{"id":14504,"date":"2015-08-26T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T20:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14504"},"modified":"2015-08-26T16:50:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T20:50:18","slug":"universal-radio-used-tecsun-pl-680-for-69-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/universal-radio-used-tecsun-pl-680-for-69-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Radio: Used Tecsun PL-680 for $69.95"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Universal-Radio-Used-Tecsun-PL-680\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I just noticed that Universal Radio is featuring the following used Tecsun PL-680 in their used receiver collection<\/a>. Here’s the description:<\/p>\n

The Tecsun PL-680 receives longwave, AM, FM and SW bands plus VHF Airband. It features a backlit digital display, stereo FM (to ear jack), SSB, clock timer, 2000 Memories, Sync. Detection, ATS and keypad entry. The left side features earphone, external antenna and input voltage jacks. The right side features a variable BFO and tuning knob. The rear panel has a battery compartment for 4 AA cells (not supplied). This PL-680 system includes: box, nice carry case, printed manual and earphone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The price is $69.95 plus shipping<\/a>–very reasonable, in my opinion. The best part is Universal Radio offers a reputable 60 day warranty with all of their used items.<\/p>\n

I regularly check Universal’s used and demo list<\/a>. Occasionally, great bargains pop up and I feel I can always buy from them with confidence as they check over each item before posting.<\/p>\n

Click here to read our review of the PL-680<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just noticed that Universal Radio is featuring the following used Tecsun PL-680 in their used receiver collection. Here’s the description: The Tecsun PL-680 receives longwave, AM, FM and SW bands plus VHF Airband. It features a backlit digital display, stereo FM (to ear jack), SSB, clock timer, 2000 Memories, Sync. Detection, ATS and keypad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4138,3,43],"tags":[3457,479,3456,58],"class_list":["post-14504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deals","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-pl-680","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-680","tag-universal-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3LW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11674,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/a-new-portable-the-tecsun-pl-680\/","url_meta":{"origin":14504,"position":0},"title":"The Tecsun PL-680: A new portable in the works?","author":"Thomas","date":"December 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, Antonio, writes: \"It seems that a new radio is on the horizon. 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