---
product_id: 1132489
title: "Tecsun PL880 Portable Digital PLL Dual Conversion AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave Radio with SSB (Single Side Band) Reception, Color Silver"
brand: "tecsun"
price: "€ 382.01"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 7
category: "Tecsun"
url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1132489-tecsun-pl880-portable-digital-pll-dual-conversion-am-fm-longwave
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region: Croatia
---

# Full spectrum AM/FM/LW/SW/SSB coverage Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with USB power Dual conversion PLL for razor-sharp tuning Tecsun PL880 Portable Digital PLL Dual Conversion AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave Radio with SSB (Single Side Band) Reception, Color Silver

**Brand:** tecsun
**Price:** € 382.01
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📻 Elevate your listening game — never miss a frequency, never miss a moment.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tecsun PL880 Portable Digital PLL Dual Conversion AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave Radio with SSB (Single Side Band) Reception, Color Silver by tecsun
- **How much does it cost?** € 382.01 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1132489-tecsun-pl880-portable-digital-pll-dual-conversion-am-fm-longwave)

## Best For

- tecsun enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted tecsun brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Precision Tuning:** Dual conversion PLL synthesis with 10 Hz tuning steps ensures crystal-clear reception and zero fuzz.
- • **Smart Convenience:** Integrated 24-hour alarm clock and sleep timer (up to 120 mins) for effortless daily use and relaxation.
- • **Worldband Mastery:** Seamlessly access AM, FM, Longwave, Shortwave & SSB bands for global listening adventures.
- • **Portable Powerhouse:** Lightweight design with rechargeable lithium-ion battery and USB charging keeps you connected anywhere.
- • **Custom Audio Control:** Selectable bandwidth filters (4 & 5 options) tailor your sound experience for voice or music clarity.

## Overview

The Tecsun PL880 is a premium portable digital radio featuring full AM/FM, Longwave, Shortwave, and Single Side Band reception. Equipped with a dual conversion PLL synthesized receiver, it delivers exceptional sensitivity and selectivity with 10 Hz tuning precision. Its customizable bandwidth filters optimize audio clarity, while a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with USB charging ensures portability. Additional features include a 24-hour alarm clock, sleep timer, and a robust build, making it the go-to choice for serious radio enthusiasts and professionals seeking unmatched global reception and sound quality.

## Description

Specifications: -Firmware version: 8820 -Frequency Range: FM: 64-108 MHz SW: 1711-29999 KHz AM: 520-1710 KHz LW: 100-519 KHz -Sensitivity FM  35 dB AM / LW > 40 dB SW > 40 dB -S/N Ratio: FM> 65dB AM/LW > 40dB SW > 45dB -Output Power > 450 mW -Speaker: Diameter 40mm / Impedance 4 Ohm / Power 3W -Earphone Jack: Diameter 3.5mm -Power supply: -Battery -External adaptor: USB jack, DC 5V, Current >300mA -Dimensions: approx. 7 ½ (W) X 4 ½ (H) X 1 ¼ (D) -Weight: 1 lb 3 oz(battery not included) Accessories: External shortwave antenna Stereo earphones Carrying pouch Quick reference guide User manual

