Night Scanning: the Tecsun PL-330 Radio on Shortwave
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2022
- Winter evening in Ohio is a good time to scan the shortwave broadcast and HAM frequencies. Join me for a stroll up and down the finely tuned dial of my Tecsun PL-330 AM FM SW SSB receiver.
Propagation conditions seem a bit more favorable tonight for teasing out the signals.
We'll drop in for a bit to hear the Boys of Radio talking about: radio (in a segment I now realize I should have named--in the inspiration of the Coverdale Psalter--'Wonders in the Land of Ham').
#tecsun #shortwave #landofham
I was so impressed with the performance of my PL-330, that I bought a second one!
One for home. One for travel.
Amazing performance for such a small receiver.
Definitely. I'm tempted to add another with a more updated firmware (and instructions in English!).
Quite the fascinating world that exists in the radio waves around us!
Indeed. And a bit frightening to think about.
This was fun - so interesting to hear what is out there! That's a nice little receiver - seems to have a lot of good features. Thanks!
It's a way of at least pretending to stay in contact with the outside world, when I rarely leave home! And yes, it's quite a fun little receiver.
Thanks!
Ha Ha love your comment on Ham guys always talk about they Radios or "ham" equipment :)
Fascinating Captain. Thanks. - N Idaho -
Ha Ha love your comment on Ham guys always talk about they gears (equipment) :)
Great ... you are definitely in a good place to have this reception with just the antenna stylus ...
Nice video.
73. Giuseppe..
Thanks for watching!
Just got off the phone with Keito Inc...unpublished little secret...to program a frequency below 3.000mhz, enter the frequency then push the delete button. Awesome, now I can listen to shortwave maritime ship traffic.
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That's curious. I'll have to try that. Thanks!
Ha .. they sell you a highly capable radio that the firmware engineers spent their best efforts on and for lack of a decent manual you could own the radio for 20 years and not know 20% of the Secret squirrel features. Believe me Icom , Yaesu and the like don't to this to you.
With your PL-330 on ETM mode, press and hold the "6" button. If your firmware supports this hidden feature you should see two digits appearing at the clock display. You can change this value from 00 to 04 by rotating the tuning knob. This adjusts the ETM scanning rate, with 00 being the fastest and 04 the slowest.
The catch is that the faster the scanning speed, the fewer number of stations that the ETM system will register. The scan rate adjustment works on later firmware versions like 3305 and 3306 but may not work on earlier versions.
Awesome tip! Thanks!
Firmware 3306 version allows this feature. Checked three weeks ago.
@@josesebastian5986 I was hoping that owners of earlier versions of the PL-330, specifically the one with 550 memories instead of 850 can verify if their radios support these hidden features.
Mine came with 3306 and there's also another undocumented function when I long press the "9" key. I'm not sure what it does but it might be an adjustable dynamic noise reduction feature or an electronic squelch.
Okay, I tried this ETM scan speed feature; my very early (3303) model apparently does not support this.
@@ma-mo Thanks for confirming this, sir. I don't think you purchased a prototype unit. It's just that the Tecsun engineers decided to add on a couple of undocumented features along the way as they refined the radio's firmware.
You won't miss much by not having the ETM scanning rate adjustment. I usually leave my PL-330 on the slowest scan speed so that it registers more broadcasting frequencies.
Best 73s from Malaysia! 🇲🇾😀
Central Ohio, I'm in Ohio as well. Bought an RTL-SDR v3 a few years ago, ever since I've been hooked. Bought an Eton Elite Executive, and an ATS-25, going to be getting a PL330 soon. Going to be upgrading from my RTL-SDR to an SDRPlay RSP1A. An MLA-30+ was a game changer for me (where I live I deal with two noise sources which makes using the telescopic troublesome).
I mainly hunt around MW and SW for OTRs I know 740 and 900 airs them (and I think 680 does as well), and I know 6160 airs them (there's probably a few other SW stations that air OTRs).
Thanks for checking in! I'm pretty much a novice listener but this is a fun device, for sure!
@@ma-mo if you haven't already, check out the OfficialSWLChannel, and there's a channel Todderbert (as well as a discord server).
I've subscribed to both!
@@ma-mo awesome, two great channels.
Sounds great for being a small radio.Sensetive,but very low noise.Thats unusual.Great review.Very little talking and actually get to hear it.
Thanks, Michael.
@@ma-mo 👍🏻
You’re making me want to grab a shortwave radio. I’ve only ever used a website
That's a great way to do it when you're connected. A nice, basic shortwave portable receiver can be had for $20.
@Colin V yeah, the R9012 is very similar to the R909, except it has a little more shortwave frequency coverage, but is a little weaker on FM.
