturdy and holds up well to packing into my carry-on backpack. The provided 18650 battery holds a charge for a long time!..." Read more

    "...The display is bright & easy to read. The build quality is excellent...." Read more

    "...It appears to be of high quality construction, the tuning knobs have a good feel to them and operate smoothly, and it has a sound bigger than the..." Read more

    183 customers mention "Reception"135 positive48 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's reception. They find it useful for receiving weak shortwave broadcast signals and reducing adjacent channels. The FM reception and sound quality are great, with clear and loud audio. The radio covers long- and medium-wavelength bands from 100 kHz to 519 kHz, as well as FM stations. The included wire antenna helps detect faint signals but also noise. Overall, customers are satisfied with the radio's reception capabilities.

    "...The included wire antenna I find helps me detect faint signals but also all noise. Not unexpected...." Read more

    "...and sometimes use the provided external antenna, and got good enough reception on local FM...." Read more

    "...As mentioned earlier, this radio has incredible bandwidth options for a portable. In AM/SW mode you have 9, 5, 3.5 and 2.3 kHz options available...." Read more

    "...or SSB, and want a functional sync detector with a reasonable bandwidth for good fidelity, then I would hold off until the design matures more...." Read more

    144 customers mention "Value for money"114 positive30 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's value for money. They say it offers a lot of features for the money and is designed with serious shortwave enthusiasts in mind. The solid build quality and portable design make the radio worthwhile.

    "...Overall, I love it! Money well spent! Very impressive handheld radio, great quality, excellent results." Read more

    "...This is not a cheap receiver: I would keep the box untouched in case I had to return it the next day...." Read more

    "...If you listen to distant AM stations or Shortwave, the PL880 is well worth the money, currently rated 4.6/5 by Amazon buyers...." Read more

    "...So the radio itself -- way cheaper and way better than the fancy SW radio with digital tuning I bought from Radio Shack for $400 in the mid 80s --..." Read more

    142 customers mention "Battery life"108 positive34 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's battery life. They find it rechargeable and easy on the battery, with intelligent charging. The single lithium battery lasts for a long time, and it was shipped with a full charge.

    "...Can easily replace with standard cells if needed, but also a long life rechargeable. Buttons and knobs are all very well thought out and intuitive...." Read more

    "...I like that it's rechargeable, and I'm sure it will last a long time too. The radio has wonderful room filling sound from the speaker...." Read more

    "...Still, the battery does last a long time so it doesn't have to charge frequently...." Read more

    "...Also the battery is some weird 4.5 volt, in an equally weird physical size that is not widely available in stores...." Read more

    125 customers mention "Functionality"101 positive24 negative

    Customers appreciate the radio's performance. They find it sensitive and well-functioning in all frequencies. The fine tuning knob works well, and the USB charging and loop functions are easy to use. Overall, customers are satisfied with the radio's functionality and consider it a good performer and fun to use.

    "...Money well spent! Very impressive handheld radio, great quality, excellent results." Read more

    "...The shortwave works well, but that's hit or miss due to the airwave band conditions...." Read more

    "...Just wanted to add something to this review. After a year the radio's working fine. Reception is great but there's only one problem...." Read more

    "...construction, the tuning knobs have a good feel to them and operate smoothly, and it has a sound bigger than the relatively small size of the..." Read more

    102 customers mention "Ease of use"86 positive16 negative

    Customers find the radio easy to use and convenient. They appreciate its intuitive design and understandable operating manual. The layout is user-friendly, making it easier to tune than the PL-660's BFO tuning. It's also easy to recall presets by pressing the VF/VM button, which is handy for slowly working through conversations.

