Tecsun PL 880

[Odancoiler]

Just ordered a new Tecsun PL 880 to carry for boredom elimination while traveling. It seems to have great reviews. I haven't bought a portable shortwave set for along time. My last one was a little pocketable Grundig. The single 18650 battery caught my eye. I have a handfull of them lying around. Airband receive is a must for me and it even has that.

Coming Tuesday and I can't wait.

https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/0088.html

So how are you liking it?
I just ordered one.

 

[Mudfoot]

So how are you liking it?
I just ordered one.

Works great. Keep it in my car to listen while I wait.

 

[wa373]

Will do...

From what I've read, it seems to be one of the best in its class. Supposedly, the speaker provides nice audio. The signal meter is odd. Instead of a needle or graph, it just shows a numerical value. I think that makes more sense, just unusual. The price wasn't bad. 4 filter choices for each mode is a nice feature. The vids I've watched shows it has good interference reduction, sensitivity and selectivity. 3000 memories is pretty darn wild.

I have one and the audio from the speaker is amazing!

 

[L2]

I wonder how one of the Malachite SDR receivers compare with a portable shortwave radio like the Tecsun PL880.

 

[Rabbid Possum]

Just got my Tecsun PL880 today. I have to say I am enjoying this radio so far. It's pretty much straight forward. Still learning everything with shortwave as I am a complete newbie. Would anyone happen to have a list of nets and freq they would be willing to share?