{"id":7881,"date":"2013-11-12T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7881"},"modified":"2013-11-12T10:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T14:34:14","slug":"tecsun-pl-880-available-for-pre-order-on-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/tecsun-pl-880-available-for-pre-order-on-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecsun PL-880 available for pre-order on Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TecsunPL-880front_amazon\"<\/a>I just noticed that the Tecsun PL-880<\/a> is available to purchase as a pre-order from Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vendor (Electronnix<\/a>) claims that the PL-880 will be “released” on November 30, 2013.<\/p>\n

The price is set at $149.00 US<\/strong>; at least $20 more than the Pl-660, depending on the retailer.<\/p>\n

Though the PL-880 is available for pre-order on Amazon, I’ll most likely hold out an buy from my favorite eBay seller Anon-Co<\/a>\"\" in Hong Kong. I’ve bought numerous radios from them in the past; their pricing and customer service are hard to beat.<\/p>\n

I will review the PL-880 as soon as it’s available.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just noticed that the Tecsun PL-880 is available to purchase as a pre-order from Amazon.com. The vendor (Electronnix) claims that the PL-880 will be “released” on November 30, 2013. The price is set at $149.00 US; at least $20 more than the Pl-660, depending on the retailer. Though the PL-880 is available for pre-order […]<\/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":[836,3,26,714,43],"tags":[471,2065,479,2066,2325],"class_list":["post-7881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-retailers","category-shortwave-radio","tag-amazon","tag-pl-880","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-880","tag-tecsun-pl-880-availability"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-237","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7939,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/tecsun-pl-880-on-ebay-as-a-pre-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":7881,"position":0},"title":"Tecsun PL-880 on eBay as a pre-sale","author":"Thomas","date":"November 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Flynn comments: Anon-co just posted a pre-sale for the [Tecsun] PL-880 on Ebay: $158.74. They estimate shipping dates from Nov 30 \u2013 Dec. 10 [2013]. Just in time for Christmas! Thanks for the update, Radio Flynn! On a side note, I should have a review of the PL-880 posted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TecsunPL-880front_amazon","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TecsunPL-880front_amazon-300x199.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19201,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/tecsun-pl-880-rechargeable-battery-now-via-amazon\/","url_meta":{"origin":7881,"position":1},"title":"Tecsun PL-880 rechargeable battery now via Amazon","author":"Thomas","date":"May 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Bill, who writes: Maybe you already know this, but I only recently discovered the Tecsun PL-880 rechargeable battery is available on Amazon for $9.99 and can qualify for Prime free shipping. I bought one and it seems to work great. There are other battery\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TecsunBattery","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TecsunBattery.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8137,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/video-tecsun-pl-880-vs-pl-660-using-the-hidden-dnr-feature\/","url_meta":{"origin":7881,"position":2},"title":"Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660, using the hidden DNR feature","author":"Thomas","date":"December 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In this video, I've tuned both the Tecsun PL-880 and PL-660 to All India Radio on 9,445 kHz (transmitted from\u00a0Bengaluru, India, some 8,800 miles away). Thanks to an image of a (prototype?) 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To read our review of the Tecsun PL-880, click here.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Tecsun PL-880","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0526-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8152,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/video-tecsun-pl-880-vs-pl-660-on-80-meters-ssb\/","url_meta":{"origin":7881,"position":4},"title":"Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660 on 80 meters SSB","author":"Thomas","date":"December 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In the following video, I compare single side band reception between the Tecsun PL-880 and PL-660. 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