    "...Buttons and knobs are all very well thought out and intuitive. Even has a line out jack if you wanna use a stereo or record...." Read more

    "...to figure out the many functions this receiver has, but the instructions are very clear...." Read more

    "...Many other convenience features include a sleep timer, an alarm clock, 8 band widths, direct keypad entry, simple tone control, line-out for..." Read more

    "...It has plenty of features which are clearly explained within the included operating manual...." Read more

    Great Value and Feature Rich
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great Value and Feature Rich
    This very sensitive and selective radio receives AM, FM, Long Wave, and Shortwave broadcasts. Although it is easy to operate, it has a huge array of features.The Tecsun PL-880 is easily the best and most expensive of the small Tecsun radios. See Picture of Tecsun Radios.SOUNDBy using a better 450mW audio amplifier (thanks, Dan) and an improved 3 watt mylar speaker, the PL-880 has the best sound of these radios. High frequencies are crisp and clear, low frequencies are audible, and the midrange is exceptionally clear. FM Stereo is available through the headphone jack.POWERThe unit is powered by a 5V USB port or a rechargeable, replaceable 18650 lithium battery. This is a huge deal. With heavy use and the back-light on, the factory-supplied 2000mAh battery lasts me about 15 days. When it does discharge, I can just recharge it in the radio, or swap it out with another inexpensive, long lasting 18650 battery. I just swapped out my 2000mAh 18650 with a 5000mAh 18650. Note that this is better than using AA batteries to get 4.8 volts, because the amperage isn't cumulative. If you use 4 AA batteries that are rated at 1600 mAh at 1.2v to get the required 4.8 volts, you still only have 1600 mAh, just at 4.8 volts.BACK-LIGHTINGBecause of the long-lasting battery, the back-light of the display can be turned on indefinitely. Alternatively, you can choose to have it only stay on for a few seconds (after you touch a knob or button), or just turn it completely off. A long press on "5" when the radio is off, toggles the light's behavior. Likewise, you can use a switch on the side.TUNINGTuning for all bands is easily accomplished with separate main tuning and fine tuning knobs. This is a great arrangement, far better than the auto switching tuning speed of the PL-660. Frequencies can be directly entered through the key pad. In addition, you can scan to the next/previous station with a long press to the SCAN button. Direction of scan depends on whether you were last manually tuning up or down.MEMORIESThere are 100-250 memories per page per band (FM, AM, LW, SW, SSB), and there are 25 pages (0-24). Since many stations are only available for a limited time, I use each page (0-23) to group broadcasts available at that hour. An auto sort function will sort memories by band and frequencies, eliminating duplicates. Auto Tuning Storage (ATS) will automatically find and remember all stations available for a single band, or search all bands.OTHER FEATURESMany other convenience features include a sleep timer, an alarm clock, 8 band widths, direct keypad entry, simple tone control, line-out for recording, a headphone jack, an internal ferrite bar AM antenna, and an external antenna jack.In addition to the many features listed in the "Operation Manual", techies are delighted to find many more hidden features like Synchronous Detection, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Muting Threshold, Line Output Level, Calibration of SSB, Antenna Source, Firmware Version Display and date, "up" time, and charge time. Accessories include an Operation Manual, a lithium rechargeable battery, a long wire external antenna, a wall charger, and a very nice leatherette case. The knobs turn very smoothly with a nice damped motion and ergonomic placement.INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST BANDSIf you follow the reception hints below, you'll find interesting stations like Austria, Australia, Cameroon, Deutsche Vella, Greece, Japan, Radio Marti, Quebec, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Tirana, Vietnam, etc. You can find these broadcasts in the vicinity of 2300-2495, 3200-3400, 3900-4000, 4750-5060, 5900-6200, 7200-7450, 9400-9900, 11600-12100, 13570-13870, 15100-15800, 17480-17900, 21450-21850 and 25600-26100. When you key in any of these frequencies, the PL-880 will tell you the meter band.AMYou can use this radio for DX (distant) reception of AM stations that will surprise you. Get outside. You might even try an external AM antenna like the Kaito AN-200 Tunable Passive AM Antenna for AM radio, Any Brands, Like Kaito,Sony,Eton,Panasonic,Tecsun,Grundig Etc.. Inexpensive and great fun.SINGLE SIDE BANDSingle Side Band (SSB) is where the ham broadcaster uses only half (lower or upper) the channel that he would otherwise use. This allows