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Tom
Thanks for putting that up - - the more I watch videos on how to use the PL660 the more stupid I feel. I've had mine for 2 years and I still cannot fathom out how to use it. Just far to complicated despite all the enthusiasm people declare for this little rig. I just want to tune a VFO and listen, not get a mental siezure with all the complicated button sequences and hidden obscure functions....
Thank you for this info.
I am waiting for my delivery of a new PL660.
Barry in Canada
+Barry Austin Super. Let us know how you like it.
Great video im getting one of these radios for my birthday and I'm going to rig up an antenna in my bk garden im very new to sw radio wat is the name of the the silver antenna thing that plugs into the radio can I get them on amazon thanks very much Ged in Ireland I also hav a sony icf sw7600 which I'm tryn to learn how to use ..thanks again.
Thanks...this particular video became my quick guide line and source of learning on my new pl660 stay successful. REGARDS
Mohamed Hameedi Thanks.
Tks. Got one in the mail. You are good help. tks agn
This video is EXCELLENT! Just got my 660 not long ago and thanks to the awful, skimp instruction booklet, I was going nuts trying to figure out some features. Your video is a lifesaver, I'll be watching others from your playlist on the 660. :)
Good to hear.
The manual does not sufficiently explain how to set the memory! The memory function is very hard to figure out! …... And that was really the only thing that I bought it for! 😏
Poorly written manual
Toms radio room your Tecsun Pl660 mw Lw fm, streo Air, SW ssb 6 bands receiver is cool iam thinking about getting the Tecsun Pl 660 mw lw fm streo Air SW ssb 6 bands receiver
hi there Tom! first of all I would really like to thank you for putting such great videos here as they were specially helpful for me. I'm from India and am just 21 years old so I can't find any informative person who can help me with this new hobby of radio listening that I've picked up. I also have a TECSUN PL - 660 which I just received yesterday and when I was tuning to LW frequencies, I heard quiet a lot of weird sounds at different frequencies ( weird to me cause I am new ) for eg 315khz LSB. Can you tell me what such sounds are cause I could find many such transmissions on side bands. Also, can you recommend some websites and forums where I can ask more questions and get some answers so I can enjoy this hobby more?
+Siddharth Chauhan Here is one place to find out information about the long wave band. There are a huge number of places to find out information about shortwave radio. Below are some links to get you started. Also I have a number of videos that will help you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwave
www.dxing.com/tuning.htm
I am 14! It’s really fun discovering signals all over the world!
Toms radio ima Tecsun Pl 330. Mw lw fm streo SW ssb 5 bands receiver
You have no idea how helpful your videos have helped me tune my PL660!!! I live in a 14x70' mobile home in a 55+ community. My 'Boxcar' is essentially a 'tin can with windows' and being in Central Ohio I put Gila energy film on my windows. That film is basically Mylar and blocks radio and TV signals and I could hardly get any reception on my PL660. I just put my radio on my screened in porch and did the scan and it was totally amazing as to all the stations coming in!! Thank You So Very Very Much!!!!!!!
You are welcome.
Tom
PS: GREAT VIDEO AS THAT LITTLE RADIO DOES HAVE A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE FOR A NOVICE
HOW DO I changE military time to regular time????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
What’s it with this radio that it drains the battery even without using it!?? Thanks for vid!
Because their still active functions using power.
Hello, I am not finding "sensibility selector" (low, medium e high) in my Tecsun 660. Please, could you help me? Thanks. Marcos Rodrigues.
On the left side, in the middle!
What kind of external antenna do you use? Can you make another video about connected such external antenna to tecsun?
I have many antennas. My best of shortwave is my MegaLoop. See my other videos of my antennas.
I have found that using a pencil with an eraser head is the best thing to use has a stylus !!
Thanks for the suggestion.
i want to connect my tecsun pl 660 but I don't know the type of the connector you use to plug into the receiver with the 3,5 jack: can you help please?
UHF female(also known as a SO-239 connector) to 3.5 MM male Adapter
Hi Tom, I just got this radio. Let's say I am in SW and listening to the time signal on 5000. I turn the tuning knob fast and the radio switches to the FM band. I found no explanation to this. Can you advise?
WOW. That is really strange. Return it.
My thoughts exactly! Thank you!
I bought this same Tecsun a while back and I Love it. very nice Radio. I need to get a good out side antenna. anyone have a good suggestions. Thanks Dan from Southern Oregon.
My best is the Megaloop antenna. You can find it in my Amazon store. See the link above.
@@hamrad88 Hey thanks a lot. I will check that out. Have a great day.
