Tecsun pl660 Simple antenna build
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this weeks video we build a simple wire antenna for the tecsun pl660 radio. You can use a random length of wire 5m,10m,15m, what ever you have lying about your shack. You will also need a jack plug and a Crocodile clip to complete the build this antenna is simple to build
I've got two of the Tecsun PL-660 multi-band receivers. They are a good radio 📻 but you DO need to connect up a decent antenna. The better your antenna, the more "Signals" your going to receive.
THANKS for the demonstration. The younger folks especially need to understand these basic principles of Short Wave reception!
thanks for putting this out there... i used soldering kits off amazon to better my soldering skills really helped. and inexpensive
Glad it helped
mate you remind me of my old friend who saldy passed, great guy and great video as Im expecting my first ever Tecsun SW radio in the post in a few daqys! - PS im doing my intermediate on 22/11/22 - fingers crossed de MM7DDX
good luck with your intermediate exam your be fine your have to let me no if you pass and your also enjoy your tecsun SW radio its a good radio
Very good I made one for my a o r ar 8000 hand held wide band recever and its grate on air and cb shortwave and lots of low frequency stuff 👍 I used a b n c connection thanks from uk
Let me no how it goes your have to receive distance stations like ubv76 on 4.625 and see what the signal is like
I always put a ring terminal on the other end. Then I can tie on some line to throw it into a tree, or a hook with elastic, or whatever. You can even attach more wire on it to extend.
Always use heat shrink! It will save the solder connection from breaking, and keep the wire straight or the bends smooth.
Great video Jez. I always thought they only came with telescopic antennas, didn't realize that they had an antenna jack. Must invest in a short wave radio. Cheers!
alwais thought if you plug the cable antenna to the screw of the telescopic antenna.. the same to my old shortwave philips radio
Excellent video Jez, just a quick note that those wire antennas improve DAB signals hugely as well. So it's a win win all around and worth a little bit of effort to maximise your SWL experience :) all the best mate, stay safe 73'.
Thanks for the nice comment I’ll have to try the antenna on dab to see if the signals improve
the similarities of old tech surrounding us in our respective 'shacks' is quite suprising lol ! love the vectrex tho - hope it works ! Will check out the radio, looks a handy one to have around.
yes the vectrex works and thew screen is still very sharp. also got a multi cart for it with all the games on it
Great video Jez thanks for posting 👍
Cheers :-)
Wonderful video Greetings from Pakistan
Muito top gostei muito parabéns…
Great, what about the ground connection ?
Keep em coming Jez 👍👏👏
Very strange: When I connect the wire to the shorter piece of metal on the 3.5 jack - like you did - the radio overloads. When I connect the wire to the longer piece, the signal is good. Why would that be? I use a MONO jack.
Thanks Jez. Another great video. Use mine all the time to great affect. Better even than my PK Loop antenna. What's next fella ?
I gonna be trying a qrp antenna for the ft817 with just wire and a bnc to banana jack plug
good job, very useful!!
I'm wondering about power lines near the antenna. Not thinking electrocution, but rather interference the lines might have with reception. This simple house wiring. I haven't seen anyone post a video on where you shouldn't place an antenna. Your video is great.
Thanks
just curious..why did you use a TRS plug rather than a TS?
Nice too hear somebody from back across the pond . I’m a. XPat living in the States . I have the Tecson 310 and love it .
Where in England are you ? I was from the the Midlands Coventry. Thanks again .
I’m Hertfordshire about 15 mins on the train from King’s Cross
Thanks. Question, does the jack on the radio only have a single contact that only touches the plug’s tip? Or is it a single contact that touches 2 or all 3 plug contacts?
Originál anténa for Tecsun PL 660 - mini jack 3,5 mm MONO !
Nice video. So the bottom part of jack is the ground. Have you tried earthing the ground lead to reduce noise?
No not tried that will do and see if it reduces the noise
Thumbs up!
cheers
En tout cas c'est la radio la plus solide que j'ai possédée depuis 2016. Elle a fait une chute d'un mètre de haut et fonctionne toujours à satisfaction. Je veux la seconder. Prêt à prendre toute la charge. Comment faire? Aidez-moi s'il vous plait.
What better for listening: the cheap little earbud things, or a mini-headset?
I’ve never used earphones in my pl660 receiver so not sure if the radio is stereo with earphones connected
@@2j4ez It certainly is! The FM Stereo reception is good enough for good quality headphones too.
Sir what does this mean PL-330, 360, 660 ?? What r their functions n which 1 will be better for best signals ??
Pl330,360,660 are the model numbers of the radios . The pl360 from what I’ve read online doesn’t have ssb only fm/am. It all depends on your location and what interference you might get from other devices
My pl 600 came with a similar antenna does the 660 not ?
Can we use any of 3.5mm mono, 2 or 3 stages jack? 1:58
You should be able to I just used what I had in the shack
Wo wird denn genau der Draht angelötet? Sieht man nicht so gut. Nimmt man Stereo oder Mono Stecker?
Hello. for radios that only have a telescopic antenna, what is the solution to use a fm radio terrestrial antenna with the coaxial cable? thank.
You could just try placing a piece of wire around the telescopic antenna and hanging it out of the window that may improve results it’s worth giving it a try
You didn't show the difference between with and without the antenna.
Good idea I’ll do a video on that nice one
@@2j4ez Wasn't that the point of the video? Improvement of reception via external antenna? How can one demonstrate improvement (or degradation for that matter) without a comparison "before and after"?
Jez, hi mate, great vid! Do you still recommend the 660? The 680 is £48 more but have heard the 660 is just as good. Any thoughts? Laurie
The 660 is great I’ve never used a 680 so not sure what’s it’s like sorry
@@2j4ez thanks Jez, I’ve just ordered the 660 as the reviews support it well. Going to have a crack at making your antenna too. Thanks my friend …..
@@soldierloz it’s a easy antenna to build I’m not 2 good at soldering but I managed to make it
This kind of wire antenna doesn't need ground pole?
No it’s just for receiving if you was going transmit then you would need to ground the antenna out like I’ve done with my spx 100 and a copper rod
How do you ground a Tecsun radio?
You shouldn’t need to but if you did you could connect a wire any screw and then on to a ground and it should ground it out . I’ve done it with my yaesu ft857d and it seemed to work
It IS a very nice product. I a have one 600 PL SInce 2016. I want anover but i dont haw to do. Hep me please. I have necessary MONEY to bey it. Thanks.
WHY are you using a STEREO plug??? Does your radio have stereo capability????????? My PL - 880 is mono.
The antenna is just a piece of wire the jack is stereo the wire is only connected to one of the connectors think the stereo connector was cheaper than the mono connectors
@@2j4ez I see. Only FM in that radio is stereo.
The older Sony ICF Shortwave portable radio uses a mono plug in the external antenna port. Yes I guess the only way to know for sure about the effectiveness of your stereo plug for external antenna is to do a comparison with/without external antenna. Does reception really improve?
Also a lot of major sellers of these external antenna plugs use mono jacks.
Couldn't understand most of what you said.
En tout cas c'est la radio la plus solide que j'ai possédée depuis 2016. Elle a fait une chute d'un mètre de haut et fonctionne toujours à satisfaction. Je veux la seconder. Prêt à prendre toute la charge. Comment faire? Aidez-moi s'il vous plait.