Digging into the Tecsun PL-880

 

I've had this lovely (and I mean LOVELY) Tecsun PL-880 portable shortwave radio for about a year now. I've always been determined to dig into it and really get the best out of it. And I never have...until now.

One of the most striking features of this radio, besides the beautiful design, is the superb sound quality. It really has a wonderful tone and solid output.

I'm a big fan of classical music, and my go-to station is WRTI FM out of Temple University in Philadelphia. I listen to it online and on the air. And the PL-880 does it justice. 

I was going to upgrade to the PL-990X, but I can't see any reason to. The design pales in comparison to the PL-880 and there is nothing especially compelling about it...especially for other $200 US.

I'll do a blog post on the basic operation of the radio, followed by hidden features, as there are quite a few