{"id":40148,"date":"2019-10-11T12:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40148"},"modified":"2019-10-11T12:51:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:51:49","slug":"video-comparing-mediumwave-performance-of-the-tecsun-pl-990-and-pl-680","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/video-comparing-mediumwave-performance-of-the-tecsun-pl-990-and-pl-680\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Comparing mediumwave performance of the Tecsun PL-990 and PL-680"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40149\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680-624x340.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-and-PL-680.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to<em> SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Steve Lebkuecher, who shares this video which compares the mediumwave performance of the PL-990 and PL-680:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m9osecPwiq4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/anWfnsWNi_Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Steve Lebkuecher, who shares this video which compares the mediumwave performance of the PL-990 and PL-680: Click here to view on YouTube.<\/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":[373,433,836,3,43],"tags":[7811,4594,479,7810],"class_list":["post-40148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-pl-990","tag-steve-lebkuecher","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-990"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ary","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40100,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/video-comparing-audio-of-tecsun-pl-990-and-pl-680\/","url_meta":{"origin":40148,"position":0},"title":"Video: Comparing audio of Tecsun PL-990 and PL-680","author":"Thomas","date":"October 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Steve Lebkuecher, who shares this video which compares the speaker audio of the PL-990 and PL-680: https:\/\/youtu.be\/anWfnsWNi_Q Click here to view on YouTube. I would love to hear a comparison with the PL-880 since the PL-880's audio is also superior to that of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PL-990-PL-680-1024x545.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PL-990-PL-680-1024x545.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PL-990-PL-680-1024x545.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45288,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/field-notes-comparing-the-tecsun-pl-990x-and-pl-880\/","url_meta":{"origin":40148,"position":1},"title":"Field Notes: Comparing the Tecsun PL-990x and PL-880","author":"Thomas","date":"September 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many of you have been asking about the new Tecsun PL-990, especially as compared with the venerable PL-880. 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Click here to check out their ordering page. In addition, Tecsun Radios Australia is offering free shipping today (Friday 13, 2020). If you've been considering purchasing the PL-990 or PL-990x,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tecsun-PL-990x-PL-990-9.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45895,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/tecsun-pl-990-hidden-feature-toggling-ferrite-bar-and-telescopic-whip-antenna-on-mw-lw-bands\/","url_meta":{"origin":40148,"position":3},"title":"Tecsun PL-990 Hidden Feature: Toggling ferrite bar and telescopic whip antenna on MW &#038; LW bands","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Anna at Anon-Co who recently shared an interesting \"hidden feature\" of the Tecsun PL-990 which allows the user to toggle between the internal ferrite antenna and telescoping whip antenna while on either the mediumwave or logwave bands. Procedure: 1) Turn on the radio and then select either\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-Hidden-Feature-Mediumwave-1-e1602339081219.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-Hidden-Feature-Mediumwave-1-e1602339081219.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-Hidden-Feature-Mediumwave-1-e1602339081219.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tecsun-PL-990-Hidden-Feature-Mediumwave-1-e1602339081219.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52810,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/tecsun-pl-990-ferrite-rods\/","url_meta":{"origin":40148,"position":4},"title":"Tecsun PL-990 Ferrite Rods","author":"Thomas","date":"May 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gareth Buxton, who writes: Hi Thomas I see that Anon-co have the Tecsun PL-990 Ferrite rod aerial for sale. 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