Review: Terrific radio ! Excellent reception and audio quality ! - TLDR: Outstanding Audio Quality, Excellent Top-Notch Performance (sensitivity/selectivity-but with a controversial ssb/sync issue), Ease of Use, Rechargeable Battery Operation, Extreme Performance to Price Ratio, The Best Quality Control of desertcart Offerings. I have been into DXing since I was a kid cuz my dad had also been into radio when he was a kid, building crystal radios, etc. The original single store Radio Shack was in the city where I grew up and a weekend outing with my father to The Radio Shack was always an adventure. As a teen I had a Hallicrafters as a bedside radio. Skip to 1990's. Lived in a high rise with a balcony where I could set up an awesome antenna. Discovered E&B Electronics (now closed), a 20 minute drive from my home that sold top shelf SW,Ham Transceivers, UHF Scanners, but I eventually had to move to a condo with no balcony and had generally lost interest. In my storage closet are a Drake R8, an Icom IC-R7100 (unblocked), an AOR 3000A(unblocked), and an iconic Sony ICF-SW77. For the past 10 years my bedside radio has been a small portable 5 station preset Sony ICF-M410V that I paid $60 for. (It's still available on desertcart but the link is like a paragraph long). It served me well and had good sound from its 3" speaker. It's tuning knob now only goes in one direction so I decided to replace it. I have been studying the top battery operatable AM/FM/SW radios on desertcart for over a month. I must have watched at least 50 comparative videos on YouTube and concluded that the PL880 could not be beat performance wise and sound quality was important to me. (The PL 600 was right up there at the top of the performance scale, but my major use of the radio will be for FM listening and sound quality was of great importance to me.) Along with performance, the single factor that made me ulitamately zero in on this Tecsun PL880 was quality and quality control. Yeah, I'd like to have a Grundig 750 cuz it looks so cool, or a Sangean 909x cuz of it's display (but sub par performance without an outside antennae), or a CC Crane, but looking at all the reviews for those there were just too many peeps who received dead on arrivals or short-lived radios. The Tecsun has almost none that I saw. So when I saw the PL880 being offered for same day delivery yesterday I impulsively pulled the trigger and I am happy I did. This radio excudes the feel of quality. It's audio quality is nothing short of amazing. I keep a Grundig S3250DL on my desk. The Grundig is known for its excellent sound. If you were not doing a side by side comparison, unless you are tone deaf, you would have to admit that the audio quality from the PL880 is outstanding both for voice and music. It also can pump it out at room filling volumes. Side by side, while I can hear a subtle overall difference, the audio that the PL880 puts out is hard to distinguish from that of the Grundig. Kudos to Tecsun! While I am not yet fully familiar with the operation of the 880, 5 minutes after the battery was installed and fully charged I did a scan on the FM/AM/SW bands; 1.) FM Band - I was stunned at the number of stations that I had been missing with my Sony and the excellent radio I have in my car. All crystall clear; 2.) AM was ok but much better than expected.In the building where I live the way it is configured and the materials used to construct it AM is hardly worth the effort, yet the 880 pulled in quite a few stations well that I did not know existed; 3.) SW - Then I said what the hay and attached the included antenna, ran it across a window inside and did a SW scan. I expected nothing, but got 39 hits :-) Some were very strong and clear, but as they were all foreign speaking except one, I have no idea where they were broadcasting from. Looks like my DXng days have been revived. I do agree with those who say that the final top extension of the antenna is extremely thin and fragile. I wil not be extending the antenna its full length because of this . Also, having lived with this radio for a few days now, I find accessing stored channels somewhat cumbersome and anti-intuitive, but I gues that's the price you pay for having THREE THOUSAND storage channels :-) If you can spare the bucks and are looking for an outstanding sounding, battery operated, easily portable, handome looking radio (with the added benefits of SW/LW/Emergency Info. abilities), buy yourself a PL880 -You'll love it. The way I look at it, at my age if I can buy myself a thrill for $169 bucks it's a great deal :-)
Review: ... bit about Kaito's latest addition to their line of fine, well built and well engineered line of small ... - I had read quite a bit about Kaito's latest addition to their line of fine, well built and well engineered line of small portable worldband radios. Being an amateur radio enthusiast and long-time shortwave listener myself, I am always looking for something new and exciting to add to my own collection of portable and tabletop receivers so, with that in mind as well as all of the positive feedback for this radio I went ahead and "took the plunge' and ordered one from desertcart. First off, I am an desertcart "Prime" subscriber so my little radio arrived within two days time; always a nice feature especially if you time it's arrival, as I did, to be right before a long, holiday weekend! The radio was sent through a company named "Electonnix". Great packaging, o bumps or bruises to the box or to the radio which was, (of course!), contained inside of the package and which upon visual inspection was in excellent condition. The radio itself is truly a small portable rig in all of the best senses of that definition. Packaged with the radio were the following: 1. Ear buds 2. USB chord (for recharging the battery) 3. A small Lithium battery 4.A reel type wire exension antenna 5. User Manual The radio works great, folks! Although the location I live in is not the best for any true long distance reception, this little radio, with the extra wire antenna extended, allowed me to listen to such far off shortwave broadcasters as Radio India, Radio Havanna, Radio Japan and many of the other more well known world band broadcasters as well! The radio does NOT come with a "wall wort",( i.e. an AC charger!) It recharges the battery through the use of a small USB chord that can be plugged into any computer OR connected to the power plug of virtually any cellphone, Ipod or tablet charger! The controls on this radio are pretty straight forward! Nice tunning knob as well as a fine tuning knob located directly beneath of it! The tone of this radio is both rich and pleasant to the ear, unlike so many other of the other small portable radios out there in the marketplace! There are quite a few "hidden features" associated with this radio that I have read about on the various radio sites out there on the internet, (the synchronous detector, the muting feature, firmware version indicator, etc.) To be honest, I haven't gotten around to searching out those features as of yet. I plan on doing that very soon! In conclusion I can only say that, given the price for this little radio, and knowing something about the quality of Kaito built radios I have owned in the past, I do not hesitate to recommend this little gem to anyone out there looking for a well built, smaller portable world ban radio! Happy DXing!

