{"id":692,"date":"2011-02-05T08:55:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T13:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/?p=692"},"modified":"2013-07-03T06:47:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T11:47:08","slug":"tecsun-r-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/02\/tecsun-r-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecsun R-2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_693\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TecsunR-2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-693\" title=\"TecsunR-2010\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TecsunR-2010-300x221.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TecsunR-2010-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TecsunR-2010-1024x756.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tecsun R-2010 analog shortwave receiver<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[Note:\u00a0<a title=\"Tecsun R-2010D\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2013\/07\/tecsun-r-2010d\/\">This model has been replaced by the Tecsun R-2010D.<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The Tecsun R-2010 is a new (unreleased) analog portable receiver and the first to use the new Silicon Labs&#8217; Si4831 AM\/FM receiver ICs. The R-2010 is a 12-band, analog (i.e. wheel-tuned) DSP radio, which offers FM stereo, medium-wave (MW) and shortwave (SW) reception.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Reliable sources have told me that Tecsun may be re-designing the R-2010 with a digital display.<em> This is unconfirmed as there are no prototypes or designs available<\/em>, however, this could be a very good response to feedback from other DSP analog radios like the <a title=\"Degen DE321\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/10\/degen-de321\/\">Degen DE321<\/a>(namely, that digital tuning is precise, but the analog display is vague). This may also explain why the R-2010 has not been released even though Tecsun has had it in the works for almost a full year. I wonder if the new model would implement the <a title=\"SiLabs\" href=\"http:\/\/news.silabs.com\/press-release\/product-news\/silicon-labs%E2%80%99-broadcast-audio-ics-streamline-design-wheel-tuned-digital-d\" target=\"_blank\">Silicon Labs Si484x chipset<\/a> (thanks, Mike!).<\/p>\n<p><noscript>&amp;amp;lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;amp;amp;#038;pub=5574879351&amp;amp;amp;#038;toolid=10001&amp;amp;amp;#038;campid=5336783212&amp;amp;amp;#038;customid=&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_uq=Tecsun+R-2010&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_sellerId=&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_ex_kw=&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_sortBy=12&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_catId=&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_minPrice=&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_maxPrice=&amp;amp;amp;#038;ipn=psmain&amp;amp;amp;#038;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;amp;amp;#038;kwid=902099&amp;amp;amp;#038;mtid=824&amp;amp;amp;#038;kw=lg&#8221;&amp;amp;gt;Search eBay for the Tecsun R-2010&amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img style=&#8221;text-decoration:none;border:0;padding:0;margin:0;&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/roverimp\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=9&amp;amp;amp;#038;pub=5574879351&amp;amp;amp;#038;toolid=10001&amp;amp;amp;#038;campid=5336783212&amp;amp;amp;#038;customid=&amp;amp;amp;#038;uq=Tecsun+R-2010&amp;amp;amp;#038;mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]&#8221;&amp;amp;gt;<\/noscript>The Tecsun R-2010 has not yet hit the market at time of this posting, but we will update this page and review the receiver once available.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"WSJ\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/PR-CO-20110124-903888.html\">Click here to read the full press release of the Si483x and its use in the Tecsun R-2010.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Press release\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20110829005159\/en\/Silicon-Labs%E2%80%99-Broadcast-Audio-ICs-Streamline-Design\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read an additional SiLabs update to the press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Note:\u00a0This model has been replaced by the Tecsun R-2010D.] The Tecsun R-2010 is a new (unreleased) analog portable receiver and the first to use the new Silicon Labs&#8217; Si4831 AM\/FM receiver ICs. 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