{"id":35423,"date":"2019-01-08T07:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T11:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=35423"},"modified":"2019-01-08T07:25:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T11:25:52","slug":"de1dgk-reviews-the-affordable-tecsun-r-9012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/de1dgk-reviews-the-affordable-tecsun-r-9012\/","title":{"rendered":"DE1DGK reviews the affordable Tecsun R-9012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0DE1DGK, who shares the following mini review of the Tecsun R-9012:<\/p>\n

I also have the Tecsun-R-9012, the little analog brother of the R-920c with digital display, and like to tune over the given bands with it. The sound is loud and clear and speaker-quality seems to be quite good as well. With earphones you can listen FM in stereo sound.<\/p>\n

Either on Shortwave and Mediumwave, selectivity and sensitivity are fantastic for such a little 20\u20ac worldband receiver. On FM, the bigger stations come in fine but it’s not very selective for weaker signals or FM-DX.<\/p>\n

For shortwave, an external antenna like Tecsun AN-05, often overloads the receiver. It’s not recommend to use it for such low cost receivers at all.<\/p>\n

In fact, the serial telescopic antenna works good enough in most of the situations. It could be helpful to shorten telescopic antenna a bit so reception might be better when there is too much RFI around. It depends from band to band. Battery life is amazing. It only needs two AA-batteries and works over months.<\/p>\n

When you look for a basic worldband receiver, the Tecsun R-9012 is one of the best analog devices in the 20\u20ac-price-range. On the internet are out many reviews and tests about this little receiver which are all positive and often outperforms much more expensive worldband receivers. I would rate the Tecsun R-9012 with all pros and cons with 4.5 out of 5. It does perform great. Ideal for shortwave beginners and listeners who like the analog-feeling or those who want a universal little radio with shortwave.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you for sharing your review!\u00a0 I agree–the R-9012 is a safe choice for simple and affordable radio fun.<\/p>\n

Tecsun R-912 retailers:<\/h2>\n