{"id":8296,"date":"2013-12-14T10:03:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8296"},"modified":"2013-12-14T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T14:03:41","slug":"video-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-for-zero-beat-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/video-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-for-zero-beat-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 for zero-beat operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Some people reported their PL-880 wasn&#8217;t properly calibrated in SSB (off-frequency).<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple tip to calibrate your TECSUN PL-880 for zero-beat operation (SSB mode) : either tune to USB or LSB, say 500 Hz off-frequency (603.05 USB for example, if you wish to calibrate your radio on 603.00, or 602.95 LSB).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4bL-5AVDQs\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>PRESS and HOLD the 0 button of the keypad.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the UPPER RIGHT corner of the display, where stands the clock and S\/N ratio. A 2-digits number is BLINKING as well as the Hz digits of the tuned frequency.<\/p>\n<p>RELEASE the 0 button, and properly adjust the FINE TUNING. You will probably have to slightly tune, de-tune and re-tune before calibration is perfect. Play a bit with it to understand how it works &#8230; (the change is effective AFTER you press again the 0 number to validate the value).<\/p>\n<p>Do the same for both USB and LSB modes.<\/p>\n<p>Check the tone when tuned to xxx.95 USB and xxx.05 LSB. They should sound exactly the same.<\/p>\n<p>Et voil\u00e0 !<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Merci, Patrick!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"All posts tagged Tecsun PL-880\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/tecsun-pl-880\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can follow all Tecsun PL-880 updates by bookmarking\/checking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;t properly calibrated in SSB (off-frequency). Here is a simple tip to calibrate your TECSUN PL-880 for [&hellip;]<\/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":[627,836,3,26,304],"tags":[2065,479,2066,2414,2413,2415],"class_list":["post-8296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-videos","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-29O","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":8296,"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 &quot;How To&quot;","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":8291,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-calibrating-the-tecsun-pl-880-on-medium-wave\/","url_meta":{"origin":8296,"position":1},"title":"Hidden feature: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 on medium wave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","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":10401,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/pl-880-hidden-feature-adjusting-fm-muting-threashold\/","url_meta":{"origin":8296,"position":2},"title":"PL-880 Hidden Feature: Adjusting FM muting threshold","author":"Thomas","date":"July 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Hector (AD4C) for discovering and sharing this hidden feature of the Tecsun PL-880. Hector writes: \"I have been using the Tecsun PL-600 for some time but never was satisfied with its performance in SSB, you can read my review on eham. Last night I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PL-880-RightSide","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PL-880-RightSide.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PL-880-RightSide.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PL-880-RightSide.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9507,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/complete-list-of-tecsun-pl-880-hidden-features\/","url_meta":{"origin":8296,"position":3},"title":"Complete list of Tecsun PL-880 hidden features","author":"Thomas","date":"June 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"On the advice of several SWLing Post readers, I have compiled\u00a0a complete list of Tecsun PL-880 hidden features with how-to links: Tecsun PL-880 Hidden Features: USB\/LSB selectable synchronous detector Adjusting muting threshold Enabling DNR function Displaying firmware version Adjusting FM de-emphasis Changing line-out level Adding seconds display to clock\u00a0 Calibrating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16347,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/pawel-discovers-a-tuning-bug-in-his-tecsun-pl-880\/","url_meta":{"origin":8296,"position":4},"title":"Pawel discovers a tuning bug in his Tecsun PL-880","author":"Thomas","date":"December 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"[19 January 2016: Please read this updated post.] Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Pawel (SQ9ZAV), who writes from Poland: Hello Thomas, On November 4, 2015, I bought a Tecsun PL-880 from ErcomeR company. 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