ΠΡΠ·ΡΠ²Ρ ΠΎ Π Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠΊ Tecsun PL-310ET
226 ΠΎΡΠ·ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ o Tecsun PL-310ET
ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ
Tecsun PL-310ET?
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RGJ
08.01.2021
10/10
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Really like what this radio can do. FM and short wave plus others.
Tim W.
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
This is a long term review. I've had the pl-606 since December 2013. Picture shows considerable road wear and longer replacement antenna meant for the 880.
The whip plus extender that ships with this radio is total crap! I didn't realize how much they hampered the performance of this little gem until I damaged and had to replace it. The improvement to FM and SW performance is like night and day. I can pick up low power community FM radio stations more than 50 miles away indoors. Indoor SW reception is also surprisingly good.
I installed the whip meant for the pl-880 by slotting it into the base from the OEM one. It fits if you remove the bushings and I haven't missed them in the 6 years since. This also required shaving the projecting antenna rest down flush with the case.
Lots of other reviews go into the shortfalls of the model like granular volume control particularly with headphones and weak tinny audio. I'm going to focus on quirks.
ETM tuning scans the whole band and only logs strong signals, skipping over marginal stations. Aborting the ETM sweep will clear its memory bank
VF scan is what you want for finding weak stations. VF scan has two squelch levels. Scanning down is quite a bit more sensitive than scanning up in frequency for some reason. While actively scanning in VF mode memories can be added with one press of the memory button. The manual states one can also add frequencies to the ETM memory but this doesn't work, just exits VF scan
ATS sensitivity is in between ETM & VF up. It will unfortunately store unmodulated carriers in FM
Deleting unwanted memories is super easy in VM scan mode. One momentary press of the DEL key while on that memory and it's gone.
Manual tuning has both a (default) fine and (optional) coarse tuning step, but the manual never tells how to enter the coarse setting. It's done by quickly zipping the tuning wheel back and forth a few times.
The whip plus extender that ships with this radio is total crap! I didn't realize how much they hampered the performance of this little gem until I damaged and had to replace it. The improvement to FM and SW performance is like night and day. I can pick up low power community FM radio stations more than 50 miles away indoors. Indoor SW reception is also surprisingly good.
I installed the whip meant for the pl-880 by slotting it into the base from the OEM one. It fits if you remove the bushings and I haven't missed them in the 6 years since. This also required shaving the projecting antenna rest down flush with the case.
Lots of other reviews go into the shortfalls of the model like granular volume control particularly with headphones and weak tinny audio. I'm going to focus on quirks.
ETM tuning scans the whole band and only logs strong signals, skipping over marginal stations. Aborting the ETM sweep will clear its memory bank
VF scan is what you want for finding weak stations. VF scan has two squelch levels. Scanning down is quite a bit more sensitive than scanning up in frequency for some reason. While actively scanning in VF mode memories can be added with one press of the memory button. The manual states one can also add frequencies to the ETM memory but this doesn't work, just exits VF scan
ATS sensitivity is in between ETM & VF up. It will unfortunately store unmodulated carriers in FM
Deleting unwanted memories is super easy in VM scan mode. One momentary press of the DEL key while on that memory and it's gone.
Manual tuning has both a (default) fine and (optional) coarse tuning step, but the manual never tells how to enter the coarse setting. It's done by quickly zipping the tuning wheel back and forth a few times.
ChrisM
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
I Love this powerful little radio, that has very good reception and great sound!
Also like the integrated charging function of rechargeable batteries (two AA-type) when you use the standard micro-USB port (i.e. with a cell phone charger). This is ingenious!
Two things to note:
* This radio is smaller than you may think from the pictures (it is smaller than my Samsung Note 3 and about 2 cm think!) and can easily fall over.
* It is rather complicated to setup - the radio really has many functions but that makes it a little tricky to setup first time!! But well worth the time!
Radio comes well recommended.
Also like the integrated charging function of rechargeable batteries (two AA-type) when you use the standard micro-USB port (i.e. with a cell phone charger). This is ingenious!
Two things to note:
* This radio is smaller than you may think from the pictures (it is smaller than my Samsung Note 3 and about 2 cm think!) and can easily fall over.
* It is rather complicated to setup - the radio really has many functions but that makes it a little tricky to setup first time!! But well worth the time!
