Re: Need Buying Advice For Ebay & Tecsun pl-380, VERY Confused
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for your interest in the PL-380, and I think you are making a wise
decision to purchase that model.
Both "Anon-co" and "hygt369" are reliable eBay sellers, and you should not
have any trouble ordering from either of them. "Anon-co" was the only seller of
the PL-380 on eBay for about a month, and "hygt369" was the only seller of the
Kchibo D96L model for an even longer period last summer. Both sellers have
shipped many radios to North America, with no buyer complaints that I'm aware
of. There are other PL-380 sellers on eBay who offer slightly lower prices,
but you'll need to take your chances on their reliability.
The currently-shipped PL-380's are almost all the "Version 2" model (see http://www.mediafire.com/file/nimoyajwkzj/WEB-WEB-PL-380-Version-1-or.jpg for
the photo to distinguish the two models in the shipping box), and have the
soft-mute function reduced from the level of the PL-310 and PL-300WT/ G8 models,
making it easier to tune 1 kHz farther away from domestic splatter without
a huge drop off in the DX signal. It's probably unrealistic to expect Tecsun to
improve upon the PL-380 stock loopstick, however, since AM-DXers are not
a very significant portion of the Chinese domestic market to which this
model is targeted. The PL-310 model has a slightly superior stock loopstick, but
also has full-blown soft mute, so it basically depends on your DXing
priorities as to which model would be preferable (as explained in the full
PL-380 review at http://www.mediafire.com/?w4yuzhj2kyz ).
Good luck in your purchase!
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
In a message dated 3/10/2010 6:36:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
cglynn321@... writes:
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