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Brand | TECSUN |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Special Feature | Portable |
Compatible Devices | Earphone |
Connector Type | USB |
Audio Output Mode | Stereo |
Color | Black |
Item Weight | 0.28 Pounds |
Number of Channels | 4 |
Format | WMA |
About this item
- PLL Synthesized AM/FM/SW Radio with DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Technology
- Patented ETM Tuning (Easy Tuning Mode) plus 450 memories
- Includes high-sensitivity AM antenna
- Alarm clock + sleep timer + thermometer + build-in battery charger
- 30-day money back guarantee & 1-year manufacturer's warranty
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Product Dimensions | 6.26 x 1.02 x 2.09 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.5 ounces |
Manufacturer | Kaito |
ASIN | B004QJKO52 |
Item model number | PL360 |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #134,967 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #266 in Portable Shortwave Radios |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | March 3, 2011 |
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Product Description
The Tecsun PL-360 is a portable digital AM/FM shortwave radio. This PLL synthesized receiver picks up a wide range of broadcasting including AM, FM & shortwave. To tune into a station, you can use one of the following 4 methods: Tuning knob, memory, ATS tuning & Tecsun's own & unique ETM (Easy Tuning Mode). Different from ATS, the ETM does a more comprehensive scanning of all receivable frequencies without taking up the memory spaces, it offers you an easy access to all local stations, ideal for traveling. There are also a total of 450 memories available for tuning into your favorite stations. Another unique feature of the PL-360 is its high sensitivity external AM ferrite antenna, which greatly enhances the radio’s AM reception, ideal for picking up long distance AM or stations with weak signals.
With DSP (Digital Sound Processing) technology, the PL-360 offers you excellent listing experience with outstanding clarity & high tone quality.
The PL-360 can be powered by three AA batteries (not included), it also has 5V mini-USB DC input jack. When using the USB jack, the radio can be used to charge the batteries (rechargeable AA batteries only) when necessary.
Frequency coverage:
FM: 87-108MHz;
AM: 520-1710;
SW: 2300-21950 KHz
Accessories include:
Stereo earphones;
External AM antenna;
Soft antenna;
Carrying pouch;
User manual in English
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Customers like the reception, quality and performance of the radio. For example, they mention that it receives AM, FM and SW broadcasts remarkably well, the sound is surprisingly decent and the antenna works well. They appreciate the compact size and the value for money. That said, some disagree on ease of use, and antenna.
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Customers like the reception of the radio. They say that the sound is surprisingly decent, and the reception is nice and clear. They mention that the radio receives AM, FM, and SW broadcasts remarkably well, considering its size and cost. The sensitivity and selectivity are more than sufficient, and there was a noticeable increase in reception. The radio is fine for voice, but it is a little peaky at the high end.
"...the fact that it actually displays the signal strength and signal to noise ratio on the screen so you can adjust the position of the radio, or your..." Read more
"...It's fine for voice, if a little peaky at the high end...." Read more
"...The MW and FM sensitivity is good. I've seen no issues at all with selectivity. A bunch of its features are entertaining...." Read more
"...AM/FM radio and features: Just fine & handy too. Stereo radio sound is surprisingly decent with my Skull Candy headphones...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the radio. They mention it's an impressive little radio, with functional amenities built in. Some say that the quality is very good and that it'll perform well. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's quality.
"...Maybe FUN for DXing... kind of like geo-caching with a LW receiver!" Read more
"...Noted in one review was the tuning knob as being crisp and solid with good indexing. I agree with that...." Read more
"...So its a great quality radio that can be used everywhere for radio hobby and listening. The few flaws are not that important...." Read more
"...I think it's a great starter radio and also a good candidate to take on the road with you wherever you go." Read more
Customers like the performance of the radio. They say it has a belt clip that works well, the AM antenna works well to adjust for good reception, and the functionality is well thought out. The included earbuds work well for listening to music, and it has all the keys and functionality that are well thought. The radio also works well as a direction finder and noise cancelling device. Customers also appreciate the ETM function and the included external AM antenna.