more broadcasters in the same vicinity but sounds garbled without the proper decoder. This radio will allow you to understand them by choosing either the upper or lower side band (USB/LSB). You can then fine tune the broadcast with the fine tuning knob and reduce noise by choosing the best of 5 alternative band widths (4, 3, 2.3, 1.2 and 0.5 kHz) especially chosen for SSB mode. Most digital radios (including this one) are callibrated to the nearest khz. However the PL-880 will display hundreths of a khz on SSB, and you can easily calibrate it so the that ham band SSB transmissions are dead on. Say that most transmissions sound clearest at 0.15 above the khz, for example 7060.15 on LSB. All you have to do is fine-tune it for the clearest sound and hold down the "Snooze" button for a few seconds. The .15 will turn to .00 and your radio will be calibrated to the "zero beat" for virtually all LSB stations. You can repeat for the USB and your SSB stations will be easily tuned and clear. Typically, the Lower Side Band is used below 10MHz and the Upper Side Band is used above 10MHz. Ham Radio is very popular. You can find these amateur broadcasts in the vicinity of 1843-2000, 3790-3800, 3885, 7290 and 14286 kHz.RECEPTION HINTSJust tuning randomly may not be rewarding.o Get a phone app for Short Wave Listening like SWBC, or use your browser to find Shortwave Listening guides.o Search for particular stations on their own frequencies and recommended times.o Get away from electrical interference like your computer or USB charger.o Try the long-wire antenna outside. Better still, make a simple dipole antenna by stretching some 18 AWG wire in opposite directions and connect one end to the Left terminal of a 3.5mm connector, connect the other wire to the GND connector. A solderless connector makes it easy. BCP 5pcs 3.5mm (1/8inches) Stereo Audio Male to AV 3-Screw Terminal Female Connector See picture, below.o Reception is better in the evening and at night. However, if you have a good antenna, you'll find good things all day long.o Find the best bandwidth for your broadcast.RECORDINGYou may want to record the marvelous stories from Slovakia and Romania of things only found there. In the last photo, I show how I record from the "line out" output to the "mic in" of the voice recorder by using a headphone volume control like Stellar Labs 35-4180 In Line Headphone Volume Control. The volume control reduces the line level of the radio, making it suitable for the microphone-level input of a voice recorder like ALS Portable Rechargeable 8gb Hd/vox/sto Stereo Professional Digital Voice Recorder with Double-mode of WAV and Mp3.DRAWBACKSo Ideally, you would have a variable RF gain control to adjust radio sensitivity to the strength of the station. Instead, this radio has 3 position switch for Local, Normal, or DX reception.o The sync detector is poor, hardly ever improving the reception.o You must send the radio to Kaito to get a free firmware update; you cannot do it yourself.o The frequencies and mode are memorized, but you cannot add text.o FM sounds great in mono or stereo, but there is no RDS (Radio Data Service), or HD radio.o The display back-lighting is great, but does not illuminate the keys.o Unlike more expensive radios, you cannot control this radio with your computer.o All but the most recent samples with firmware version 8820 have the minor, but annoying "Fine Tuning Bug". Within a khz, the fine tuning will tune (but not display) backwards while tuning SSB. Just because the radio has version 8820 of the firmware, doesn't mean this bug is fixed. Check with the vendor or Kaito if you are concerned. My radio does not have this bug.FOR THE SAME MONEYIf you listen to distant AM stations or Shortwave, the PL880 is well worth the money, currently rated 4.6/5 by Amazon buyers. Another good radio in the same price range is the Eton Satellit Eton NGWSATB Satellit AM/FM with RDS and Shortwave Radio, Black, rated 3.9. A slightly less expensive contender is the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, rated 4.1. If you can afford to spend more, you might also check out the Sangean ATS-909X Sangean ATS-909X BK AM/FM/LW/SW World Band Receiver - Black, rated 4.0. Each of these competitors excel the PL880 in some ways (RDS, sync, display size), and may not equal the PL880 in other ways (battery, audio fidelity, back-lighting, band-width choices). You may find a trade-off that you prefer among them.MORE INFOThese reviews contain great information. Check out Yahoo's Tecsun PL-880 group. Read the 23 great reviews at eham. 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    • Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
      Immediate note: My 880 purchased in July 2024 has a USB-C charging port. Not sure if that's in the description, but many old models were miniUSB. Pleasantly surprised. It's not high speed charging, but at least it can charge with any cable I have laying around.

