The Tecsun S-8800 is the latest iteration of large portable shortwave radios built on the same chassis as the C.Crane CCRadio-SW, Grundig S350DL & Grundig S450DLX.
The S-8800 features include:
Features
The S-8800 is a feature-packed triple conversion receiver. Here’s an abridged list of its features, focusing on those most radio enthusiasts seek:
- Frequency coverage:
- LW: 100 – 519 kHz (1 kHz & 9 kHz steps)
- MW: 520 – 1710 kHz (1 kHz, 9 kHz and 10 kHz steps)
- SW: 1711 – 29,999 kHz (1 kHz & 5 kHz steps)
- Note in SSB mode on LW, MW and SW, tuning steps are 10 Hz and 1 kHz.
- FM: 64 – 108 MHz (selectable for various markets: Russia, The Caucasus, Caspian/Black Sea regions, Japan, China/Europe, and North America)
- Modes: AM, FM, SSB
- Variable filter widths
- AM: 6, 4, 3, and 2.3 kHz
- SSB: 4, 3, 2.3, 1.2, and 0.5 kHz
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Antenna gain selection: DX/Local
- External antenna connections: both BNC (SW and FM) and a high-impedance port (LW, MW and SW)
- Both 9 and 10 kHz spacing on mediumwave
- Dedicated fine-tuning control
- Auto Tuning Storage (ATS)
- 650 station memories
- FM stereo/mono
- Backlit LCD display
- Treble and bass tone controls
- RCA line-out audio
- Full-featured clock, alarm and sleep timer
- IR remote control
- Two 18650 lithium cells (included) that can be safely charged internally via USB
