Hi Gary, Thanks for the review of the PL-380. It seems like the PL-310 is a better bet, except for the "soft mute" feature. Perhaps Tecsun will disable the soft mute in the PL-310 at some point in the

Gary DeBock has reviewed the CR-1100. See the link below. http://herculodge.typepad.com/herculodge/2009/06/gary-debock-of-dxer-canada-gives-us-the-essentials-of-the-tecsun-cr1100.html

The Terk loop works well with most small radios. You can get it a little cheaper from Amazon (free shipping, no sales tax). http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Technology-AM-1000-Advantage-Passive/dp/B000069EU

Hello all, The Grundig G8 is on sale for $30 at RadioShack.com through November 30th. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3767071 Regards, Gary

Hi Roy, I wonder why Tecsun chose to leave the soft mute turned off in the PL-380 but turned on in the PL-310. It seems like they should leave it turned off in all of their radios, since it causes the

Hi Roy, I recall that Gary DeBock mentioned that the MW sensitivity of the G8 is affected by the alignment of the coil on the loopstick. Does the G8 not select the "correct" value of loopstick inducta

I can't seem to get into the Photos section of this site. It just says "Connection Refused."

Hi Gary, Thanks for the info. It's too bad Tecsun didn't put a 6-8" ferrite bar in the CR-1100. Perhaps a Quantum Q-Stick velcroed to the back of the radio would perk up the AM sensitivity a bit. The

Hi Gary, As I recall, you have a Tecsun CR-1100. Does it have the same "soft mute" problem as the G8 and the other DSP receivers? What about the hets/birdies on multiple MW frequencies? I see that Ama

Hi Paul, I just tried reading several PDF files in the Files section of this group, and they all work fine for me. Regards, Gary

By the way, when using my E10 with NiMH batteries, but without the aluminum shims, the battery meter registers 4 out of 5 when the radio is off, but the radio won't turn on. With the shims in place, t

I'd try a fresh set of alkaline batteries just to be sure.

Hi Jim, What kind of batteries are you using? I find that some devices don't work well with NiMH AA batteries -- not due to the lower voltage, but because of dimensions that don't exactly match alkali

Hi Bill, I enjoyed your PL-600 review. It seems like a nice radio for $80. I'm tempted to get one, but I'll have to check out that audio harshness issue first. Regards, Gary

If your DT-400W has good reception on the low band and the high band, I don't believe aligning the loopstick coil will help the mid band. When testing the DT-400W, be sure to keep your hand away from

If you want to listen to MW with the radio in a vertical orientation, you'd better stick to radios with a vertical form factor, because those with a horizontal form factor will have the ferrite bar or

Radio Shack just had the G6 on sale for $60 ($40 off). I had one for a week or so. It was more sensitive on MW than my E100 or DT-200VX, but it had quite a few frequencies with internally-generated no

BTW, it's kind of hard to get the DT-400W case back to separate from the front after the three screws are removed. Squeezing near the open end of the battery door and working around the bottom corner,

I just aligned the ferrite coil on my DT-400W yesterday. Basically, I disassembled the radio, removed the circuit board, cleaned the wax off of the ferrite coil with a toothpick, then reassembled it,

Very nice review, Kevin. I believe everything I noticed with the G8 is in your review, along with lots of other good info.