[IRCA] January 5 TP-DX With the New 3" Bar FSL Tecsun PL-380

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

One ofÂmy experimental projects over the holiday period was to design a breakthrough "travel portable," with unsurpassed sensitivity, selectivity and portability in the hand-heldÂclass. This was the new 3" Bar FSL Tecsun PL-380 model, using a lightweight, hard-wired 3" diameter FSL antenna in place of the stock loopstick. The radio's Si4734 DSP chip tunes the highly sensitive antenna, resulting in breakthrough sensitivity in the portable class. A photo of the new model is posted at https://app.box.com/s/bpv03wvwpjbicvytw9euicg1hellda3g  
 
This morning I had the chance to test out the new "science fiction PL-380" in actual TP-DXing, with potent signals from both 1566-HLAZ and 1593-CNR1 during sunrise enhancement around 1545. As a stand-alone portable this hand-held model provided signal quality approaching that ofÂmid-size externalÂFSL antennas-- quite a thrill for aÂquirky designerÂof souped-up DXing portables. 
 
1593Â CNR1Â ÂChangzhou,ÂChinaÂÂ Male Chinese speechÂwith S9Âpeaks at 1546 
https://app.box.com/s/snf3u79zi1x5zn49sbfx0gb5tdksxt0z  
 
1566Â HLAZÂÂ Jeju, S. KoreaÂÂ Chinese Christian music with S7Âpeaks at 1550 
https://app.box.com/s/2aqv1067anay5xs3ici9za76fg2fhx42 Â 
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
3" Bar FSL Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight (hand-held and "barefoot") 
(Design photo at https://app.box.com/s/my5xc5sberwuom5w7fir8qfsjr39yiqf Â) 
 
 
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