What is the name of the part which converts the large antenna cable to fit into the antenna ext hole in the radio? I will need to buy one but I don't know what its called. Many thanks,
The one I am using is a SO-239 to 1/8'" adapter.
Great many thanks there r so many parts and adapters these days i get lost.
I understand that fully.
You Speak Think Know
Great radio Tom. I also like the semi recessed buttons. Not so recessed that my old fat fingers can't use it, very sensitive to touch. I can't find anything I don't like. It's a good looking radio with a unusual shape which adds to the look. By the way your videos are timeless, I find myself going back over and over as a reference. I have always valued your opinion Tom....God Bless. Brian
Thanks and have a great day.
thanks for your response. Do you have any thoughts on your G5RV antenna vs a Par Electronics EF-SWL.? I'm only interested in receiving and noise seems to be a problem as I live on a boat. thanks again. Captain Vic
Enjoy your vids!
My Tecsun 880 is receiving a lot of noise, no matter where in the house, plus I've an electrical utility line within yards of the house.
It matters not which way my random long wire is run.
I'd like to enjoy SWL as I do amateur radio, so please advise which antenna would solve my problem.
Thank you!
N4ANO
A loop antenna may help. See my recent testing of the Megaloop antenna.
@@hamrad88
Indoors or outdoors?
I presume that indoors might be better because of the electrical utility line just yards from my house, but then I'm sure that my house, like many these days, has it's share of RFI.
SO - what is your suggestion, please, fellow Floridian?
73
N4ANO
@@usernamemykel Either
@@hamrad88
Thanks!
@@hamrad88 Thanks!
Tom sir here i see you in video # 0466 with the Pl 660tecsun, i would like you to show to the fisture of your antenna coupling please unhuck your antena and show the nmetod of coupling fixture that you use
SO-239 to 3.5 mm plug adapter. You can get them from Amazon.
Where did you get that aerial adapter plug from? and what is it called?
SO-239 Jack UHF Female SO239 to 3.5mm Mono 1/8". Amazon
@@hamrad88 thanks for that!
what is the impedance of the Tecsun Pl-660 antenna input jack? thanks
Probably 50 ohm but that is only a guess.
Hi Tom, hope your still doing well. Thanks for the great information.
Still hanging in there. Have a great day.
@@hamrad88 Thanks Tom, I have been playing with my PL 660 today, using what you showed me. Take care.
This is about the third comment I made in the last couple of years. Every time I need to know something I just come to your videos. LOL it's much easier to see hands on example. I didnt get a book with my 660 only a CD. Any way thanks Tom.
You are very welcome and thanks for stopping by.
A trick tip for those small buttons: use pencil with eraser rubber on it. Function 1 - pencil to write down DX hits, func2 - non-scratch stylus. This way one could operate with glowes on.
I have a Tecsun PL-660 and the manual doesn't give me a clue as to how to tune it or find shortwave stations around the world. I have been searching for a shortwave radio with a manual analog dial that will allow me to tune in overseas broadcasts, but once I found this You Tube video, I now have a better idea as to how to use all the features of this radio. Thanks very, very much for the great video, your help has proven to be very useful!!!
You are very welcome.
the battery drainage on this unit is absolutely astonishing....
thats counting from 001 its not pages its just counting up
I have that radio, anyone find, even if you dont use the radio, the batteries drain fast?
Have not found that to be a problem with mine. Mine is the latest version.
Tom
What is this coax adapter called? I need a couple of these and cant find what they are on Ebay in Germany.
Here is an example.
www.americanradiosupply.com/uhf-female-to-3-5-mm-male-phono-plug-coaxial-adapter-connector/?gclid=CjwKEAiAs_PCBRD5nIun9cyu01kSJAA-WD-r_nw92Gquc14C5n7gCc3iXxIMraY0tJixkzKQQb2sThoCcdjw_wcB
Is there a way to scan the air band? I wanted to store my local airport frequencies and then scan through them in the PL-660. Does ATS work for the air bands?
Not that I know of. Besides a cheap scanner radio will do a much better job of scanning the air bands but of course that means another radio. You should be able to get a cheap one for under $20.
Tom
I just received a brand new pl-660. The two small knobs are super tight. The tuning knob has an extremely small amount of lateral play. Very small. Normal?
Not normal but the Chinese radios are know to vary from radio to radio. I always suggest getting these radios from a seller with a good return policy.
hamrad88 can you get metal knobs for these?
@@franciscole3039 Seems like I saw someone selling replacement knobs but I don't think they were metal. Anon-Co is one place.
hamrad88 thanks. Does it makes sense to buy spare knobs and antennas for radios? Or do they generally last if not abused.....
@@franciscole3039 I am very careful and have never had a problem with my 300 or more radios.
