TECSUN PL-310ET FM Stereo (Black)

I wanted to buy a radio for handy use. I believe I picked the right one. It has many functions with clear sound. Need to read the attached user manual carefully in order to get the best of it. Recommended.

I have been looking for a good quality digital radio to replace my out of order sony radio. After reading the customer reviews i came to the conclusion that tecsun PL-310ET is the right option. Good radio for FM reception and a hand size too.Really worth the price. Highly recommended.

Decent

It's easy to use, cheap and working perfectly. Looks sleek and small.We have shopped Amazon for years and always find them a pleasure deal with our needs.Amazon automatically shows other items for you to compare so you don't have to keep searching for a better price, etc. Shipping costs are usually free or very inexpensive.

Me sorprendió la sensibilidad del radio, aún con estaciones débiles/lejanas se escucha muy bien. El sonido con la bocina es aceptable para su tamaño, con audífono suena muy bien (en particular el FM). Algunas funciones del teclado son intuitivas, otras requieren una lectura rápida del manual pero realmente es fácil de usar.

2.5 month update- Battery life is amazing, over two months with Amazon Basic alkaline. Doesn't even justify buying rechargeables and the charger- More SW testing - excellent sensitivity and ability to bring stations in a very noisy environment- Durability - tested by my kitten who tried his growing teeth on the telescoping antenna - no damage, and later dropped the radio on the floor - no damage, no scuff marks.The only minor issue is volume control. At a low volume the control is too coarse: while listening in a quiet environment, I use settings 8 or below, and between 5 and 7 the volume changes too much. This is a minor issue, will not be noticeable on AM or SW or in a noisier environment.Overall: the best radio for under $50 I've ever had__________________________________________________________________________________________Original reviewI tried several other radios before ordering Tecsun PL-310ET. I watched numerous videos and read many reviews, and finally decided to give it a try. This radio did not disappoint, but rather impressed me. As a point of reference, I am an electrical engineer with 30 years of experience, so I am writing this not just from a consumer's point of view.I read some reviews here, and I am not sure where the most of negative reviews come from. One reviewer is complaining about not receiving anything on LW - sure, the LW broadcast has been discontinued in North America decades ago, and this type of waves don't propagate far enough to receive them from another continent. Not sure why there are complaints about distortions while receiving high-power stations - I live in SF Bay area with many high power stations nearby, the closest in 3 miles, and I've never noticed any distortions. Not sure where "cheaply made" comes from. The only one complaint I could agree - the manual is not written clearly, and since the controls are not 100% straightforward, less technically literate consumers may have some difficulties.Another complaint I've seen in several reviews is that the radio mutes for a split second while tuning manually. I agree, it makes browsing though the SW bands more difficult. But this has nothing to do with this specific radio. This radio as well as many others are based on Silicon Labs receiver ICs with DSP, and this is the way these chips work. If this is something you cannot live with, get a traditional radio.I experimented with the radio a little, and the results exceeded my expectations:- I am receiving all MW and FM stations equally well, even weak ones, in the room where I have a desktop PC, laptop PC, cable modem, Wi-Fi router, two NAS, and LED lights with dimmers. The DSP is dealing with all interference beautifully. For a comparison, I have analog dual-conversion Tecsun R9710 radio (which is not a bad radio to begin with), and it simply cannot deal this so much interference, while PL-310ET can.- SW reception is great. As soon as I take the radio onto a backyard, I am receiving about 20 stations. This was tested at 8pm with Kaito 23' antenna. My backyard is pretty small, and all neighbors houses have similar interference-causing equipment. Yet the radio is fully capable of filtering most of the noise.- Battery life is excellent. I've been using this radio for several hours every day for a week, and the display still shows two out of three bars. I am using low-cost Amazon Basic batteries.- The sound is very good. It is not a Hi-Fi tuner but every measure, but it is not intended to be either. For a subcompact radio it is more than sufficient. The variable lowpass filter is a great help. On FM I often connect the radio to an amplified stereo speaker, and it sounds sufficiently good to listen to music while working.- The build is reasonably good. Not sure that the radio would take any excessively rough handling, but I wouldn't expect any special ruggedness from a $50 radio, considering its all features. With reasonable handling the radio will likely last for a very long time.In conclusion, I can recommend this radio for someone who wants an all-band consumer-grade subcompact radio and a casual listener. For DXing, the muting between frequency steps and the lack of sensitivity control could be the showstoppers. For someone who wants everything in a radio, get an AOR receiver or similar instead.

A compact FM/AM/MW/SW radio that feels solid and well made. ETM feature is useful for storing stations temporarily when travelling. Runs on AA batteries, amber backlight can be set to stay on if needed. The radio has very good sensitivity and pulls in distant weak stations on AM band. The antenna jack is a nice bonus. Package comes with decent earbuds and small pouch. One minor gripe.. my radio was shipped in it's original box with labels stuck to it. Would prefer the seller box the item before shipping. Regardless, everything is there and working.

Es buen radio aunque necesité de una antena externa para sintonizar alguna estación.

I bought because I wanted a small shortwave receiver for my go bag. I was very surprised by how well it works and its size, Could not receive any long wave and AM did well on local stations but poorly on distant stations (did as well as other radios due to high noise levels here) but did much better on FM and shortwave. I could always find multiple shortwave stations and easy tune made it very easy to find them. Very useful to find stations and to see what bands are open before using tabletop shortwave radio for listening, The external antenna jack makes it easy for me to use where the whip would be a liability (in bed etc) and/or give improved reception. The DSP is not perfect and sometimes the noise floor was higher than on my big shortwave radio but was usable, I was surprised that I am getting about 5 days between charges with heavy usage (on from when I get up to when I go to bed) Yes, there are features I wish it had but then it would have to be larger than it is so I will also by a larger Tecsun PL-880 radio before I by a second one of these which I will do after I improve my reception in VHF and UHF bands.Update 1-10-2017. After using for 3/4 of a year I bought a Sony ICF-7600GR for listening to SSB signals and the ability to record audio clips on my DAR. The difference between the two are noticeable. The Tecsun PL-320ET is easier to operate than the Sony and I still use it very frequently. Its size and Easy Tune feature make it perfect for my go bag and its sensitivity and selectivity make it very usable on the go. I still use it when I am in the mood to listen to SW broadcasters but switch to my Sony for SSB monitoring and recording SW broadcasts. The biggest issue is that the front end is very easy to overload and the Sony AN-LP1 and Grudig AN-200 tend to overload the receiver. The noise level here is very high (lower than 20 years ago since most of the factories have closed) but still am able to receive Australia and New Zealand easily. I still like the radio and would put another one in my go bag if I make another.