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Re: [IRCA] PL300WT (also received today, from "anon-co", with manual)
Hey Steve/all:
I got the notice from the mailman today, so I will pick mine up tomorrow.
I order mine 8 days ago from lypin, so not bad shipping time.
Kevin S
Bainbeidge Island, WA
> I received my PL300WT today, from "anon-co". It came with an English
> "Operation Manual" consisting of 9 pages of 8 1/2 x 11 paper and is an
> obvious photocopy of a smaller version. I haven't had time yet to do more
> than put in batteries and tune around for a couple of minutes. I was
> pleased
> to be able to figure out how to switch to 10 kHz tuning without looking
> through the manual. No time for much more than that--too many things going
> on right now. A quick glance through the manual indicates it's a fairly
> good
> English rendition.
> 73,
> Steve
> NE Oregon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <D1028Gary@xxxxxxx>
> To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] PL300WT
>
>
>> Hi Pete,
>>
>> Thank you for your comments. By coincidence, I also received another
>> Tecsun
>> PL-300WT today, which was my second (both from "Liypn," and both with
>> no
>> manual of any type). I plan to run detailed tests on quality control,
>> and
>> performance against other stock Ultralights to confirm that the
>> sensitivity
>> and selectivity are identical to the previous performance of the first
>> model
>> (which now has a 7.5" loopstick).
>>
>> On both my units, you can switch between MW and LW simply by pushing the
>> LW/MW button when the unit is operating. The unit gives one beep for
>> switching to LW, and two beeps for switching to MW.
>>
>> The rapid tuning function is a normal digital feature of the radio,
>> which
>> tunes at a faster rate when the user makes wide frequency sweeps. It
>> then
>> returns to the 1 kHz or 10 kHz step mode (whichever is selected) when
>> the
>> user's rapid tuning stops.
>>
>> Since our locations are so close, I'll be checking the same fringe
>> stations
>> that you listed (during your quick band sweep) on the new stock PL-300WT
>> here. I'll be interested to see if Tecsun's factory assembly of the
>> loopstick is identical to the first model, which had the coil secured
>> right up
>> against the left mounting bracket. That "no alignment" position wasn't
>> bad for
>> AM sensitivity, but it turned out that it wasn't the exact optimum
>> position.
>>
>> 73, Gary
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/8/2009 3:07:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> Mine arrived today. Initial comments:
>> 1. As others have noted, very good on FM.
>> 2. I cannot get it to go in to LW mode despite following the
>> instructions (turn off; depess MW/LW button until it says "LW YES").
>> Its default after that when I turn it on is the FM band; when I press
>> MW/LW, the MW band always shows.
>> 3. Sometimes while scooting up the AM band, it will jump by the
>> hundreds rather than the 10s (900-1000-1100 etc.)
>> 4. I just can't tell if what I'm getting matches Gary's
>> observations. Comparisons (all on my desk inside the house):
>>
>> 1650 - mix of Kent and Vashon Island TIS stations
>> Eton E100 - loudest but hindered by high frequency cutoff caused by
>> modification
>> DX398 - pretty good
>> PL300 - fair but no wiggle room
>> SRF59 - barely there; very tough to tune
>> M37V - barely there; vulnerable to KKMO overload
>>
>> 1130 - CKWX
>> Eton E100 - quite good
>> DX398 - good
>> SRF59 - not the strongest but better frequency response makes it more
>> readable
>> PL300 - barely readable at max volume
>> M37V - useless due to KKOL overload
>>
>> 680-KBRD was good on all of them; KOAC not readable on any of them.
>> They all pick up the KKOL/KKMO mixtures on 1240 and 1420.
>>
>> I look forward to playing with it tonight. Off the top, though, it
>> looks to me like you can't boost the audio up high enough to be able
>> to read weak signals. We'll see.
>>
>> Pete Taylor
>> Tacoma, WA
>> 12225w 4719n
>> HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop
>> ICF2010 + " " " "
>> DX398; Palomar loop
>> SRF-59 & -M37V
>> Eton E100
>>
>
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