Thanks Andy (and Rick), Tracking the serial numbers of new PL-380's with additional digital noise is a good suggestion. It seems like no PL-380's with this issue started showing up until early

Correct my posting I was referring to the Degen DE32 that I gave to my buddy after comparing it to my Kaito KA321. I have not had a chance to compare a Degen DE19 to my Degen DE1105 which is my

I had one for two weeks with intentions of giving it to a buddy, which I did. I found it easier to tune than my Kaito KA321, but with less sensitivity - note that the specs for it show it to be less

Yes, they certainly weren't designed for easy maintenance. I started taking one apart to look at the RF section, but once I got deeper into the radio, decided to put in in the "when I get a round

Ah very interesting! Mine is an Amazon purchased model. S/N is: 36920130400299 (inside battery compartment). Solder quality on this one is less than impressive but I didn't see anything worth

Could be a batch that all have a missing capacitor somewhere, that made it through QA. Would be worth comparing serial numbers. I just finished repairing and aligning an Icom IC-R71A that had an

Hi Rick, Very few of these "supercharged" 7.5" Longwave loopstick PL-380's have been built, so there may not be enough DXers owning them to give you some valid answers, or suggestions. Most of these

Hi all, I'm trying to determine if I have a bad sample or if my supercharged PL-380 is acting normally. The radio is hearing its own LCD screen on a large swath of the LF and lower AM band. There ARE

Tim, I have the DE1126, which appears very similar to yours but adds an mp3 recorder. Mine works well on FM; MW is ok; SW is pathetic. Maybe I got a defective one, or maybe the mp3 recorder interferes

Anyone (besides me) have this interesting little radio that certainly qualifies as an ultralight? It's available on that well-known auction site. I've had mine for several months now and although I

Hello All, What sounded like a very promising band around 1310 hit the skids here around 1330, with Asian propagation seeming to take a swoon just before the usual peak sunrise enhancement time.

If it is true, this will be astonishing... ---In ultralightdx@..., <D1028Gary@...> wrote: Hi Andy/ Andy, From what I understand after talking with Tao Qu and other Chinese friends, the Tecsun and

1520 KOKC OK Oklahoma City OCT11 , 1720 MST, HSFB p-b-p , Eagles vs. Lions . KOKC running Moore HSFB again this year . Almost local-like rx, strong and alone on the frequency , heard

Hi Andy/ Andy, From what I understand after talking with Tao Qu and other Chinese friends, the Tecsun and Degen companies have the same ownership, although they attempt to maintain completely

Hello All, Nigel is certainly correct that this was a very unusual morning. At 1320 a quick check of the band (on a modified ICF-2010 spotting receiver) revealed the Asians to be in full clunker

Dear Gardner, I think that Tecsun's worldwide distributor based in Hong Kong also deals with Degen products. It is unusual to take charge of products from a rival company, but I suppose it is due to

Hi Andy, When I visited Tecsun's Hong Kong corporate office a few years back, I bought 2 Tecsun PL-380's and a Degen DE1123. They had lots of Degen products on display. Cheers, Andy ZL3APG

Mr Gardner, I don't believe that Degen and Tecsun are the same company. The company names and locations are different: Tecsun in Dongguan and Degen in Shenzhen. However, Kaide and Kchibo (who make

I'm pretty sure Degen and Tecsun are one and the same. Maybe they use different factories for different products? Andy ZL3APG

I disassembled one of the two Degen DE321 in my own and I found out that the tuning is done by a ordinary (cheap) carbon variable resistor! (see the attached photo) I doubt how durable the component