{"id":15847,"date":"2015-11-28T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15847"},"modified":"2015-11-27T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T02:29:10","slug":"simple-hack-changing-the-tuning-knob-on-the-pl-660","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/simple-hack-changing-the-tuning-knob-on-the-pl-660\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple hack: Changing the tuning knob on the PL-660"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tecsun<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, James Patterson, who writes:<\/p>\n

Has anyone ever thought of changing the Tuning knob on the PL-660?<\/p>\n

Putting a larger knob on it makes for much easier turning instead of the very small fiddly knob Tecsun supply.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Tecsun<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding the right plastic knob maybe a problem, needing to insert it over the tuner cam. But modifying another knob off something else is what I did.<\/p>\n

Tricks of the trade!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Tecsun<\/a><\/p>\n

That looks like a very<\/em> simple and effective mod, making the 660 more tuner-friendly for you! Thank you for sharing, James!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, James Patterson, who writes: Has anyone ever thought of changing the Tuning knob on the PL-660? Putting a larger knob on it makes for much easier turning instead of the very small fiddly knob Tecsun supply. Finding the right plastic knob maybe a problem, needing to insert it over […]<\/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":[3,139,26,43],"tags":[3769,330,4461],"class_list":["post-15847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radio-modifications","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-james-patterson","tag-tecsun-pl-660","tag-tecsun-pl-660-tuning-knob-mod"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-47B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50224,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/hidden-connector-on-tecsun-pl-660\/","url_meta":{"origin":15847,"position":0},"title":"Hidden connector on Tecsun PL-660?","author":"Thomas","date":"September 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andy (G0FTD), who writes: Thomas Not sure if you've come across this, but earlier when I was cleaning my Tecsun PL660 and took the main tuning knob off the spindle, I discovered what looked like 4 holes of a hidden connector behind it !\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16501,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/george-demonstrates-the-pl-880-tuning-bug\/","url_meta":{"origin":15847,"position":1},"title":"George demonstrates the Tecsun PL-880 tuning bug","author":"Thomas","date":"January 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"[19 January 2016: Please read this updated post.] In response to Pawel's post about a tuning bug affecting a recent batch of Tecsun PL-880s, SWLing Post\u00a0contributor Georges (F6DFZ) comments: I have posted a new video about this important bug of the PL-880. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3KZFlO-C-Gk I did so because it seems some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PL-880-Tuning-Bug","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PL-880-Tuning-Bug.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PL-880-Tuning-Bug.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PL-880-Tuning-Bug.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30942,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/portable-ssb-radios-for-people-who-are-visually-impaired\/","url_meta":{"origin":15847,"position":2},"title":"Portable SSB radios for people who are visually impaired","author":"Thomas","date":"February 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Svein Tore, who writes: I'm blind. 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