      So far I'm really loving it! I haven't had a radio around the house for maybe ten years. Decided I wanted one that was a good radio first and foremost. Second, one that's shortwave capable just to try out shortwave listening.

      I'm in the suburban San Francisco Bay area living in a third floor, north facing apartment.

      Straight away, the speaker is excellent. I can easily pick up every FM radio station I know of in the bay area. And the sound is crystal clear. I've enjoyed just plopping it down in my home office to listen while I work and the speaker is very enjoyable and clear if you don't fully blast it. AM reception is also excellent, with adjustable bandwidth.

      For shortwave, wow! This is my first SW radio, but I've really enjoyed sitting on my balcony tuning around. In the evening I can easily pick up Radio New Zealand International on 17675 kHz! I've also caught broadcasts from China, Japan, Miami, Maine, and others.

      On my second night I also picked out and tuned in a ham transmission and dialed it in on upper sideband mode. Loud and clear, coming from West Calgary!

      The included wire antenna I find helps me detect faint signals but also all noise. Not unexpected. Usually I have the best luck finding a broadcast with the wire then switching to the whip/telescoping antenna and moving to get the best signal with minimum noise.

      The rechargeable 18650 Li-ion is also awesome. Can easily replace with standard cells if needed, but also a long life rechargeable. Buttons and knobs are all very well thought out and intuitive. Even has a line out jack if you wanna use a stereo or record. The hidden features (do a Google search) only add extra value.

      Overall, I love it! Money well spent! Very impressive handheld radio, great quality, excellent results.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
      I was debating over getting this model or the Tecsun PL-680. There are many reviews and pros/cons for each model. I eventually chose the PL-880 and I've no regrets.
      This model has many features, and a number of them are "hidden". Doing a search you can find how to access these new features, some useful (battery run time), others not so much.
      The included case is nice and will keep the radio from damage while traveling. It's not leather, but sturdy and holds up well to packing into my carry-on backpack.
      The provided 18650 battery holds a charge for a long time! I like that it's rechargeable, and I'm sure it will last a long time too.
      The radio has wonderful room filling sound from the speaker. On a recent trip to Tennessee I was a little disappointed by the reception, but that may have been due to my location in the hotel building. I just had to adjust the antenna, and sometimes use the provided external antenna, and got good enough reception on local FM.
      The shortwave works well, but that's hit or miss due to the airwave band conditions. There's also not as many shortwave broadcasters as there were 20 years ago. But there are still many foreign broadcast to be heard and enjoyed. I really like the SSB capability to listen to ham radio operators. When you hear voices like Donal Duck, you just turn on the SSB, and then tune until the voices are understood. Very easy.
      I'm think about getting an extra external antenna, there's many on the market.
      This is a great radio.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
      I'm really impressed with it. The sound quality is amazing. There are many bandwidths to choose from. I haven't had a chance to tune to any shortwave stations yet. The display is bright & easy to read. The build quality is excellent. Tuning is really smooth - no annoying beeping every time a button is pressed, or a knob is turned. Excellent selectivity & sensitivity.
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    • Greg Q
      5.0 out of 5 stars Radio operates very well.
      Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2024
      Like that it came with high capacity Li-ion rechargeable battery and 20 ft wire antenna. Radio reception noise is reduced when used away from switching type power supplies. Signal reception is greatly improved using an outdoor wire antenna. FM stereo audio is very good using earphones or connected to an external amplifier through the line out jack. Amateur radio shortwave sideband signal reception is very good, using fine tuning and adjustable bandwidth filter settings.
    • davpeg48
      3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2024
      I think I have bought this radio by mistake - I'm not sure if it is configured for UK - it does not pick up any AM stations - FM is fine - SW is not good.
    • Jerry A. García
      5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente sonido para un equipo de su tamaño
      Reviewed in Mexico on November 20, 2019
      Excelente desempeño en onda corta y banda lateral, único con sintonía fina de dos dígitos. Cumple lo que promete. Lo mejor de todo es poder cambiar la frecuencia sin que se vaya el audio o los molestos “chuff” o sonidos de cambio de frecuencia. Podrían mejorar el rendimiento de la batería que aunque es recargable el consumo es alto. En general muy buen equipo para dxers.
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    • amazon
      5.0 out of 5 stars 付属の充電バッテリー、透明プラスティックラップを先ず剥がすこと!
      Reviewed in Japan on August 26, 2024
      取説はチャイニーズ、英語も無い。
    • Vivek
      5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
      Reviewed in India on September 22, 2017
      Good as expected.