Questions related to Tecsun radio equipment
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Shortwave Antenna Listening with Portable Receiver Like TECSUN PL-660?
I have a Tecsun PL-660 (link is to the manual) has the usual AM/FM radio telescoping internal antenna, and a 1/8th-inch jack for an external shortwave antenna. There appears to be no facility for attaching to station ground, unless one of the…
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How to stop interference on shortwave radio when connecting to a computer
I have a Tecsun PL-600 and when I can receive clear signals, and they come through just fine on headphones, and through the speaker. If I'm trying to receive RTTY or fax, when I connect the radio to my computer the signal becomes inaudible because a…
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Can an antenna be too powerful for certain receivers?
I'm brand new to shortwave radio and have been researching what kind of a receiver to get. I'll use it on the antenna I'll build (longwire, 50-100 feet) for shortwave listening; no transmitting. Right now I have my sights on a Tecsun PL-360 as it's…
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Repairing a Tecsun PL-660
Two years ago, my father and I both received a Tecsun PL-660 radio as a Christmas gift. We both have had good experiences with our radios and generally enjoyed them until they recently both stopped working. I should mention my radio has been at my…
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WSPR RX dial frequency
I tried but failed to decode WSPR using Tecsun PL-600 receiver that tunes in 1KHz step. I heard tones with good SNR but cannot be decoded. So, I mis-set it somewhere.
Is it correct that transmission is around 10.140200MHz, with a few Hz…
EEd
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Power supply for shortwave portables
I have the Tecsun PL-310ET and PL-660 SW portables which are spec’d for 5V and 6V power sources respectively. Would it damage them if I tried to power them with a 9V Bioenno battery (actual steady voltage ~9.6V)?
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Where can I find a service manual for the TECSUN PL-660 to replace the failed circuit board flex cable myself?
Diagnosed three nonfunctional TECSUN PL-660 radios (one from eBay Anon-CO, and two from Amazon) where can I find a service manual to replace the failed circuit board flex cable board assembly part?
Demonstration video of failed circuit board flex…
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