"...The included external AM antenna works great, but generally I can pick the signal up by just rotating the radio around a bit until it sounds clear...." Read more
"..."null" that aligns with the antenna position and works pretty well as a direction finder as well as a noise cancelling aid for both the LW and MW..." Read more
"...The display extras like temperature and signal strength meter works good...." Read more
"...The second benefit is testament to a good implementation of the DSP's ability to report actual signal to noise ratio rather than just signal..." Read more
Customers like the size of the radio. They mention it's compact, small enough to pack with other gear, and can be carried in a shirt pocket. The selectivity is good for a small radio, and it'll fit in your shirt pocket or clip it to your belt. The new technology in even the smallest of these radios is very impressive. The radio is very portable and has a side lit LCD display. Some customers feel the size is remote control sized, so it'd not be the ideal pocket portable.
"...The characteristics I was looking for were: Compact, lightweight, coverage of FM/AM/Shortwave, and easy to use...." Read more
"...I purchased the Tecsun PL-360: I was looking for an easy to use, very portable, AM/FM/Shortwave radio for under a hundred dollars, that was not..." Read more
"...I like the size and features, sensitivity and selectivity is above average, MW antenna jack turned out to be a real plus in my situation...." Read more
"...I liked the compact size, scanner configuration, shortwave coverage, and the neat little AM loopstick antenna, and I still do...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the radio. They say it's well worth the price, fantastic, and definitely worth buying.
"...So, it's not perfect.Highly recommended! It's a great little toy for the price." Read more
"...had in mind and provided some very nice extras that made it well worth the price paid...." Read more
"...4. Audio is good - surprisingly so for its size and price. But see #5:5...." Read more
"...Overall I like this little radio, it is a good value for the money, and works well...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the radio. They say it has an excellent design, with a well-laid out front panel display. Customers also appreciate the slick and easy-to-use one-handed form factor. They also like the non-traditional shape and size.
"...In the right hand the thumb is in charge. LCD Display and button markings are easy to read at arms reach as if holding a book...." Read more
"...there was a station about 100+ miles away coming in fairly clear and listenable. I thought to myself “This is good, but something doesn’t seem right...." Read more
"...The printed graphics on the unit are straight and quite legible. The volume and tuning dials do not feel cheap and give positive feedback when used...." Read more
"...Front panel display - well laid out, and I really like the signal strength meter - this is something that I have never seen on a small portable..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the radio. Some mention that it has a form factor that makes it easy to use, has fine audio, and many easy to understand/use features. They also say that the ETM function is easy to get used to, and the controls are larger. However, other customers say that it is too cumbersome, the instructions are in some strange language, and there is a pretty steep learning curve. They mention that the radio has tiny buttons that can be confusing to learn all of them.
"...for were: Compact, lightweight, coverage of FM/AM/Shortwave, and easy to use...." Read more
"...The buttons are small, but it's a small radio. The enclosed manual has some quirky instructions, but everything is there in it...." Read more
"...in mind when I purchased the Tecsun PL-360: I was looking for an easy to use, very portable, AM/FM/Shortwave radio for under a hundred dollars,..." Read more
"...Surprisingly the front panel controls, although small, are easy to use...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the antenna of the radio. Some mention that the rotatable AM antenna on top is very useful, and the external AM antenna is good for adjusting orientation to minimize static. However, others say that it needs to either have a swiveling antenna or a kick-stand, and that it definitely needs additional antenna.
"...In fact, it is directional. There is a signal strength indicator on the LCD and that responds clearly to movement of the bar antenna...." Read more
"...One downside to this is that it doesn't rotate but I haven't really found the need to gripe about that in practical application...." Read more
"...Audio quality on the AM & SW bands was pretty good, especially considering that the speaker is very small...." Read more
"...Allows you to adjust the antenna direction without moving the radio...." Read more
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I'll touch first on what you want a radio to do, which is be a radio. My favorite feature of this radio, especially on shortwave is the ETM button. The ETM feature allows you to scan the whole band (or multiple bands on SW) for stations that are coming through. This is especially useful for shortwave since the content you can receive varies greatly based on time of day, and solar conditions. So before I sit down to start listening I just perform an ETM scan of the shortwave band (give it about 2 minutes to complete the scan, you can watch what freq it's on with the display), and then I can just dial through the handful of stations I am receiving instead of tuning around endlessly looking for something. this feature isn't as needed for FM and AM since the stations you listen to in your area are pretty much always there. Great for travel, though.
It seems sensitive enough. I like the fact that it actually displays the signal strength and signal to noise ratio on the screen so you can adjust the position of the radio, or your antenna as needed to really lock in to the signal. Also, having a digital display is a huge advantage in SW so you know exactly where you are in the band instead of guessing more or less.
