I always wanted to learn CW, but my various dissabilities prvented me from doing so. This problem makes it especially nice to see an expert at work. I watch all your videos and enjoy them all. Thanks for making these for us. Happy NewYear and 73. Robert, the signal seeker.

Did you tear off the sticker or was it not there to begin with?

What is the power meter you are using on that HT?

Very easy to understand video thank you

Newbie here. Just bought a pl330 for the heck of it. Can’t wait. Cheers.

what antenna length endfed did you use for the 10m HF receiving?

does not look ridiculous

Thank you for making this awesome video. For a newb this is exactly what I needed! Best -

One of my favorite radios. Liked and subscribed!

Thank you for a great video, I learned a lot from you. If you haven't already done so, please make more videos that get progressively more advanced functions. I am also interested in antennas. What antenna are you using in the video? How do you set it up? As you might have guessed I am a complete beginner. I will watch this video again and pay attention to the name of the other KZbinr you complimented. Thanks again.

Nice. 72,

I appreciate you demonstrating how you use your PL-330 for SWL. I'm a total newb to SWL and this is exactly what I was looking for to start out.

I just received the Tecsun PL-330 and am trying to learn the functions. Hope to find some tutorials here on this KZbin. A friend in Maine sent it to me, it's the coolest thing imaginable! For now, I'm enjoying scanning the AM band at night, reminds me of when I was a youngster listening to my little transistor radio under the covers when I was supposed to be sleeping!

@14:20 the display shows 7054.90 kHz so the whole numbers must be Kilo-Hertz i.e. 1,000 of Hz. The numbers on the right will be hundreds then tens of Hertz. If you had a third zero then that would be actual unit hertz. If the display was 7.0549 MHz then the decimal point is shifted 3 significant factors to the left. Am sure you know but easy to get confused when recording when you brain is screaming "hang on is that right?"

I think it would be nice if one of these radio manufacturers would come out with a 10, 11 and 12 M tri-band walkie-talkie all mode am, FM and SSB upper and lower sideband

Try it horizontal

take your time when building . looks rushed to me .

Just for a testimonial I have had the @rudiwiedemann8173 pool noodle design operational on the 20 meter and 15 meter with terrific DX contacts. My application is horizontally configured within the confines of a small attic space. Take your time trimming the ends for the best match and add a common choke. Trimmed up both of my noodles run a wide band 1:1.0 match. My next project will include a 40 meter noodle I suggest you make a follow up review video if you proceed with your successful build. 😀

Thanks you!!! I will begin to use this radio more!!!

I got one of these toys six or more months ago. It receives, but it doesn't transmits so the repeaters re-send my signal. Very screwie. I am using the original firmware. It is not very sensitive, I have to be five or six miles from repeaters to hear a repeater. Ron W4BIN

I had a chance to borrow one of these PL-330's not long ago. For what it is and costs, it is surprisingly sensitive (especially when using a decent external antenna). As you demonstrated in this review, the DSP offers almost brick wall filtering. That's a great feature for those using it to learn Morse code during crowded conditions, or trying to pull in a dx station out of a morass or close carriers and noise. Being a modern radio it has features my old Hammerlund HQ-180 doesn't, such as memories, auto-scan, true portability, and being able to be powered by an inexpensive cellphone battery (and FM broadcast ;) ). One point you made rings true. While it may be great for the casual user, like my HQ-180 this is an operator's receiver. It has features and controls that, once learned, greatly enhance the listening experience. It doesn't have a memory card slot like many other radios. That's ok. Until that feature allows me to record what I'm receiving, it's of no use to me. For the price, this is a great radio.

Excellent tutorial

I think far right 10hz

I’m just getting into radios and I’m unfamiliar with some of the terms used. This was a great video because this was the first radio I’ve bought, so to see some use it in a practical way, was super helpful!

Excellent review. I'll put this radio on my wish list. Happy listening. 📻

What antenna are you using?

Heck even if you destroy the radio it’s on 20 bucks.

I am new to this (don’t currently own a SW radio … YET). I am curious what external antenna you had attached, and how that works. I am concerned about attaching any external antenna because we are the lightning capital of the USA and it gets SCARY here.

I have been charging the unit now for 5 hrs, is that normal?

