{"id":44780,"date":"2020-08-12T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44780"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:06:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:06:14","slug":"george-reviews-the-new-tecsun-pl-990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/george-reviews-the-new-tecsun-pl-990\/","title":{"rendered":"George reviews the new Tecsun PL-990"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, George Joachim, who shares the following review of the Tecsun PL-990.<\/p>\n

AS George points out, the PL-990 in the following review is not the “export” model Anon-Co will eventually offer for sale later this year. It might be nearly identical in every respect, but at time of posting Tecsun is addressing some final firmware updates the the “export” version prior to starting a full first production run. As we learn more about the various versions of the PL-990 in the wild–compare serial numbers, etc.– we will eventually sort out any nuances between versions.<\/p>\n

George purchased this PL-990 on AliExpress and I am incredibly grateful to read his review of this model:<\/p>\n

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Review of the Tecsun PL-990<\/h1>\n

by George Joachim<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

The Tecsun PL 990 is one of the three new radios offered by Tecsun and according to the news from the company these may be the last developed.<\/p>\n

The other two radios are the Tecsun H-501 and the PL-330. The H-501 is the largest with dual speakers and the PL-990 is of a similar size to the PL-880, PL-680, PL-660 and PL-600. The PL-330 is the smallest and is similar to the PL-310ET and PL-380.<\/p>\n

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The Tecsun PL-990 is a medium sized portable multi-function radio. It has the following features:<\/p>\n