I've decided to make this part of my Xmas stocking this year. I love handheld radios mostly for commercial stations. I can get a cheap DAB unit but this gives me a huge range of station and frequency options and is likely to last me a good few years. I like the fact it runs of a Nokia battery and has an external antenna port. I'm a Ham operator but haven't picked up a radio in years. I think SWL is better for me as I love the strange and unusual so I'm imagining nights in the yard looking for far off transmissions. For this price it's well worth it for any radio enthusiast.
hamrad88 - Actually the Tecsun PL-368 / CountyComm GP-7 has a 4th Antenna for Shortwave/AM , its the Roll up clip on Antenna by Radio Shack / Sangean , you can use it in your Radio Room , with Push Pins to support the Wire , or a Bush or Tree. CountyComm also sells the Roll up Antenna too.
Short whip antennas can perform extremely well on long and medium wave, provided the antenna employs the design concept of having a FET with an extremely high input Z. One can purchase such antennas, even those employing only a very small patch of PCB as the element. Likely require grounding though.
Nice video Tom. You can plug in a random wire antenna into the antenna socket as well for MW/LW. Here in the UK I can pick up over 50 MW stations at night on my PL-360, some from Spain and France. I use a 50 feet EFW, grounded through a 1:9 balun then into the radio with a 3.5mm mono jack. It also works on SW and FM, this range of radios from Tecsun are some of the most versatile in my opinion. Are there any other pocket radios that have an external antenna jack that works on MW? I can’t think of one, be interested to know if there are others if anyone knows? 👍🏼
Great demo, thanks. I do think a 49:1 Unun (Transformer) coil wil drastically enhance reception. You can wind those yourself and they give incredible selectivity on a lot of bands. The big problem with these telescopic antennas is the resistance in ohm (Impedance) of up to 3000 Ohm's. This Radio want's 50-75 Ohm's to be adequate. The 49:1 Unun Transformer coil wil adjust those values to a normal 50-75 Ohm's. That's why the reception is exceptional on all bands between 500KHz - 1750KHz. You might get 100 channels instead of 14. A good Noise blanker and noise filter is what you want to have even crisper audio. Some Malachite receivers have just that.
Thank you for your review. I am thinking of buying this radio. I would like to listen to AM radio stations here in Italy. The 'external antenna seems inefficient to me. What do you suggest for me to use the Tucsun PL 368 at home?
Thanks for the video, Tom. Hopefully, it's a case in which the RFI ambient of your office (at least at this time of day) is sufficient to cancel the effectiveness of the "T" ferrite antenna. (Otherwise, Tecsun would surely not have gone through the trouble of including it).
I have been looking for a small portable and the Retekess TR105 has been high on my list since the Eton pocket requires AAA batts and I feel that is too wasteful. This radio, a bit more expensive but not unreasonably so is very interesting and since I have a couple Tecsun radios, it's really high in the running. Thanks for the reviews of this radio, very helpful and interesting. I do have a question, does the internal AM antenna disconnect when the external is plugged in?
mine works on all 3 antennas ... ni.ce radio... i have not run the SSB bands... ...I compare it to the Retekess tr-105 ( different band selection ) for a mini multi band radio its pretty dang cool.
Greetings and salutations Tom, how can I send you an audio file on my Tecsun PL-368 when I am hearing the audio producing a warbling/distortion effect in the audio?
Good time! Do not tell me, I turned on FM on 64 - 108 and it does not accept anything up to 87. Works on all bands from 87 to 108. How about you? I will be grateful for an answer.
I thought may be turn but I could not find anything in the manual about it. It does have arrows on the ends and it does turn but has no effect that I have noticed.
Lovely radio but I have a serious problem with my PL-368 with fw version 3682, the other day I had it on charge, when I took it off charge and turned it on the AM section (MW,LW,SW) was completely deaf...even using the "hidden" feature by long pressing 3 for internal vs external antenna made no difference, it's completely useless now (except FM is fine) so is there was way to reset this radio?
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I've decided to make this part of my Xmas stocking this year. I love handheld radios mostly for commercial stations. I can get a cheap DAB unit but this gives me a huge range of station and frequency options and is likely to last me a good few years. I like the fact it runs of a Nokia battery and has an external antenna port. I'm a Ham operator but haven't picked up a radio in years. I think SWL is better for me as I love the strange and unusual so I'm imagining nights in the yard looking for far off transmissions. For this price it's well worth it for any radio enthusiast.
I just bought one used at the Tampa ham fest. $50. Works great. Your video helps me how to use it.
A great comparison of the results of the antenna options using this radio!
Thanks and have a great day.
hamrad88 - Actually the Tecsun PL-368 / CountyComm GP-7 has a 4th Antenna for Shortwave/AM , its the Roll up clip on Antenna by Radio Shack / Sangean , you can use it in your Radio Room , with Push Pins to support the Wire , or a Bush or Tree.
CountyComm also sells the Roll up Antenna too.