## Features

- Full range coverage including AM/FM, Longwave & Shortwave with Single Side Band
- PLL synthesized digital dual conversion receiver with unparallelled sensitivity & selectivity
- 4 & 5 selectable bandwidth filters on AM and SSB respectively plus single Side Band receiver with 10 Hz tuning step
- 24 hour alarm clock plus sleep timer from 0-120 minutes
- 1 Year USA warranty.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00IDM4N5K |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Best Sellers Rank | #32,178 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #62 in Portable Shortwave Radios |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (657) |
| Date First Available | February 23, 2011 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.15 pounds |
| Item model number | PL-880 |
| Manufacturer | Tecsun |
| Product Dimensions | 7.56 x 1.3 x 4.45 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** TECSUN
- **Color:** Silver
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Included Components:** Owner's Manual
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered
- **Product Dimensions:** 7.5"L x 1.25"W x 4.5"H
- **Radio Bands Supported:** AM, FM
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Style:** Modern
- **Tuner Technology:** AM, FM, SSB

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Put 880 in its case>case top presses keys>light remains on all the time 880 is in case draining battery. Key lock does not fix this.**
A: One of the hidden features turns the light off. Pressing the 5 with the radio off toggles between off and normal (auto) for the light. There are quite a few hidden settings for this radio. An internet search for PL880 Hidden Features will give you more information. I have not used this setting.

**Q: How do you charge the battery?**
A: The radio automatically goes into charge mode when the radio is on off and you plug in the 5.1 charger supply (Not included).  However, old cell phone plug in the wall chargers work as long as it's 5.1 volts with the appropriate jack to plug into the radio.  You can also charge the radio off of any USB output plug.  It not only charges the PL880 but it also puts a timer on the display which shows how long it has been charges and shows the stop time when it is fully charged.  If you have the appropriate charger, you can also remove the battery and charge it but the radio does a great job on charging the battery.  I get about 14 to 16 hours of use off the battery per charge.

**Q: Why won’t my battery charge?**
A: It only charges the battery when it's off. Using a USB voltage and current meter, the pl-880 draws 1 ma @5v on with or without the battery. When off, it draws 37ma @ 5v, when the battery is in the radio.

**Q: What is the firmware version?**
A: Do not know, but it works well. There is no frequency drift or bleeding.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific radio ! Excellent reception and audio quality !
*by H***E on January 29, 2016*

