Hi there, here's the unboxing video for the H501x and coming shortly are a couple of initial reception videos. So far, I've been really impressed with this radio. Thanks for watching. Keep safe. 73
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@draff16622 жыл бұрын
I’m really glad you purchased this. I value your opinions. I have this radio and love it - it’s cool that so many years later we can get a new, larger radio with excellent sound. I too am awaiting the re-engineered E1 and hope it will be available in 2022. The 501x is worth the money if you are addicted to radios like I am, not so much if you are counting pennys. What I get on the 501x I can get on the PL880, PL990, DH-808 but it’s the addiction thing had it since I bought my first Sylvania SW radio in the 1960’s and continues into old age - you know how it is. I love your amateur radio videos but glad you are still doing SW portables. Thanks, Clint I appreciate and watch your latest videos.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments my friend. Eton are the reason I bought this radio because it's taking them sooooo long with the E1! Keep safe and 73
@maryrafuse38512 жыл бұрын
One of the best features of this radio is the wide bandwidth feature on broadcast band AM. AM bandwidth is a respectable 9KHz giving this a sound to most human ears, not my cat, almost as good as FM but without multipath distortion. Wonderful for an oldies or country station on the AM dial. 😊
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@roeslan19692 жыл бұрын
Beautiful radio.. If it has Air band & RDS (provided good reception for SW, VHF etc), I would probably buy this.. My USD70 XHDATA D-808 has all of these... The twin speaker, microSD slot, mp3 player, treble/bass knobs & world map are great..
@b.22212 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your beautiful new radio 📻 Sir I hope you have a lot of good reception coverage with it. I balked a bit about the price , but but fair is fair you get what you pay for. Someone has already done a strip down of one , and it looks very nicely made indeed inside with lovely quality speakers. Have to agree with you it just reeks of Grundig which is no bad thing in the design department. Don’t think you will be disappointed cause 198 BBC was simply awesome on LW.👍 Tam.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir. Audio is quite superb I have to say. Keep safe and 73
@azamatkarasaev9933 Жыл бұрын
@Oxford Shortwave Log , thank you for the review. I'm curious: What's the 3 little cutouts on the front panel in the left bottom corner? 🤔 Thank you.
@patrickfitzpatrick48232 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the initial review Clint, and I look forward to more. I don't think you mentioned DC power, extract from the manual below. If you have an adapter, it would be interesting to see if it causes any noise. 73. 2) DC powered: When there is no battery inside the radio, connect a DC 5V/1A power adapter to the micro-USB type-B “CHARGE” socket on the right side of the device. Note: Connecting an external power supply causes interference when listening to radio frequencies. If experiencing reception difficulties, disconnect the DC power supply and use a battery instead. Attention! If you use a power adapter, assure that is appropriately certified and meets the safety standards for an adapter in your region.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
I don't have one and probably wouldn't use one Patrick, but a good point. 73
@shawnj6279 Жыл бұрын
It’s a nice radio but has flaws like any radio. The 990x is cheaper and is very similar. I think the biggest flaw these 2 radios has is no rds for fm
@ashab111 ай бұрын
Not sure about the DC but what does seem an interesting option is to leave battery bay two empty and switch to that and use a 20000mah external power bank.
@terence2e0ipk142 жыл бұрын
I have one of these, lovely sounding radio
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Definitely great audio
@deepwoods_dave73685 ай бұрын
Nice radio. I had a Sony ICF-2010 many years ago. Recently got a PL880, love it. Not sure if this is worth double of the 880 though.
@OxfordShortwaveLog5 ай бұрын
It's definitely not worth it - it's not as good as my PL-880.
