[IRCA] Thankful--- for the Tecsun PL-380!

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Ultralight radio DXers have a lot to be thankful for on this holiday--  a 
booming Yahoo enthusiast group of over 450 members around the world,  
dedicated administrators like John Bryant, Rob Ross and Allen Willie, and new  
high-gain antennas that make pocket radios competitive in all forms of  
weak-signal DXing.
 
These are all very positive aspects of our niche hobby, and worthy of  
gratitude. But perhaps the most exciting development for ULR enthusiasts  has 
been the recent introduction of DSP-enhanced pocket radios, which offer  
astonishing AM selectivity options previously available only in communications  
receivers.
 
The early DSP models came with issues like non-selectable  filtering and 
the "soft mute" handicap, but these have all been corrected  in the new Tecsun 
PL-380, an awesome 4-band powerhouse that certainly provides  an extreme 
value for its $45.99 price. Having been fortunate to review  every new ULR 
model for the past two years (a job which requires an open  mind, as well as an 
open wallet), I can honestly say that no other pocket radio  has inspired 
such fascination in its AM-FM-LW-SW performance  capability. Being blessed 
with a few days of spare time, wrapping up a full  Tecsun PL-380 review is the 
top priority here.
 
Judging from the 157 downloads of two PL-380 DSP selectivity  demonstration 
MP3's (on my Media Fire account), there is a  huge interest in the 
breakthrough AM selectivity offered by this new Tecsun  model. For those of you that 
may have missed these dramatic TP-DXing MP3's, they  are linked again 
below. Each recording steps through the PL-380's DSP filtering  options, from the 
widest (6 kHz) to the narrowest (1 kHz). The 648-Voice  of Russia recording 
features severe domestic QRM from 650-KSTE, which the  PL-380 handles very 
well with its 1 kHz selectivity option.  During the final 7 seconds, the 
PL-380 is tuned to 647 kHz, practically  eliminating the last splatter from 
650-KSTE. The PL-380 is currently the only  DSP ultralight that can accomplish 
this, because of its freedom from the "soft  mute" issue.
 
73 and Happy Thanksgiving to All,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
 
 
648-Voice of Russia (Chinese service), 1453 UTC 11-10-09  (Tecsun  PL-380, 
assisted by a 9' PVC Loop)
 
 _http://www.mediafire.com/?tnwem2fiz1y_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?tnwem2fiz1y)  
 
738-Taiwan Fisheries, 1443 UTC 11-10-09  (Tecsun PL-380, assisted  by a 9' 
PVC Loop)
 
 _http://www.mediafire.com/?mnznomi5zwj_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?mnznomi5zwj)  
 
 
 
      
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