[IRCA] ULR Definitions Committee Review of Tecsun PL-450 Portable

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     The Tecsun PL-450 is an AM-LW-FM-SW  double-conversion portable which 
was recently introduced for sale on eBay, as  well as on Amazon.com, for a price 
of around $90.  The radio has excellent  medium-wave reception, primarily 
because of its 4" x .4" two-coil  fixed (non-alignable) loopstick, which also is 
used as the LW  antenna.  Dual selectable filters are also used, although this 
 feature is quite useless on medium wave, as is the double-conversion  
capability (which allows images of local stations to blare away, 910  kHz lower than 
the fundamental frequencies).
 
      Based on initial information from China, the  Ultralight Definitions 
Committee approved the PL-450 as a recognized Ultralight  radio in November.  
Since then, after an actual model was ordered and  received for the 2009 
Ultralight Radio Shootout review, it was discovered that  the model's volume actually 
exceeds the 20 cubic inch limit for Ultralight radio  qualification.  As 
such, after a brief review by the  Committee, the PL-450 has been dropped from the 
list of recognized  Ultralight radios.
 
     Despite this, the PL-450 would be a very sensible  purchase for 
medium-wave DXers looking for a sensitive and selective portable,  which also performs 
quite capably on FM and SW.  With the same basic  circuitry as the Sony 
ICF-SW7600GR, it provides very similar performance at a  much lower cost.  I have 
posted a brief review of the PL-450 on Amazon's  web site, and if there is 
sufficient interest in the model, a full review may be  written at a later date 
for the AM-DX clubs.
 
     73,  Gary DeBock
 
 
    
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