Radio comes well recommended.
ibmford
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
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The reception and sound quality is outstanding, even in difficult areas that have interference from other electronics/computers power adapters, etc. I used Grundig Satallit and CCrane Skywave SSB, arguably this is a better radio particularly on AM band and with almost identical form factor to Skywave, in fact this radio feels slightly slimmer than skywave. Like the Skywave it runs on just 2xAA batteries, in case you run out of battery it's easy to find a pack of AA batteries and when you break open a fresh pack of 4, you don't have an odd 1 left over like most other similar radios that need 3xAA batteries. Battery capacity gauge is a very helpful and you have option to recharge NiMH batteries in the radio.
ETM function is very useful, once you use it you will realize it's much more convenient than using direct entry keypad. Band scan for ETM is fast.
Amber display is easy to read with useful information such as signal to noise ratio, current time, alarm time, etc.
External antenna jack input is good option to have.
Sleep timer can be set and changed with tuning button.
Very easy to set time and wake up alarm, but alarm wake volume is fixed at 10, in case you were listening at a low volume at night, when alarm goes off it sets the alarm wake volume to 10 which is plenty loud. Maximum volume level is very loud at 30. I never needed to turn the volume above 9.
Wake up alarm can be enabled and disabled with a simple push of a button.
This radio makes an excellent travel radio alarm clock.
Volume control is not precisely linear but it works good, I can't stress enough how good the reception and sound quality is on this little radio. I doubt you can find anything better out there that is comparable to price-performance and form factor. If you do find anything better, please let me know.
ETM function is very useful, once you use it you will realize it's much more convenient than using direct entry keypad. Band scan for ETM is fast.
Amber display is easy to read with useful information such as signal to noise ratio, current time, alarm time, etc.
External antenna jack input is good option to have.
Sleep timer can be set and changed with tuning button.
Very easy to set time and wake up alarm, but alarm wake volume is fixed at 10, in case you were listening at a low volume at night, when alarm goes off it sets the alarm wake volume to 10 which is plenty loud. Maximum volume level is very loud at 30. I never needed to turn the volume above 9.
Wake up alarm can be enabled and disabled with a simple push of a button.
This radio makes an excellent travel radio alarm clock.
Volume control is not precisely linear but it works good, I can't stress enough how good the reception and sound quality is on this little radio. I doubt you can find anything better out there that is comparable to price-performance and form factor. If you do find anything better, please let me know.
Corduroy Kid
08.01.2021
10/10
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ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
This is a super little radio. Reception is excellent on all bands. Really happy with purchase.
Tezza
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
When I first got this radio I put in the battery, plugged in the earplugs, tuned to my favorite FM classical station and was blown away by the quality. Really fantastic sound!
The receiver works best when your outside, as being indoors can block reception with any radio. It has .pretty good whip antenna, plus and external "wire" antenna you can use. I wire antenna really didn't pull in much more of the way in signals when I was on my porch. The regular whip antenna works great!
The radio has tons of cool features which you may or may not use. The best is the easytune feature, where the radio finds all the signals and stores them in memory. Then you use the tune button to move from station to station. You can also store your favorite stations in separate banks of memory. There is plenty of memory so you wont' run out.
The radio really excels with FM. The reception plus the really high quality earbuds, leads to a real accoustic experience. I didn't know FM radio could sound so good. Plus, the ETM (easy tune) makes it easy to check out all the stations in your area (or other areas if you are travelling) so you can quickly get the lay of the land.
The radio also does AM, but it's pretty average to listen to in comparison to FM. The radio also does shortwave, but I didn't find the stations really worth listening to. The radio can also pull in "long wave" but I couldn't find any stations in my area.
This is a really mind blowing radio. It really excels when you can get outside, with no obstacles, to really pull in stations with the whip antenna. I've had many a pleasurable night already sitting out on my screened in porch listening to ball games, favorite music, talk shows, etc.
The receiver works best when your outside, as being indoors can block reception with any radio. It has .pretty good whip antenna, plus and external "wire" antenna you can use. I wire antenna really didn't pull in much more of the way in signals when I was on my porch. The regular whip antenna works great!
The radio has tons of cool features which you may or may not use. The best is the easytune feature, where the radio finds all the signals and stores them in memory. Then you use the tune button to move from station to station. You can also store your favorite stations in separate banks of memory. There is plenty of memory so you wont' run out.
