Galassi and Vimal have apprised us of the eBay sale of the Tecsun PL-880.
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Alternatively....
http://www.amazon.com/Tecsun-PL880-Conversion-Shortwave-Reception/dp/B00GJ51NVA/
Posted by: RobRich | November 20, 2013 at 01:35 PM
Id wait till the bugs are worked out. I never purchase a new radio till a year later. Be patient.
Posted by: spin | November 20, 2013 at 01:45 PM
C. Crane is selling the CCRadio-2E for $20 off through 11/26/13.
http://www.ccrane.com/radios/am-fm-radios/ccradio-2e.aspx#.Uo119eKzJdk
Posted by: Gary | November 20, 2013 at 06:57 PM
Can't see how they can improve on the PL-660. This is what will happen. People will complain and gripe about the radio at first.
Posted by: Elmer | November 22, 2013 at 06:45 PM
Better selectivity is how they can improve on the PL-660. The DSP chip that is deployed in the current Tecsun portables allows for greater selectivity than a PLL tuner (like that of the PL-660) is generally capable of.
Now, if the PL-880 has the positives of the PL-660 while also featuring the selectivity of the PL-390, it will be awesome. That said, i'll wait a bit before buying to see of there are any annoying bugs that need to be addressed.
By the way, you need to look at a lot of reviews before a trend can be revealed. I say this because each model has plusses and minuses that are exaggerated depending on the RF characteristics of your location. Some radios do better dealing with overload, and are thus great in a location with a lot of strong signals but not as much in a remote location. Others are very sensitive but not as selective and are thus not as high-performing in a busy metro area. The DSP models seem to offer both positives on FM, decent SW, but AM is somewhat compromised. That's where the PL-880 needs to be head and shoulders above the PL-310, etc. With a larger radio and ferrite rod, this may be possible.
Posted by: Bob C. | November 24, 2013 at 09:28 AM
User manual PL-880
http://d11fdyfhxcs9cr.cloudfront.net/templates/217539/myimages/pl880.pdf
Posted by: xxx | November 26, 2013 at 07:29 AM