Thanks
Short whip antennas can perform extremely well on long and medium wave, provided the antenna employs the design concept of having a FET with an extremely high input Z. One can purchase such antennas, even those employing only a very small patch of PCB as the element. Likely require grounding though.
Thanks
Nice video Tom. You can plug in a random wire antenna into the antenna socket as well for MW/LW. Here in the UK I can pick up over 50 MW stations at night on my PL-360, some from Spain and France. I use a 50 feet EFW, grounded through a 1:9 balun then into the radio with a 3.5mm mono jack. It also works on SW and FM, this range of radios from Tecsun are some of the most versatile in my opinion. Are there any other pocket radios that have an external antenna jack that works on MW? I can’t think of one, be interested to know if there are others if anyone knows? 👍🏼
Thanks for your report. I know of no other radios that can do that. Have a great day.
Thanks Tom, same to you. I’d love to pick up one of those PL-368’s but not seen any in the U.K. yet.
Another variable in the reception of MW stations is the wattage they use to power their broadcast transmission.
Very true and some stations vary their wattage output during the 24 hrs.
Great demo, thanks. I do think a 49:1 Unun (Transformer) coil wil drastically enhance reception. You can wind those yourself and they give incredible selectivity on a lot of bands. The big problem with these telescopic antennas is the resistance in ohm (Impedance) of up to 3000 Ohm's. This Radio want's 50-75 Ohm's to be adequate. The 49:1 Unun Transformer coil wil adjust those values to a normal 50-75 Ohm's. That's why the reception is exceptional on all bands between 500KHz - 1750KHz. You might get 100 channels instead of 14. A good Noise blanker and noise filter is what you want to have even crisper audio. Some Malachite receivers have just that.
Thanks for the info and have a great day.
@@hamrad88 Yes, i admit i am a novice Radio Listener. Most of what i comment upon is already known.
@@QUADBOYification No problem. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
Thank you for your review. I am thinking of buying this radio. I would like to listen to AM radio stations here in Italy. The 'external antenna seems inefficient to me. What do you suggest for me to use the Tucsun PL 368 at home?
Thanks for the video, Tom. Hopefully, it's a case in which the RFI ambient of your office (at least at this time of day) is sufficient to cancel the effectiveness of the "T" ferrite antenna. (Otherwise, Tecsun would surely not have gone through the trouble of including it).
Yes, I think it makes the radio too sensitive and therefore picking up all the rf noise in my office. Will need to test it outside.
I have been looking for a small portable and the Retekess TR105 has been high on my list since the Eton pocket requires AAA batts and I feel that is too wasteful. This radio, a bit more expensive but not unreasonably so is very interesting and since I have a couple Tecsun radios, it's really high in the running.
Thanks for the reviews of this radio, very helpful and interesting. I do have a question, does the internal AM antenna disconnect when the external is plugged in?
Don't know for sure but my guess is Yes.
mine works on all 3 antennas ... ni.ce radio... i have not run the SSB bands...
...I compare it to the Retekess tr-105 ( different band selection ) for a mini multi band radio its pretty dang cool.
Greetings and salutations Tom, how can I send you an audio file on my Tecsun PL-368 when I am hearing the audio producing a warbling/distortion effect in the audio?
Good time! Do not tell me, I turned on FM on 64 - 108 and it does not accept anything up to 87. Works on all bands from 87 to 108. How about you? I will be grateful for an answer.
Pretty cool radio but sort of hard to put it into ones pocket. Reminds me of the CB band Walkie Talkies of the 60's
Yes, that is why they include the belt clip. Have a great day.
Tom, does the t-shaped antenna, knobs on end move (arrows), like a tuning capacitor. ?
I thought may be turn but I could not find anything in the manual about it. It does have arrows on the ends and it does turn but has no effect that I have noticed.
@@hamrad88 This is something to investigate! Turning the two knobs?
How are longwaves turned on? Only the middle ones work for me.
To select the LW frequency band, power
on the device and then quick press the [ MW/LW ] button twice.
@@hamrad88 It doesn't work for me, I only have medium waves.
@@retros1299 Are you not getting in LW or is it just not receiving anything?
@@hamrad88 I turn on the radio and there is only MW, when I press it twice nothing changes.
Lovely radio but I have a serious problem with my PL-368 with fw version 3682, the other day I had it on charge, when I took it off charge and turned it on the AM section (MW,LW,SW) was completely deaf...even using the "hidden" feature by long pressing 3 for internal vs external antenna made no difference, it's completely useless now (except FM is fine) so is there was way to reset this radio?
Incearca sa scoti bateria din aparat si apoi sa o pui inapoi in aparat.Astfel se reseteaza...incearca.
@@ctinepu I did ty that...it doesn't work. The problem with with the silicon labs chip.
@@tonymagnier9846 ok
Awesome
Hello perhaps you should try the etm scan it might be better. As always thanks. Ron. Z.
Will do.