The radio really excels with FM. The reception plus the really high quality earbuds, leads to a real accoustic experience. I didn't know FM radio could sound so good. Plus, the ETM (easy tune) makes it easy to check out all the stations in your area (or other areas if you are travelling) so you can quickly get the lay of the land.
The radio also does AM, but it's pretty average to listen to in comparison to FM. The radio also does shortwave, but I didn't find the stations really worth listening to. The radio can also pull in "long wave" but I couldn't find any stations in my area.
This is a really mind blowing radio. It really excels when you can get outside, with no obstacles, to really pull in stations with the whip antenna. I've had many a pleasurable night already sitting out on my screened in porch listening to ball games, favorite music, talk shows, etc.
Larry S.
08.01.2021
10/10
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Great sensitivity on all bands, and good speaker sound quality for such a compact radio. Outperforms more expensive portable radios.
anon
08.01.2021
8/10
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I use this mainly for FM listening and as an alarm clock in the USA, for which it performs excellently. I'd never had a SW radio before, and although this radio will receive broadcasts well from all over the world, it is not terribly entertaining if you are not fluent in Hindi, or Mandarin, or French etc. Plus their music is not my favorite - turns out pop music sucks all over the world.
The user interface dictates one study the manual carefully and retain it for future reference (complicated radios have a lot of little multifunction buttons and not much user interface to communicate function). The buttons work pretty good, and the display is pretty easy to read even for older eyes (includes an amber backlight). The integrated battery charger works great. The radio came with NiMH AA cells, which worked fine too, but at some point I swapped in my old reliable Sanyo/Panasonic Eneloop cells.
The longer accessory antenna improves distant signal reception as does the also included wire antenna. The lanyard works great and the speaker is loud enough to hear radio while showering. The plastic kickstand is a little flimsy, be careful as you can actually damage it by pressing buttons with a bit too much force in the reclined position. Recommend always grasp rear of radio as you press buttons if you want kickstand to last. BTW Tecsun doesn't sell a replacement kickstand, but they should since it's a simple 10 cent piece of plastic subject to failure under normal use.
Tecsun, I would love to own a version of this radio with 128GB SD memory card, bluetooth 4 and PROPER mp3 play/record capabilities.
The user interface dictates one study the manual carefully and retain it for future reference (complicated radios have a lot of little multifunction buttons and not much user interface to communicate function). The buttons work pretty good, and the display is pretty easy to read even for older eyes (includes an amber backlight). The integrated battery charger works great. The radio came with NiMH AA cells, which worked fine too, but at some point I swapped in my old reliable Sanyo/Panasonic Eneloop cells.
The longer accessory antenna improves distant signal reception as does the also included wire antenna. The lanyard works great and the speaker is loud enough to hear radio while showering. The plastic kickstand is a little flimsy, be careful as you can actually damage it by pressing buttons with a bit too much force in the reclined position. Recommend always grasp rear of radio as you press buttons if you want kickstand to last. BTW Tecsun doesn't sell a replacement kickstand, but they should since it's a simple 10 cent piece of plastic subject to failure under normal use.
Tecsun, I would love to own a version of this radio with 128GB SD memory card, bluetooth 4 and PROPER mp3 play/record capabilities.
Donald
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
The Tecsun PL-606 is a lot of radio for the money. Of course it does not have sigle sideband tuning, but one would not expect that in a radio of this price range. The important thing to pass along, I think, is that it is well made, sensitive and very portable. It came with a long wire antenna, an extender for the telescoping antenna and earphones. An external jack is provided for an optional antenna. The radio plays quite a long time on a set of two AA batteries and the radio can charge rechargeable batteries if a power supply option is purchased. Sound quality from such a small speaker is remarkable and the DSP functions well. I guess the ultimate question for one who has purchased this radio is would you buy it again and my answer would be yes. The instruction manual is in Chinese, so go on the internet and download the English translation, you will need it to experience all of the features. As a ham radio operator I am very picky about equipment I use and this radio, taking into consideration what it was designed for, meets my needs. I reserve five star ratings for perfect equipment, which doubtful to exist. If you are thinking of the purchase of this rig. you will likely by happy.
Jerry M.