I FOUND YOUR VIDIO VERY GOOD IVE JUST GOT MY SELF A NEW 660 AND I WILL KEEP WATCHING OUT FOR YOU KEEP UP THE VIDIOS THERE GRATE I AM DISLEXICK SO READING THE PAMFLART IS NEAR ON INPOSERBULL TO DO SO PLEASE KEEP SHOWING ME HAW TO WOPRK IT THANX NEW TO SHORT WAVE RADIO ITS GRATE IAN FROM CENTRAL UK
Thanks for your comments and good luck with your new radio.
I had a escon 3way got from walmart the bulb I think quit
P.S. I have a 7M roll-up Kaito antenna that I'll string outside and feed in through a window and then I should enjoy 'listening to the world' on my PL660. Thanks again, you surely made my day!!!
Keep the part of the antenna that is inside as short as possible as to reduce the amount of noise entered into it.
Tom
Does the radio come with a screen protector ? Is there one on yours ?
Don't remember. Doesn't look like I had one on it in this video.
Thanks Tom I was wondering as I've purchased a second hand one but it's got scratch's on the screen I thought it might have a small screen protector but I don't think there is .
Airband is non existent on mine it's just noises I'm wandering if it's because of the new 8.33 khz steps there using now. I'm close to an airport aswell. There seems to be a lot of normal stations on 40 meter band coming through on this radio which is rather strange as I don't hear it on other ssb radios. The radio picks up a lot of interference during the day so it's night time use only for me. my tuning knob is sticky I might replace it with a bigger one and try cleaning the inside. My charging port is really loose so I'm just going to use rechargeable separate batteries . It's sad there's not many SW stations left anymore from 4000 to 10000 MHz there's stations and ssb but apart from that I hear nothing on the SW spectrum. . My main concern with the radio is the build quality it's very creaky I don't think it could take a knock easily.
@@neilcampbell4833 Try short-wave.info for a listing of shortwave stations on the air at any given time. There is still a lot but reception is poor right now with the low SFI.
hello can i ask you why i have to tune the fm band always higher than the station is? When the Station is at 88.80here in Germany than i have to tune my 660 to 88.85 to have perfect reception and my 380 has better reception at shortwave at home than the 660?!
You shouldn't have to do that. Must be a problem with the radio.
hmm sounds not good i have to contact the person i get it from. Thank you
Tks Tom, Interesting video.
Hey thanks for the video but I’m stuck in a sticky situation. Every station (frequencies) that I tune to, it always makes this static noise.
Any help?
Does it do this on all bands (AM, FM, SW)?
Thanks very helpful. I found the included pamphlet to be lacking.
You are very welcome and have a great day.
Hi, I've got a tecsun pl660 and was wondering if I can improve the reception with an external aerial. If so what would you suggest please. Regards mole
mole meade In general an external antenna will greatly improve reception. The key is to use shielded cable to bring in the signal from the outside antenna. Please see some of the my reviews on selecting or making antennas. There are a number of books out there that I have reviewed that will suggest a number of types of antenna you can use. There are many factors that go into setting up an antenna, like how much room do you have for the antenna, how high can you have an antenna and are their any restrictions in your area about having an outside antenna. If you have further questions, you can email me at trrs73@gmail.com
Tom
What battery mode does it need to be in if I'm just using the a.c. adapter with no batteries?
I am not sure. I have always used mine with batteries as the AC adapter could cause AC noise.
what are you using for an external antenna?
It probably was my G5RV antenna.
Tom excellent probably one of your best reviews didn't realise the radio had so many features and you explained things so well.Thankyou sir..
You are welcome.
Tom
Great video. Buying one of these at the end of the month. Your video has helped me make my mind up. Work alongside my Sangean 909. Many thanks for posting.
Thanks for the report. Let us know how you like it.
Thanks for this video. I received my PL-660 today and your info is very helpful! 👍👍👍
Super. Keep us posted.
Very nice tutorial Tom, I have a PL-660 and I have never gone through the whole manual, and learned a l lot of new features from you I did not know about. For example mine has always been on auto tune mode, I did not know you could set it for slow or fast alone. I really like some for those scanning features that I have never used before either. Thanks for posting. 73, Tom
PS. I was still watching right to the end...
You are most welcome and thanks for the comments. You are a good man to watch it to the end. :)
Tom
Been looking around and still haven't figured whether this is a DSP receiver or good old analog.
We have the dreaded soft muting circuit where very weak signals can get cut off.
@@hamrad88 I see. Among my collection I have a PL-450. I can tune it around and it never mutes. Considering this, the PL-660 might be a different experience. I also have an XHDATA D-808. You're saying the muting is similar? Thanks!
