{"id":60296,"date":"2024-07-31T07:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T11:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=60296"},"modified":"2024-08-01T06:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:11:20","slug":"dan-updates-his-tecsun-s-2200x-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/dan-updates-his-tecsun-s-2200x-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan updates his Tecsun S-2200x Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this update to his original Tecsun S-2200x review<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>TECSUN S-2200x: Some Updates<\/h1>\n

by Dan Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since my original Tecsun S-2200x review<\/a>, I have run additional tests on the S-2200x and have the following observations, and responses to some comments. I continue to test this receiver, but conclude that really if one has to have just one radio \u2013 which I think is usually not the case \u2013 one cannot really go wrong with any of the Tecsun portables, whether the 2200x, or S-8800, H-501, or PL-990. With that said, here are my additional observations on the 2200x:<\/p>\n

OVERALL RATING:<\/strong> At the end of my original main review, I said that assuming Tecsun can maintain a high level of QC in production, and considering that the important RECAL feature has been retained, and that the radio has no muting, I would give the S-2200x a 4.8 out of 5. This would increase if Tecsun can address the slight alignment issue on the rotatable antenna, the issue in which SQUELCH does not completely silence audio.<\/p>\n

However, after extensive testing, I feel that the problem of SYNC losing lock and generally sounding unstable takes the 2200x down a few notches. At present, the receiver is an attractive package with its retro styling, really nice and smooth main tuning knob, no soft muting and recalibration. However, the fact that synchronous mode has still not improved over the H-501\/PL-990 means I would rate the 2200x at no more than a 4.5. Had Tecsun taken steps to improve SYNC \u2013 if it\u2019s at all possible using the current chips — the radio would easily be several rating points higher.<\/p>\n

AGC\/SYNC:<\/strong> SYNC mode on the 2200x struggles, especially with weaker signals and regardless of bandwidth. As an example, testing on 15,575 khz (South Korea) using the telescopic and an an external long wire showed that in synchronous, there was a good amount of \u201cpulling\u201d with the signal, which was only at a fair level. The question of whether Tecsun has made any changes to SYNC mode between the H-501\/Pl-990 and S-2200x remains, and we would hope to hear from them on this issue.<\/p>\n

Here is an additional video showing both the 2200x and a H-501x in SYNC mode on a strong signal. Both receivers exhibit some less than satisfactory SYNC performance, though the 2200x sounds a bit worse:<\/p>\n