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
This Tecsun pl606 is a great small radio. It 's build quality is very good. This radio has great sensivity on par with an Eton Grundig field radio at more than twice the price of the Tecsun.
The speaker sound is pretty good for it's size. Shortwave reception is pretty good. The antenna extension helps the radio bring in more stations on shortwave and fm. A great radio for emergencies, camping and traveling. This radio will out perform others in it's class. I ran a test to see how many stations I could receive; 28 am and 58 fm. For the price, a great well rounded radio.
The speaker sound is pretty good for it's size. Shortwave reception is pretty good. The antenna extension helps the radio bring in more stations on shortwave and fm. A great radio for emergencies, camping and traveling. This radio will out perform others in it's class. I ran a test to see how many stations I could receive; 28 am and 58 fm. For the price, a great well rounded radio.
N. Gibson
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
I bought this as a throw around radio I could take fishing or on outdoor projects and some playing around with SW. While the sound is the only drawback it is loud enough. It's a super useful size (about the size of a pack of 5x7 notecards you get for kid's projects) but has several great features. 550 presets, Temp display, Alarm clock with snooze. I read a lot of reviews that say it is complicated but I think that is a byproduct of having so many features in a small package.
dw
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
After watching todderbert's youtube review and band scans, I had to have this. Size. It's smaller than the PL-310ET, and around the same size as the CC Skywave and RADIWOW R-108, only thinner! Like the Skywave and RADIWOW, it takes two AA batteries, so I put two white eneloops in there and turned it on. My favorite feature with Tecsun's offerings is the ETM function. It's like ATS (Auto Tuning Storage), which, searches and stores stations into your memory - only ETM uses a different memory / it's own separate memory. Say you have 6 favorite FM stations that you want instant access to - you don't want these overwritten. When you run ETM on FM it does not touch your saved memories. It saves into the ETM storage, and overwrites the previous ETM scan every time you run it. When you select ETM, the number of stations that it caught flashes for a moment. Genius. Sound is great.
michael Forbes
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
For the price this a excellent receiver! $39.00
John Milton
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
This radio, my second, is a superb AM radio with much better reception than any other portable radio I've tried. It is also a very fine FM radio, and can even pull in some short-wave broadcast stations from around the world. I liked the first one well enough to buy another for a family member. The controls layout is quite well-done, given the limited "real estate" available for the buttons. The use of the tuning knob for channel selection in the memory mode is actually better than the use of programmable, dedicated buttons because you are not limited in the number of stations you can retrieve easily. Its always my "go-to" portable radio.
It works beautifully with Sanyo Eneloop Ni-Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries, using the in-radio charging circuit. Just hook up the charging cable, if you have one, to a wall cube, and the radio will reliably charge the batteries and shut off the charging, without you having to remove them. While my first radio came with a charging cable, the second did not. If you are stuck without a charging cable, its easy to remove the batteries and use an external charger.
It works beautifully with Sanyo Eneloop Ni-Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries, using the in-radio charging circuit. Just hook up the charging cable, if you have one, to a wall cube, and the radio will reliably charge the batteries and shut off the charging, without you having to remove them. While my first radio came with a charging cable, the second did not. If you are stuck without a charging cable, its easy to remove the batteries and use an external charger.
Chris Romer
08.01.2021
10/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ
Without any doubt, this is the best radio I've found for DX. Extremely sensitive, very selective.
The manual is brief...and challenging, but a more detailed manual is available for downloading
(but some elements are in chinese). Many of the big players on SW have ceased operations, but
there are still some stations of interest. The Tecsun ETM feature works flawlessly. The speaker is small,
so don't expect much fidelity, but this is an outstanding portable. For under 50 bucks...it is a steal.
Earlier reviews cover more of the features. Again, if you DX...you need this radio.
The manual is brief...and challenging, but a more detailed manual is available for downloading
(but some elements are in chinese). Many of the big players on SW have ceased operations, but
there are still some stations of interest. The Tecsun ETM feature works flawlessly. The speaker is small,
so don't expect much fidelity, but this is an outstanding portable. For under 50 bucks...it is a steal.
Earlier reviews cover more of the features. Again, if you DX...you need this radio.
