{"id":23386,"date":"2017-01-14T08:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T12:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23386"},"modified":"2017-01-14T08:38:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T12:38:15","slug":"tecsun-pl-880-richard-shares-winter-dxing-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/tecsun-pl-880-richard-shares-winter-dxing-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecsun PL-880: Richard shares winter DXing notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Richard Langley, who lives in New Brunswick, Canada, and sent the following update earlier this month:<\/p>\n

I often go outdoors to escape the RFI generated in and around the house, which can be even worse during the holidays with all the LED Christmas displays.<\/p>\n

Trouble is, the snow is getting a bit deep for the trek to the back of the cleared part of my yard.<\/p>\n

The attached photos show my setup on New Year’s Day to record Stephen Cooper’s DigiDX<\/a> program over WRMI.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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One thing about DXing and SWLing outside in the winter is that the knobs on the Tecsun PL-880 can become stiff to turn if it’s too cold and the battery doesn’t last as long as when it’s warm outside. Best approach is to go out with a fully charged battery, tune to a particular frequency and record the audio for later playback.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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[…]I’ve also noted on a couple of occasions that the Tecsun will shut itself off after a few hours in really cold weather (around -20\u00b0C). And it’s not that the battery power is exhausted. I can turn it back on manually and it shows plenty of battery capacity remaining.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for sharing your notes, Richard! It certainly looks like a winter wonderland at your home. I like how you’ve made such a lightweight, portable station that protects the PL-880 from moisture.<\/p>\n

Paul Walker<\/a> also uses the PL-880 extensively in Galena, Alaska–in some very<\/em> cold temps as well.\u00a0Perhaps we can compare notes.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> What radios do you use\u00a0outdoors in winter conditions? Please feel free to share your experiences!<\/p>\n

By the way: I should offer my sincere apologies for sharing beautiful winter wonderland scenes while many of our dear readers in Australia are coping with a sweltering heatwave<\/a>! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Perhaps we should also be sharing notes about high temp outdoor DXing!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, who lives in New Brunswick, Canada, and sent the following update earlier this month: I often go outdoors to escape the RFI generated in and around the house, which can be even worse during the holidays with all the LED Christmas displays. 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