Get one. You'll never regret it
LOL… hams are obsessed with radio just as much as you are compelled to make a video about it!! Oh, lets not for get about this viewing audience!! Good video !!
Good point!
Muito bom parabéns
Hi I am Brazilian, 11780 is Radio nacional da Amazônia from Brazil.73.
Thank you!
i bought PL320 a week ago ,
The pl-320 is very nice if SSB is not needed. And it has some cool features the 330 does not have: favorite button, one more filter width, a stand and an USB-c plug.
Performance is exactly the same as the 330.
@@eldontyrellcorp If you don't have SSb then you also don't have CW That's quite significant for the quality radio buying public. All Marine HF traffic is SSB . All long distance airborne traffic is also SSB.
What clip on antenna were you using?
I have a simple setup: about 20 feet total of bare copper craft wire, around an upstairs window.
So where would tou rank the pl-330 among all your radios?
Good radio for the prizw. But two years after boght it, the charging socket begins to fail contact. With the Tecsun PL310ET the same problem was happens. Tried with a two new cables but problem persists.
That is unfortunate.
I generally use those magnetic chargers, so I don't have to keep plugging in and removing the micro-USB tip. It prevents that wear-and-tear, at the least.
@@ma-mo Thnks for the tip. 🙂 I must try this. For now, I'm using a old phone to charge the battery.
How to cancel the sleep mode? Thanks
How did you pick up so much? 🤔
Fortunate confluence of location and weather conditions, using a long wire antenna, and a sensitive little radio.
@@ma-mo - how long is the wire?
@@donleamon8653 It makes a loop around an upstairs window; total length is about sixteen feet. Approximately.
So it is not possible to tune in faint shortwave signals?
Very challenging, at best.
Can you listen North Korean stations ?
I never have, and I'm doubtful that I could. Would definitely be interesting, though.
@@ma-mo Try monitoring North Korea KRE Eng. broadcasts on freqs: 11735 and 13760 @ 4 UTC. I hear them quite often from my QTH.
Amigos vou dar uma dica aqui pra vocês quem sabe serve pra alguém eu tenho este rádio e gosto muito da battery dele tenho 8 baterias de reserva todas de boas qualidade originais e não carrego elas não recarrego as battery no rádio eu tenho um telefone Nokia 1100 comprei por 10 libras no eBay e uso ele somente pra carregar as battery fica dentro da mochila junto com os rádios nuca tive problema com battery abraço
Can you really call it “yours” if you haven’t removed the sticker?
I like the pop of color.
😂
I kept mine on too. Keeps it looking fresh 😎
QUESTION. At 4:02 noticed it jumped from 7.6m to 9mhz will it pick up 8.992mhz? Im looking for recevier that will pick up that one and 11175khz. Will this unit do it???? Ty in advance
@cablrus1885 You can direct-enter those frequencies. I just tried it. The auto search only covers the broadcast bands, but direct entry of in-between (amateur and suchlike) frequencies works.
@@ma-mo ty very much ill order one in the morning
6115 is WWCR
Thanks! Not sure why I didn't see that on the chart (radio info).
短波和xhdata d808比怎么样
I cannot answer; I have never owned a D808. Sorry! Maybe someone else can answer?
made in china ... no quality
i prefere japanese radios
Thanks for watching, bader heg.
If I were a wealthy man, perhaps I'd have more experience with radios made in places other than China.
Apple iPhones and many high quality electronics are name in China. Most televisions, radios, phones, solar batteries - I could go on and on with examples.
If you are inferring very low cost radio transceivers (HTs) such as the BAOFANGs ($25) as compared to Japanese HTs (>$150) I agree.
The BAOFANG radios are not "bad", they are very popular based on the high number of units sold - you just get what you pay for.
I own a PL-330 receiver and it's quality is VERY good. Also, the current US version of the PL-330 is priced around $70.
I do not consider the PL-330 an "entry level" receiver based on the provided functionality - or its price.
Interesting comment, I'm guessing you have never been to China. This misconception about cheap Chinese products is just that, a" misconception" the only reason the western world has this view on Chinese made products is because consumer demand on low cost items. Most of the top brands we know are either made in China or assembled or have parts made in china. Been to China a few times and Was a real eyeopener. Most of the products made in China for the Chinese market is not sold to the west. They have amazing quality. What stood out most to me was clothing and electronics in particular mobile phones. My wives brother for example has a Chinese mobile phone which cost three times the price of an iPhone and leaves our top phones for dead.
Just saying.
By the way I own a Sony icf-SW 55 which I love and is my favorite radio but I also have a Tecsun pl 660 and pl330 both of which receive just as well. True that the build quality on the Sony is far superior but you can't compare build quality if you don't compare price as well.
Anyway just thought I'd share my two cents worth:)