The Big Pill
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
My first encounter with shortwave radio was a little over 20 years ago, just prior to the ascent of the online world. That ascent, alas, has taken its toll on shortwave just as it has on so many other forms of communication. In the early-90s, there was still plenty to listen to on shortwave. But now that major national broadcasters have closed down many of their transmitters or severely curtailed their programming, what remains is a hodge-podge of religious broadcasters and foreign language broadcasts. While I have no quarrel with either, that was not what I'd hoped when I purchased this radio. I suppose my romantic notion of listening to programming from far off lands has evaporated.
As for the radio, I wish I'd had this little wonder back then. It's truly tiny yet quite capable. The manual is, as others have written, terrible. It isn't that hard to figure out the radio's features with a bit of tinkering, but I'm past the point in my life where I can let poor documentation and bad user interface design go unmentioned.
For the price, you'd be hard pressed to find a better portable for listening to the AM and FM bands. But don't expect too much from shortwave. I'm afraid that, like newspapers, this form of communication is on its deathbed.
As for the radio, I wish I'd had this little wonder back then. It's truly tiny yet quite capable. The manual is, as others have written, terrible. It isn't that hard to figure out the radio's features with a bit of tinkering, but I'm past the point in my life where I can let poor documentation and bad user interface design go unmentioned.
For the price, you'd be hard pressed to find a better portable for listening to the AM and FM bands. But don't expect too much from shortwave. I'm afraid that, like newspapers, this form of communication is on its deathbed.
Heinz Hammerling
08.01.2021
8/10
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π₯ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ
An added note:
I have the backstand on this and similar TECSUN radios break on me, usually after 6 months or so.
There is a solution to this problem: Amazon sells both "silver' and 'black' business card holders.
Ideal for this radio as "stand".
Look for "Buddy Products Mesh Business Card Holder, 3.1 x 1.6 x 3.9 Inches, Black (ZD021-4)"
I have owned this radio for a few months.
--- "Positive":
____________________
1. VERY good FM, nothing more to say.
In fact the PL-606 beats even my "KAITO/ DEGEN 1103" (the 'gold standard' among radio aficionados).
2. Really good AM, important for us 'news and talk radio' junkies.
The selectable bandwidth (from 6 down to 1kHz) unique. REALLY valuable at night.
3. For the international traveler (UK, France, Eastern Block countries), the PL-606 LW capability
is unique. The long ferrite rod (which makes its AM good) should also boost its LW performance.
4. Love the ETM tuning (which leaves stations that you have stored for local use "untouched").
REALLY useful feature to have TWO sets of stored frequencies, one "permanent" for home,
i.e. no re-setting required when you return from travel. The other for when you arrive at a
new location. All of this one-touch button "automatic". Done in two or three minutes.
It really picks up and stores ALL useful stations.
5. 1000 mAh NiMH rechargeable from a USB port device using an internal charger:
NICE feature! Charging takes a full night. The battery consumption is very low. (Note, my PL-606
came with two 1000 mAh AAs. I assume this is, so that a USB port/ outlet can fully charge
the two AAs in less than 10 hours.)
6. NICE also that there are only TWO AA batteries required. (Some external chargers will take only
TWO AAs, in series.)
--- "Negative"
_______________________
1. On my PL-606 the station selector has developed a tendency to skip, repeat and jump back on the stored
frequencies. Not clear why. Is this possibly a 'beginning failure mode'?
2. The VOLUME control is in digital steps. On FM it is never right: "6" not loud enough. "7" TOO loud. Wish they had a "6.5" ..
3. TUNING -- I miss a DIRECT frequency input.
-- AM in the US: the frequency steps are NOT "10kHz" - i.e. it does NOT jump from one North America station to the next. That would have been a desirable feature. Instead you must fiddle with the station selector until you come to an occupied frequency.
4. Speaker -- tinny. But who would complain given the PL-606's size!
5. LW -- The manual does NOT explain how to switch LW on; press AM and FM simultaneously.
I have the backstand on this and similar TECSUN radios break on me, usually after 6 months or so.
There is a solution to this problem: Amazon sells both "silver' and 'black' business card holders.
Ideal for this radio as "stand".
Look for "Buddy Products Mesh Business Card Holder, 3.1 x 1.6 x 3.9 Inches, Black (ZD021-4)"
I have owned this radio for a few months.
--- "Positive":
____________________
1. VERY good FM, nothing more to say.
In fact the PL-606 beats even my "KAITO/ DEGEN 1103" (the 'gold standard' among radio aficionados).