The included external AM antenna works great, but generally I can pick the signal up by just rotating the radio around a bit until it sounds clear. But since AM reception is highly directional having the external antenna on in the headphone style jack is nice so you can just twist that around instead of your whole radio.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see that hitting the display button rotated through several options including the temperature, which as near as I can tell is accurate.
As other reviewers have stated, it's about the size of a TV remote which makes it very easy to stow away in a small compartment in any of my backpacks, or a magazine pouch on a vest. It's not heavy, but it's not so light that it feels flimsy. I haven't tried throwing it against any walls, but it doesn't feel like it's going to come apart in my hands.
On the note of its physical build, there's one thing about it that I really like that I hadn't thought of before ordering it. The expandable whip antenna is housed inside the radio. So if you have the antenna pushed all the way in to the unit, it's not going to catch on things and get torqued off while stowed away with other gear. One downside to this is that it doesn't rotate but I haven't really found the need to gripe about that in practical application.
I've had the radio for a little over a week now, and I'm still on the same 3 AA rechargeable batteries that I put it in when it arrived, and the battery gauge is still showing full. I use it for a couple of hours daily.
The only two cons I can come up with are: It uses 3 batteries, which makes it odd for using batteries that you recharge in pairs or fours since you don't want to mix weak batteries with full batteries, and you can't directly enter a frequency. This is only slightly painful on shortwave, but you can use the band up and down buttons to get you within thumbwheel scrolling distance. I also wish it had SSB receive capability, but for its size and price I couldn't expect it.
All in all, this is a great radio that does everything I want it to do! You'll get to hear plenty of distant shortwave stations with the included clip on antenna, or you can do yourself a favor and get an alligator clip and a spool of magnet wire to run outside (but not too much, or you'll overload it.) Have fun!
1. If you put in a set of batteries, and the radio seems to be non-working, remove and replace the batteries. I don't mean to put in a different set of batteries. Just take them out and put them back in.
2. Check every setting, in particular the 9 kHz/10 kHz setting for AM station spacing. It tends to come up set on 9 kHz, which is wrong for the USA.
3. Pay attention to the display showing signal strength at the antenna on the left, and signal to noise ratio on the right.
4. As with all short wave radios, the bigger your antenna is, and the higher up in the air it is, the better your reception will be.
5. If you use rechargeable batteries, there's a setting to tell the radio about that. It will charge them up internally from a USB power supply.
6. The speaker is tiny, and not really for listening to music with. (It's not a Tivoli Model One either.) It's suitable for short wave, which isn't exactly high quality audio to begin with. It's fine for voice, if a little peaky at the high end.
7. The ETM tuning mode is really handy. It saves you a lot of searching for available short wave (and AM/FM) stations, the radio looks for them and saves them for you in a temporary memory, so they don't get written in stone into your saved stations.
8. My strongest AM station here is at 1170 kHz. It can be received on the Tecsun at double the frequency, 2340 kHz. So, it's not perfect.
Highly recommended! It's a great little toy for the price.
The MW and FM sensitivity is good. I've seen no issues at all with selectivity. A bunch of its features are entertaining. The Signal Strength and Signal/Noise indicators really do work and prove that the assorted antenna options make a difference.
I didn't buy it to use as a MW DXing toy, but it's quickly become one.
I haven't given it much of a workout on the SW bands, but the initial ETS scan (indoors) did pick up stations. For no good reason, I even turned ON the LW band (instructions are in the manual) and that worked. I think that I heard a coded signal from a navigation transmitter. That's interesting but not useful for me, so it's back OFF..
I put in 3 used AA NiMH batteries and set up the Sleep Timer to keep the radio ON. I thought I was testing its power consumption. Several days have passed without recharging and the radio is still running!
A bunch of features that I wouldn't have understood before getting the radio have turned out to be very nice.
The buttons are small, but it's a small radio. The enclosed manual has some quirky instructions, but everything is there in it.
If you hate programming your own home digital thermostat, the radio probably isn't for you. If you refuse to follow instructions, you won't get very far with this radio. But I'm really pleased that I bought it!
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P.S. It's a day since I wrote my original review and I haven't turned off the radio yet. It's still playing an AM station through its speaker... so the battery LIFE is excellent! The battery level indicator shows remaining battery charge still available too, but I'm tiring of the sound of the thing in the background! Maybe I'll stuff into a sock and stash it in a dresser drawer just to see how much longer the batteries will hold up (they are green and black with a copper colored top and labelled "DURACELL RECHARGEABLE AA/HR6/DX1500 NiMH 1.2V/2000mAh". Pretty good, I think!