Just got mine this morning using it with my 40ft longwire. Your videos helped me decide that getting the pl660 was worth it! Thanks
jordanh999 You are very welcome. Keep us posted on your experiences with it.
I just got my 660 in today and I'm a bit miffed. It tunes a total of zero local AM radio stations. Nothing, nada, zip. My crappy under the counter GE clock/radio picks up the main ones as does pretty much any AM transistor radio I've ever used here. I was under the impression this thing was some kind of super radio. Wow what a disappointment.
Mine works fine.
Mine works great on SW, which is really what I want to be honest but it would be nice to at least hear WCOA and WBSR. Some research reveals the 660 isn't a superstar on AM reception, odd that. FM on it is stellar. Oh well, I just bought an R-1000 and it's on the way. Maybe it'll do the job.
The problem with portable radios like this is that the built-in MW antenna is so small. Like I said mine works fine on MW but we have a ton of strong MW stations near by. I wish I still had my R-1000 but unfortunately it was one with a bad drift problem. A friend had one and it worked great but he would not sell it to me. :(
today I received degen de215 pocket radio which brought for night listening, at outdoor it work well but it has not receptions in bedroom with external wire antenna or without external wire antenna due to sealling fan.. now I want buy a new Tecsun Pl-660 ..so my quastion is pl660 can work well in bedroom where electricity disturbances mostly Fan ?? please give me some advice for hearing clear reception in electricity disturbances ..
thanks
+Jitendra Patel The simple answer is that most radios will have problems from rf noise generated by other appliances inside your house. This can be solved by listening outdoors as you found out or have an outdoor antenna. The most important thing about an outdoor antenna is that it has to be brought into the house with shielded cable. Shielded cable will prevent the rf noise inside the house from getting into the antenna. I hope this helps.
Tom
+hamrad88 thank you.. I will try to make DIY shielded cable antenna..
+Jitendra Patel You are very welcome.
how would i know what international band for mexico?? what number it is?
They could be using any of the bands.
Hi hamrad88! Thanks so much for your excellent informational video! I bought the Tecsun pl-660 some years back and I have been very much oblivious to its tuning capabilities until I watched your video. I am very excited about using it going forward! I was wondering if you, or anyone here could advise me on how to record from the radio. I am interested in contributing to the SW archive (shortwavearchive.com/archive?month=10-2017) as a little project but I am not sure what I would need to do this. Can I connect a cable to the radio and use some software to do this? I appreciate any help or advice you can give me!
Yes, there are many programs to do this and the one I use which is very simple to use is Scanner Recorder which has a VOX option.
@@hamrad88 Thanks you hamrad88! Do I need a special kind of cable to connect the radio to a recording device?
@@stewartkilleen675 No.
What antenna are you using in this video?
G5RV
@@hamrad88 Maybe it’s time I get one of those I have to figure out how to hook that up
@@franciscole3039 If you have the room.
@@hamrad88 i have two old directv satellites on my house with the coax. Can this somehow be used a an antenna?
@@franciscole3039 not for shortwave.
How well does it detect uvb 76 from New England
Andrew Paes really good
Hi hamrad88
Hello
Tom, another great video.... but for me, I have a lot of different radios and the memory functions and other features for the PL660 is just to much for me. By the time I get around to using this radio, I have forgotten how to use the memory features. So, I only use the direct entry and manual tuning.
I know what you mean. :)
Had the same problem with Sony ICF 7600! LOL! Never use it much, finally the battery leaked out and ruined the volume and jog buttons, didn't work any more.
Agree. But don’t feel obligated to use every single feature. Just use what pleases you.
I’m an elder HAM with quite a few radios and the new rigs are overwhelming. 73s ツ
I accidentally turned air on, how do I turn it off.
I tried pressing the air button a second time but that won't do anything
Great and fun video. Thank you!!!!
+Raul Girao You are very welcome.
THANX for the detailed info!
+Alex You are welcome.
Link for playlist?
Dean Denton Go to my channel page and select Playlist and it will show you all my Playlists.
Tom
Whare can u fiend one and how much
Not sure what your question is.
@@hamrad88 whare can u fiend a raido like yours we don't have a raido shack anymore
Most of the radios I review come from either Amazon (for new ones) or Ebay (for used ones).
The most important thing to me was that after 30 minutes of scanning there was not even a station to transmit out there!!! I wonder why they dont give these radios as a gift. I finally would had my radio.
Thanks for your informative videos, and I really would like to know which kind of external antenna are you using in this video, and which kind you recommend for my pl -880
thanks
+ali almesri I am using an G5RV antenna.
I'd the batteries USB rechargable?
is
You need to use the included AC adapter to recharge the batteries.