wizardb
Member
I purchased this radio about a week ago and I have to say I am very impressed considering the relatively low cost. Before anybody starts, Yes it is a Chinese made radio, but have you checked the 'Made in" label on your radio? The wall wart is questionable and the included rechargeable batteries are junk. But I never use the wall wart, I don't recharge my batteries in the radio, and in fact I prefer good old alkalines.
My main desire was for a decent portable shortwave receiver. This one is nice. Seems to be solidly built, knobs are not loose and wiggly, buttons feel firm and solid. I like the looks of the Grundig rubberized coating and this radio is shiney black but thats ok. I plugged in my long wire (about 60 ftl) and the radio does a fine job of pulling in shortwave frequencies. I live in western Tennessee and its not the ideal area for shortwave reception but his little portable does an admirable job. It has SSB and synchronous detection which I really haven't done much with yet. The external atenna doesn't seem to overload the radio as much as some of the others I've had. I had a Grundig G5 some time back and I got rid of it (big mistake) but this PL-660 is a good or better than the G5. Glad I took the chance on it. For my needs it will do the job.
My main desire was for a decent portable shortwave receiver. This one is nice. Seems to be solidly built, knobs are not loose and wiggly, buttons feel firm and solid. I like the looks of the Grundig rubberized coating and this radio is shiney black but thats ok. I plugged in my long wire (about 60 ftl) and the radio does a fine job of pulling in shortwave frequencies. I live in western Tennessee and its not the ideal area for shortwave reception but his little portable does an admirable job. It has SSB and synchronous detection which I really haven't done much with yet. The external atenna doesn't seem to overload the radio as much as some of the others I've had. I had a Grundig G5 some time back and I got rid of it (big mistake) but this PL-660 is a good or better than the G5. Glad I took the chance on it. For my needs it will do the job.