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Review on πŸ“» Tecsun PL330 AM/FM/LW/SW Worldband Digital Radio with SSB Receiver by Anastazja Syrvetnyk ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A valuable purchase, some advantages!

All in all, a very nice receiver. Convenient for every day, due to its size and high sensitivity to a tiny native telescope. The charge is enough for a week of moderate or three days of active listening. Got pros: Compact, truly pocket-sized. The presence of SSB modulation, which will allow you to listen to many amateur and service stations. The presence of the Soviet VHF band, which is still relevant in many regions. One of the main features of this receiver is the ability to receive LW and SW on a telescopic antenna, without reworking the receiver, with one button. Moderate comfortable soft mute, in contrast to, for example, a long fade in XHdata. Also quite tolerable air noise. The already mentioned XHdata simply burns out the brain during restructuring and at an empty frequency with its "pshshshshshsh". Standard buns of modern Silabov receivers, in the form of a change in bandwidth and a sync detector. Sooooo tolerable reception on NE and HF. Simply the most magnificent sensitivity on the specified ranges. Good job with an external antenna, in my case a five meter Texan tape measure. A noticeable increase in signal, about 20% on all bands. Good sound for such a compact size. Solid four. Has cons: The notorious soft mute, though not strong, but it is. Here the old Degen is beyond competition. Low sensitivity on VHF and absolute oakiness on LW. Even the notorious Poles at 225 are on the verge of hearing, connecting a telescope helps a little. Reception on the NE and LW on the telescope helps only on the NE. And even then, the effect is not as strong as on the old Degen, where there is also such an opportunity. But, nevertheless, 1413 is already heard around the clock. The 60% closed encoder makes it possible to turn it only in fits and starts, 1-2 steps. A meager delivery set, without an external antenna and a power supply. This is similar to modern smartphones. No RDS. He obviously would not interfere, and added points to the receiver. Here Xhdata is clearly ahead. There is no button illumination, which is critical for reception at night.