2. Really good AM, important for us 'news and talk radio' junkies.
The selectable bandwidth (from 6 down to 1kHz) unique. REALLY valuable at night.
3. For the international traveler (UK, France, Eastern Block countries), the PL-606 LW capability
is unique. The long ferrite rod (which makes its AM good) should also boost its LW performance.
4. Love the ETM tuning (which leaves stations that you have stored for local use "untouched").
REALLY useful feature to have TWO sets of stored frequencies, one "permanent" for home,
i.e. no re-setting required when you return from travel. The other for when you arrive at a
new location. All of this one-touch button "automatic". Done in two or three minutes.
It really picks up and stores ALL useful stations.
5. 1000 mAh NiMH rechargeable from a USB port device using an internal charger:
NICE feature! Charging takes a full night. The battery consumption is very low. (Note, my PL-606
came with two 1000 mAh AAs. I assume this is, so that a USB port/ outlet can fully charge
the two AAs in less than 10 hours.)
6. NICE also that there are only TWO AA batteries required. (Some external chargers will take only
TWO AAs, in series.)
--- "Negative"
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1. On my PL-606 the station selector has developed a tendency to skip, repeat and jump back on the stored
frequencies. Not clear why. Is this possibly a 'beginning failure mode'?
2. The VOLUME control is in digital steps. On FM it is never right: "6" not loud enough. "7" TOO loud. Wish they had a "6.5" ..
3. TUNING -- I miss a DIRECT frequency input.
-- AM in the US: the frequency steps are NOT "10kHz" - i.e. it does NOT jump from one North America station to the next. That would have been a desirable feature. Instead you must fiddle with the station selector until you come to an occupied frequency.
4. Speaker -- tinny. But who would complain given the PL-606's size!
5. LW -- The manual does NOT explain how to switch LW on; press AM and FM simultaneously.
Qritiq
08.01.2021
8/10
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In Africa, so looking for good FM reception - the PL 606 fits the bill. The SW works well too, but nothing spectacular. The one odd feature is the 30 minute sleep function that is the default on the power button. Despite trying to disble the feature per the instructions, it continues to be on a 30 minute interval. That is good and bad- no worries about accidentally draining the battery, but annoyoing to have to keep hitting the power button every 30 minutes.
Sam Klaidman
08.01.2021
10/10
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The best thing about this radio is that once I set a station it does not drift.
CTS eMsItIseY
08.01.2021
6/10
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ΠΠ»ΠΎΡ ΠΎ
Very confusing. The description says it has English instructions, but it doesn't. I had to use YouTube to learn how to make this thing pick up AM.
Carl Black
08.01.2021
10/10
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The radio is as described by the seller. I especially like the USB charge capability. I allows a user with a USB power pack to listen during an extended multi-day power outage.
kmrotterdam
08.01.2021
10/10
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I am very pleased with my purchase. I really like the auto-tune feature. It really works. I also like the fact that you can recharge the unit with a common usb phone charger. I bought rechargeable batteries, and it worked fine. Please note that the usb charger uses a mini usb, not the more common and smaller micro usb. I simply bought an adapter tip for a few bucks.
Glen F. Green
08.01.2021
8/10
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The Tecsun PL-606 Digital PLL Portable AM/FM radio performs as advertised. However, as mention by other reviewers, if you are using the earplug phones you cannot adjust the volume so that it is at a comfortable level. It only increases in volume in increments - it is two low at the lower setting, but when you go up one notch - it is too loud! This is a shame since the earplug phones produce a rich sound as compared to the somewhat tinny sound from the speaker. I tried switching to another brand of earplug phones, but you still have the same volume control problem.
Quasarion
08.01.2021
10/10
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I bought this Tecsun to replace my old radio.I was surprised
by the size I thought it would be bigger.I found out bigger
is not always mean better.I love the fitures ETM it is easy to
set up and work with the sound is great .I mean you can't really
ask for more .I love my PL-606 I feel I got my moneys worth.
by the size I thought it would be bigger.I found out bigger
is not always mean better.I love the fitures ETM it is easy to
set up and work with the sound is great .I mean you can't really
ask for more .I love my PL-606 I feel I got my moneys worth.
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Perfeo Sound Ranger, Π·ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΉ.
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