TLDR: Outstanding Audio Quality, Excellent Top-Notch Performance (sensitivity/selectivity-but with a controversial ssb/sync issue), Ease of Use, Rechargeable Battery Operation, Extreme Performance to Price Ratio, The Best Quality Control of Amazon Offerings. I have been into DXing since I was a kid cuz my dad had also been into radio when he was a kid, building crystal radios, etc. The original single store Radio Shack was in the city where I grew up and a weekend outing with my father to The Radio Shack was always an adventure. As a teen I had a Hallicrafters as a bedside radio. Skip to 1990's. Lived in a high rise with a balcony where I could set up an awesome antenna. Discovered E&B Electronics (now closed), a 20 minute drive from my home that sold top shelf SW,Ham Transceivers, UHF Scanners, but I eventually had to move to a condo with no balcony and had generally lost interest. In my storage closet are a Drake R8, an Icom IC-R7100 (unblocked), an AOR 3000A(unblocked), and an iconic Sony ICF-SW77. For the past 10 years my bedside radio has been a small portable 5 station preset Sony ICF-M410V that I paid $60 for. (It's still available on Amazon but the link is like a paragraph long). It served me well and had good sound from its 3" speaker. It's tuning knob now only goes in one direction so I decided to replace it. I have been studying the top battery operatable AM/FM/SW radios on Amazon for over a month. I must have watched at least 50 comparative videos on YouTube and concluded that the PL880 could not be beat performance wise and sound quality was important to me. (The PL 600 was right up there at the top of the performance scale, but my major use of the radio will be for FM listening and sound quality was of great importance to me.) Along with performance, the single factor that made me ulitamately zero in on this Tecsun PL880 was quality and quality control. Yeah, I'd like to have a Grundig 750 cuz it looks so cool, or a Sangean 909x cuz of it's display (but sub par performance without an outside antennae), or a CC Crane, but looking at all the reviews for those there were just too many peeps who received dead on arrivals or short-lived radios. The Tecsun has almost none that I saw. So when I saw the PL880 being offered for same day delivery yesterday I impulsively pulled the trigger and I am happy I did. This radio excudes the feel of quality. It's audio quality is nothing short of amazing. I keep a Grundig S3250DL on my desk. The Grundig is known for its excellent sound. If you were not doing a side by side comparison, unless you are tone deaf, you would have to admit that the audio quality from the PL880 is outstanding both for voice and music. It also can pump it out at room filling volumes. Side by side, while I can hear a subtle overall difference, the audio that the PL880 puts out is hard to distinguish from that of the Grundig. Kudos to Tecsun! While I am not yet fully familiar with the operation of the 880, 5 minutes after the battery was installed and fully charged I did a scan on the FM/AM/SW bands; 1.) FM Band - I was stunned at the number of stations that I had been missing with my Sony and the excellent radio I have in my car. All crystall clear; 2.) AM was ok but much better than expected.In the building where I live the way it is configured and the materials used to construct it AM is hardly worth the effort, yet the 880 pulled in quite a few stations well that I did not know existed; 3.) SW - Then I said what the hay and attached the included antenna, ran it across a window inside and did a SW scan. I expected nothing, but got 39 hits :-) Some were very strong and clear, but as they were all foreign speaking except one, I have no idea where they were broadcasting from. Looks like my DXng days have been revived. I do agree with those who say that the final top extension of the antenna is extremely thin and fragile. I wil not be extending the antenna its full length because of this . Also, having lived with this radio for a few days now, I find accessing stored channels somewhat cumbersome and anti-intuitive, but I gues that's the price you pay for having THREE THOUSAND storage channels :-) If you can spare the bucks and are looking for an outstanding sounding, battery operated, easily portable, handome looking radio (with the added benefits of SW/LW/Emergency Info. abilities), buy yourself a PL880 -You'll love it. The way I look at it, at my age if I can buy myself a thrill for $169 bucks it's a great deal :-)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ... bit about Kaito's latest addition to their line of fine, well built and well engineered line of small ...
*by T***E on May 30, 2015*

I had read quite a bit about Kaito's latest addition to their line of fine, well built and well engineered line of small portable worldband radios. Being an amateur radio enthusiast and long-time shortwave listener myself, I am always looking for something new and exciting to add to my own collection of portable and tabletop receivers so, with that in mind as well as all of the positive feedback for this radio I went ahead and "took the plunge' and ordered one from Amazon. First off, I am an Amazon "Prime" subscriber so my little radio arrived within two days time; always a nice feature especially if you time it's arrival, as I did, to be right before a long, holiday weekend! The radio was sent through a company named "Electonnix". Great packaging, o bumps or bruises to the box or to the radio which was, (of course!), contained inside of the package and which upon visual inspection was in excellent condition. The radio itself is truly a small portable rig in all of the best senses of that definition. Packaged with the radio were the following: 1. Ear buds 2. USB chord (for recharging the battery) 3. A small Lithium battery 4.A reel type wire exension antenna 5. User Manual The radio works great, folks! Although the location I live in is not the best for any true long distance reception, this little radio, with the extra wire antenna extended, allowed me to listen to such far off shortwave broadcasters as Radio India, Radio Havanna, Radio Japan and many of the other more well known world band broadcasters as well! The radio does NOT come with a "wall wort",( i.e. an AC charger!) It recharges the battery through the use of a small USB chord that can be plugged into any computer OR connected to the power plug of virtually any cellphone, Ipod or tablet charger! The controls on this radio are pretty straight forward! Nice tunning knob as well as a fine tuning knob located directly beneath of it! The tone of this radio is both rich and pleasant to the ear, unlike so many other of the other small portable radios out there in the marketplace! There are quite a few "hidden features" associated with this radio that I have read about on the various radio sites out there on the internet, (the synchronous detector, the muting feature, firmware version indicator, etc.) To be honest, I haven't gotten around to searching out those features as of yet. I plan on doing that very soon! In conclusion I can only say that, given the price for this little radio, and knowing something about the quality of Kaito built radios I have owned in the past, I do not hesitate to recommend this little gem to anyone out there looking for a well built, smaller portable world ban radio! Happy DXing!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***E on March 17, 2023*

Soy fan de Tecsun!. Este es el segundo radio que compo en Amazon y la recepción es excepcional. He logrado captar mis emisoras favoritas de la onda corta y decodificar el shortwave radiogram sin una antena externa. El audio es bueno, pero no tanto como el del eton elite field.

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