[IRCA] Tecsun PL-380 Four Band Performance Review

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hi Dave,
 
Thanks for your comments.
 
The Word version of the Tecsun PL-380 review article uploaded to  
"mediafire" did not have the Addendum at the conclusion of the  article (with details 
and links for the 7.5" loopstick transplant  modification article, and the 
two demonstration MP3's of the PL-380's DSP  filtering). Thanks to John 
Erskine of Victoria, BC, a PDF version of the  PL-380 review article (including 
the Addendum) has been completed, and is  available on DXer.Ca, and at  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?w4yuzhj2kyz_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?w4yuzhj2kyz)  
,  for those interested.
 
73 and Thanks, Gary   
 
 
In a message dated 12/28/2009 7:48:50 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx writes:

Hi Gary  (and all);

Thanks for the expert review on the PL-380!  I also  appreciate the much
easier to manage "mediafire" link.  The other  links truncated and had to
be stitched together but I still couldn't get  the yahoofs one to behave.


A suggestion and a request for anyone  posting especially long links is
to use something like Gary did to  "shorten" the link.  He used his
mediafire account to do this.   If you don't have access to such a
service, you can use tinyurl.com to  automatically shorten the link.
This will ensure that the link doesn't get  truncated in some email
programs.

Thanks and 73,
Dave in  Indy

http://tinyurl.com/



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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:01:05 EST
From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
To:  am@xxxxxxxxxxx, ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,  odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun  PL-380 Four Band Performance Review
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Hello All,

For those interested in the DXing  capabilities of Tecsun's newest DSP  
pocket radio, a thorough 7-page  review of the PL-380 AM-LW-FM-SW
receiver 
(covering the development,  capabilities and relative performance  of
this soft 
mute-free  model) has been uploaded to DXer.Ca at  
_http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/87-ultra-light-radio-files-area/9
4-ultralight-radios_  
(http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/87-ultra-light-radio-files-area/9
4-ultralight-radi
os)   (first  option on the list), to the Yahoo Ultralightdx File site  at

_http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/MB84Sys-x-IbMqOD-ZwXwX3RQNsxUflWJ-7Gxni3E4
WiTwq
OJ1mo7kPkBPKujhaPxp6eDi0lr_M1HLlezF2YBJBT7-e7ixg/3%20Radios%2C%20Reviews
%2C%
20Manuals/Tecsun%20PL-380%20Review.doc_  
(http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/MB84Sys-x-IbMqOD-ZwXwX3RQNsxUflWJ-7Gxni3E4
WiTwqOJ1mo7kPkBPKujhaPxp6eDi0lr_M1HLlezF
2YBJBT7-e7ixg/3%20Radios,%20Reviews,%20Manuals/Tecsun%20PL-380%20Review.
doc)
and  also is directly linked  at
_http://www.mediafire.com/?gzwukykhyo2_  
(http://www.mediafire.com/?gzwukykhyo2)  .

Included in the  review is a four-band Shootout with the PL-310 and D96L

models (except  on LW, where it is matched against the PL-310 and
PL-300WT), 
and   a discussion on how its relative AM-DXing value compares with the
PL-310  
and  D96L models. An addendum provides additional information,  with
links to 
demonstration MP3's of the PL-380's DSP filtering  options, and a
recently  
developed 7.5" loopstick transplant  modification to greatly boost the 
PL-380's  LW and MW sensitivity on  all frequencies. Hopefully this
detailed 
review will  answer all  your questions about this innovative new DSP
model.

73 and Best  Wishes,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 

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