K7RAW-The Antenna Whisperer and designer of the NoodleTenna here to help you SUCCEED with your 20m NoodleTenna. First off, nice job in construction. You showed a pretty decent SWR at timestamp 7:13, just a bit high (14.88 MHz) in frequency so you know it can resonate. You just need to realize that this is simply a physically-shortened but electrically identical antenna to a classic wire dipole (like the well-known "Slinky Dipole") which is technically called a "continuously-loaded dipole". A couple of suggestions: 1) Add a "common-mode choke" (in this case a 1:1 BalUn) located at the antenna to isolate your feedline from the antenna. Evidence for needing this is any effects on SWR from nearby metal. A "coax-wound" CMC on an FT-240-31 toroid is ideal; 2) Run the feedline 90 degrees from the NoodleTenna to minimize interaction. Mounting the NoodleTenna horizontally makes this easy (like down the vertical mast tubing); 3) Set up your NanoVNA properly (frequency range first, THEN calibrate). Then you can easily see whether you have an open, a short or something close to 50 ohms ; 4) Make the legs EXACTLY the SAME LENGTHS (and fold-back the extra wire under the last turns) so you can adjust the turns to get a VERY GOOD SWR match, otherwise you will never get a good SWR (high SWR minimum means unequal turns); 5) You DO NOT NEED A TUNER because this is a resonant antenna with close to 50 ohm impedance (no ground, no radials, no impedance transformer). This design is nearly identical to the classic "Slinky dipole" which many people have had lots of success with (only I use good-conducting wire instead of the Slinky's poorly-conducting spring steel). The stiff noodle and PVC backbone does not seem to degrade performance over an air-core Slinky. The shortened design makes it somewhat less sensitive on the receive side but does not affect the transmit efficiency. Avoiding noise-generators nearby like high tension power lines will lower your background noise. So PLEASE, BEFORE you "bad-mouth" someone's design, maybe you should seek out a little help from a knowledgable antenna builder to show you how to implement my suggestions above to succeed. I've had lots of people build my NoodleTenna and make lots of QRP QSOs. If you want some help getting good results with this antenna I can walk you thru the simple process. Just email me at [email protected]. I'm THAT CONFIDENT I can show you success with this antenna. You are SO CLOSE to the finish line. 73....Rudi the Antenna Whisperer.

Pretty clear video, thanks for the insight on this I am a Ham and travel with my ft 70 this will complement our evenings down south in winter as I have picked up quite a few stations on my older sw radio 73

Can you post a link to the antenna you're using? Thanks

Great little radio, the one thing that really bugs me is lack of a kick stand at the rear, I'm always trying to prop the radio up on my table!

7060khz to nie pasmo telegraficzne.skad wziales te stacje co sie zegnaja ?? Co do radia to jest bardzo dobre.👍👍👍

Ani na pierwszej ani na drugiej freq niema pasma dla tych stacji co slysze.To jakas fikcja albo sobie gdzie indziej nagrales koniec lacznosci dwoch stacji.- from SP hamradio

Can you tell me if it is possible to scan in lsb and usb modes? Tks

I just picked one up on Prime day for $49. Thanks for the video, very helpful. -KO4VTJ

My first radio. I still try to learn to use it. Scan FM and save 1, 2, 3...

If you touch the outside of your coax connector and the SWR changes your getting RF on your coax (Common Mode Currents), and therefore false SWR readings. Your coax needs to be decoupled with a 1:1 balun or ferrite chokes, AKA Common Mode Choke, before your radio to stop this. Any loaded shortened antenna like this will be less efficient than a stretched out wire. Antennas are sensitive to their environments, especially metal in their environment, especially indoors, as your finding out. Antennas prefer wide open spaces, ABOVE things in their environment. The further away from your living area, the less QRM / man made noise from digital devices within your home will affect your reception. The odds were stacked against your setup working well. ALWAYS make wire antennas longer than you think you need (lower frequency) them trim them to increase resonance to your desired center frequency. Too high a resonant frequency, too short the antenna. 73 -mike

73 from Mystery Radio return ;-)

Where you at in n.c?

Yea, I have Tecsun H-501

Great review and presentation style! I'm looking to get a "new" radio - I've had several used units through the years that I got from thrift stores and always sold them at a hefty profit... so I never held on to them long enough to learn how to use each model 🙂 I've got some bonus points from work I need to use before I retire - so I thought I use them on a NEW radio and actually learn how to use it and fully enjoy it! Thanks for the video...

need more round😅

What external antenna are you using?

If the step button is not raised and is an issue for you, just make a small plastic rectangle the same size as the step button and glue it on the button - viola - now it is raised.

I just talked to ya on 40m. Had to go grab me some coffee, I'm brand new to cw and appreciate the qso. De KO4WHX Edit: I apologize for cutting it short without giving you my rig info I had to run off for a minute

Your down too low in the 20 meter band. You were down below the frequencies they were using, unless you were shooting for the CW stations. You might try this on 10 meters. This might work better with your SWR

I love this video - simply because it shows a true amateur experiment that failed. Together with the comments this is a great learning experience. More of that!

Another thing you might consider doing is building a 49:1 balun and then using a noodletenna as an end-fed half-wave. That means you can feed it from the bottom, and also will work on some frequency multiples. I've seen some videos of people making end-fed slinky antennas that work well on 40 meters and 15 meters. You will need some short counterpoise wires but should be a lot easier to deal with than a traditional 1/4 wave vertical (which requires a bunch of 1/8 or a few 1/4 wave radials). Here's an example of a slinky in EFHW mode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJbNq6Cmn82Hrbc You can build a 49:1 balun cheaper than you can buy, fwiw. Basically you need some wire and a toroid ferrite.