#742 Tecsun PL-660

About the Tecsun PL-660 portable FM/MW/LW/SW/SSB/AIR band receiver.

Notes

I bought the Tecsun PL-660 from an aliexpress seller back in 2018 for SGD$150.30. I mainly wanted it to monitor the HF/SW bands to cross-check and verify my various radio receiver projects.

The PL-660 is still available from some aliexpress sellers, however prices seem grossly inflated. It may now be better to look at other models such as the PL-330 if you are in the market for something like this.

For more detailson the PL-660, see the PL-660 Product Page and download the PL-660 Manual.

PL-660 Specifications

Frequency Range:

Features:

• Dual conversion for MW/LW/SW with excellent sensitivity & selectivity Synchronous detector
• Single Side Band (SSB) with BFO control
• 2000 station memories
• Multiple tuning methods
• Sleep timer from 1-120 minutes
• Dual alarm clock with auto turn off timer from 1-90 minutes
• DX / Normal / Local antenna gain
• Treble/Bass tone selection
• Backlight and snooze function
• Signal strength & battery consumption display
• External FM / SW antenna jack
• Extra-long telescopic antenna
• Stereo earphones jack (3.5mm)
• Power source:
  • 3.5mm DC jack (6V)
  • 4 x UM3 (AA) size battery
• Unit size: 187 x 114 x 33 mm
• Color: Black / Silver

Unboxing

Performance

Works great! See it in use with some of my projects. for example:

• LEAP#375 Three Transistor Shortwave Receiver

Credits and References

• PL-660 Product Page
• PL-660 Manual