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P.P.S. Well, another 24 hours has elapsed and the radio is still playing through its speaker. The BATTERY INDICATOR is showing near empty, but it's not yet flashing as promised in the Operation Manual that it eventually will. I'll wait until the radio dies, then recharge through the USB port. I'm not going to report on this again... it's not useful info except to note that battery life really good and not something to be concerned with!
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another note: Using the LW band with the included plugin AM antenna I was able to find (on the ground) the local airport radio navigation approach beacon that I earlier heard at 385 KHz. According to Google Earth, it turned out to be 10 miles from where I first heard it and at an angle of 40° off of the aircraft flight path that it marks.
That antenna shows a significant sharp "null" that aligns with the antenna position and works pretty well as a direction finder as well as a noise cancelling aid for both the LW and MW bands. Maybe FUN for DXing... kind of like geo-caching with a LW receiver!
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Auf die Marke Tecson wurde ich durch Recherche bei Funkamateuren fündig. Sie hat dort einen guten Namen. Das Gerät ist wesentlich zierlicher als erwartet, ich hatte mit dem Format eines alten Walkie-Talkies gerechnet. Schön klein. Bedienung: gemäß dem Grundsatz unseres alten Physik Lehrers (Bedienungsanleitung wegwerfen, dann probieren und selbst lernen) fand ich schnell heraus daß es einen Sendersuchlauf gibt. Im Bereich UHF und SW findet das Gerät viele Sender. Unter SW auch weltweit. Ein Ohr in die Welt ! Und für kommende Krisen, wenn sie denn kommen, eine gute Investition. Hinweis: das Gerät Tecson 360 funktioniert noch mit Mignon (AA) Batterien, das Nachfolgemodell 365 hat einen Akku. Aus Gründen der Einfachheit ist mir das gekaufte Tecson 360 lieber
Reviewed in Germany on July 17, 2022
Auf die Marke Tecson wurde ich durch Recherche bei Funkamateuren fündig. Sie hat dort einen guten Namen. Das Gerät ist wesentlich zierlicher als erwartet, ich hatte mit dem Format eines alten Walkie-Talkies gerechnet. Schön klein. Bedienung: gemäß dem Grundsatz unseres alten Physik Lehrers (Bedienungsanleitung wegwerfen, dann probieren und selbst lernen) fand ich schnell heraus daß es einen Sendersuchlauf gibt. Im Bereich UHF und SW findet das Gerät viele Sender. Unter SW auch weltweit. Ein Ohr in die Welt ! Und für kommende Krisen, wenn sie denn kommen, eine gute Investition. Hinweis: das Gerät Tecson 360 funktioniert noch mit Mignon (AA) Batterien, das Nachfolgemodell 365 hat einen Akku. Aus Gründen der Einfachheit ist mir das gekaufte Tecson 360 lieber
I came across this PL-360 that is also available under other trades names and in the USA under Government Equipment available and for sure of different sales prices. I ordered this item at Amazon and was disappointed about the performance when I received it.
It was my fault as always, radio amateurs think that they know it all. Wrong! Without reading the instruction manual you will be stranded in no time. This is not the old fashioned, as usual, tuning knob device as this is more the latest Easy Tuning Mode facility as used by very expensive Icom IC705 SDR (Software Defined Radio) computer radios.
Tuning was easy if you follow the manual. - The sound is out of this world compared to the dimensions of the radio as well the price. If you use the supplied two different antennae you will find an open world of Short Wave Radio. It is beyond belief what you have in your hands. I used a professional antenna system and I was surprised what I got. It was not less than my highly expensive broadcasting Short Wave receivers. I missed the SSB facility, but then that is not of interest for the normal mortal.
This radio is one of the few essentials for any kind of emergency that occurs frequently in Australia, fires, water, storms, and other unpleasantnesses that mother Nature has to offer frequently. This radio is small and can go everywhere and will inform you what is on and what is not. At least you are informed of what is happening around you. In these uncertain times, it is good to be and keep informed. One never knows what is next happening. The mobile phone maybe not working, out of power, or prevented to connect to the service provider. MW and SW are always working somehow and you are informed.
My advise:
This radio is not a luxury, nor a toy but a necessity and the price is just perfect.