{"id":8291,"date":"2013-12-14T08:47:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T12:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8291"},"modified":"2013-12-14T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T14:06:13","slug":"hidden-feature-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-on-medium-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-on-medium-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden feature: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 on medium wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tecsun-SSB-QRG-1\"<\/a>This hidden feature was described by Diemtar on the Tecsun PL-880 Yahoo Group<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Tune to a strong medium wave (AM broadcast) station<\/li>\n
  2. Turn on on SSB mode USB\/LSB<\/li>\n
  3. Move the fine tuning control until you have a good\u00a0SSB signal (i.e. obtain a good zero-beat of the AM station)<\/li>\n
  4. Press and hold<\/em> the Snooze Button, now you see a correction value in\u00a0the display<\/li>\n
  5. Press the Snooze Button again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I just tried this on my PL-880 (firmware version 8820<\/a>) and it worked well.<\/p>\n

    Many thanks, Dietmar!<\/em><\/p>\n

    You can follow all Tecsun PL-880 updates by bookmarking\/checking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This hidden feature was described by Diemtar on the Tecsun PL-880 Yahoo Group: Tune to a strong medium wave (AM broadcast) station Turn on on SSB mode USB\/LSB Move the fine tuning control until you have a good\u00a0SSB signal (i.e. obtain a good zero-beat of the AM station) Press and hold the Snooze Button, now […]<\/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":[627,836,3,26,43],"tags":[2065,479,2066,2414,2413,2415],"class_list":["post-8291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-pl-880","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-880","tag-tecsun-pl-880-ssb-calibration","tag-tecsun-pl-880-ssb-qrg","tag-tecsun-pl-880-zero-beat-calibration"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-29J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9443,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/hidden-feature-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-for-zero-beat-operation\/","url_meta":{"origin":8291,"position":0},"title":"Hidden feature: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 for zero-beat operation","author":"Thomas","date":"April 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Dan who learned, via the Tecsun PL-880 group, of another way to calibrate the PL-880 in upper and lower sideband. This method seems to be\u00a0a little easier than a\u00a0previously posted procedure. Anna, with Anon-Co, translates this procedure given to her by Tecsun technicians: Place the Tecsun PL-880\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "How To"","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-SSB-QRG-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-SSB-QRG-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-SSB-QRG-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-SSB-QRG-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8296,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/video-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-for-zero-beat-operation\/","url_meta":{"origin":8291,"position":1},"title":"Video: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 for zero-beat operation","author":"Thomas","date":"December 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Tecsun PL-880 owner, Patrick, has made a video showing how to calibrate SSB on the PL-880. In the video, you can hear what it sounds like to zero-beat an AM carrier. Patrick writes: Some people reported their PL-880 wasn't properly calibrated in SSB (off-frequency). Here is a simple tip to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "How To"","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8165,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/a-review-of-the-tecsun-pl-880-portable-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":8291,"position":2},"title":"A review of the Tecsun PL-880 portable shortwave radio","author":"Thomas","date":"December 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I have never seen such a eager response and extraordinary anticipation over the announcement of a new portable radio as with the new Tecsun PL-880. And I'm not surprised.\u00a0 You see, it has been a couple years since a really good portable radio has been introduced to the market. Plus,Tecsun\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL880-SWLing-Post-0510.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8103,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-adjusting-the-tecsun-pl-880-muting-threshold\/","url_meta":{"origin":8291,"position":3},"title":"Hidden feature: Adjusting the Tecsun PL-880 muting threshold","author":"Thomas","date":"December 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader Owl points out another hidden feature of the Tecsun PL-880: \"Press and hold 9 when you listen to AM or SSB, you may adjust the muting threshold using either tuning knob. 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