Hi Paul,

 

I have the R-108 and like it. It is heads above the Tecsun PL-380 I had. Sensitive enough for my needs, and very pleasant audio. Sensitivity can be augmented by an external loop of course. No SSB, however. I did find the battery a bit anemic and required charging often. Otherwise, it's very similar in performance to the original C.Crane Skywave, and apparently an Asian clone of that radio.

 

I looked at your site link for the R-108. I was shocked at the price - $130 Australian. I calculated the exchange rate and that's $96 U.S. You can get these on U.S. Amazon in the $45~ range. I wonder what gives there? Is the radio engineered differently?

 

Dan Robinson has a detailed review of the PL-330 on:

 

https://swling.com/blog/2021/04/dan-reviews-the-tecsun-pl-330-portable-shortwave-radio/

 

Jay Allen also has a nice PL-330 review:

 

https://radiojayallen.com/tecsun-pl-330-am-lw-sw-fm-portable-radio/

 

Jay says the PL-330 suffers a bit in sensitivity on the MW band.

 

On the Tecsun PL-368, another Dan Robinson review:

 

https://swling.com/blog/2021/04/dan-reviews-the-tecsun-pl-368-large-receiver-features-in-smaller-vertical-handheld/

 

Apparently it has some problems. Maybe they have been fixed.

 

Good luck with your purchase.

 

73s,

 

Bill