@yogimew2 жыл бұрын
It comes with an micro SD card preinstalled. That is a very nice touch.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
It does - and yes I agree. 73
@sandrucristian19832 жыл бұрын
8:01 nice sound ! I think the first important thing is how the speaker sounds on the radio
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@tonymagnier98462 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid, Clint. I'm not planning to buy this for while anyway but good overview, pity they didn't include Air band and RDS at this price point. I hope that's not internal noise on 252.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Agree on airband and although expensive, it is a great radio. 73
@davidsradioroom96782 жыл бұрын
Gilles from the Official SWL Channel did a review on this radio. He loves his. I think you will love yours, as well.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend. 73
@PaulNakroshis2 жыл бұрын
Just took the 501x and 909x2 for a walk. I’d say the 501x is more sensitive on the whip antenna.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul, that doesn't surprise me at all...
@PaulNakroshis2 жыл бұрын
Comparing the 501x, the 909x2, and the grundig 800, i still would put the grundig as top quality (especially with its brilliant sync) and the sagean and tecsun are similar. Will be interesting to see if a new E1 actually will arrive.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for the new E1 - as long as it's the same as the original version!
@leadballoon062 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to it
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@r0naldzuccala1982 жыл бұрын
Well hello. What I really find interesting about tecsuns last 4 radios recently released it appears that the pl 330 has the best sync out of all of them and it's the least expensive. I'm still using the little Eton sat. And have really enjoyed it. However the only feature that is not very good is the sync. I really like the pl 330 very much. For the money it's the beat portable going. Take care. Ron. Z.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
SYNC is the one spec. most modern radio manufacturers get wrong. Sony ICF-2001/D...the best SYNC ever IMHO. Thanks
@o00scorpion00o2 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not but the PL-330 is the best sounding Tescun "DSP" radio on SSB and the 4 Khz filter actually works, just a shame about the muting while tuning. Not perfect of course, still some distortion on SSB. But the audio is a lot clearer on the 330 than the 880/990x and S8800.
@dusantomic99835 ай бұрын
Surprised that they haven't included RDS on FM, especially at this price?
@OxfordShortwaveLog5 ай бұрын
Agree with you.
@aureliusprimus2 ай бұрын
Very fine ! Two small speakers are better or the same think than a big PL880 one ? 😀
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 ай бұрын
I think the audio is slightly better than the PL880 but not as makes any difference really. 73
@darrinpearce97802 жыл бұрын
Very interested to see how this bit of kit reviews. Good point about comparing to Sangean 909X2, which I've read mixed reviews about.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Darrin. 73
@electriceyeslide59599 ай бұрын
Great straight to it review! Now that you've had it for a while, how do you like it? How would you compare it to the Tecsun S-2000/Eton Elite 750/Grundig Satelit 750? I really like how it snapped to 693 straight away without much fiddling with the tuner.
@OxfordShortwaveLog9 ай бұрын
Hi it's just ok. Sensitivity on MW is not great and battery consumption horrendous! It performs well on shortwave, but I feel for the money it should be a better performer all-round.
@greggaieck48082 жыл бұрын
Oxford shortwave your Tecsun H 50,1x shortwave radio Receiver is cool
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it's not a brilliant performer I've discovered...
@tonymagnier98462 жыл бұрын
@@OxfordShortwaveLog hows that Clint?
@maryrafuse38512 жыл бұрын
Funny what seems expensive. I've spent a small fortune on radio's in my young and foolish years. The list includes the Sony ICF-2010, Hammarlund SP-600 JX-17, and many many more. Everything I read about this radio is good and it costs so much less than I paid for my Kenwood R-5000 and Hammarlund HQ-180.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
That is true - but the SSB audio is poor.
@claudio64932 жыл бұрын
Great! Review! Thanks a million, only one point: over next months is planned the closure of a few broadcasting stations on the LW MW and SW bands .. very sad....but we still love our great hobby!
@nathanpetrovski75252 жыл бұрын
Which ones are closing?
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend. 73
@claudio64932 жыл бұрын
Hi... I heard that by next autumn 2022 all MW stations from the Italian Rai will be closed also rumors about the BBC stations on MW...
@JerryMassey10 ай бұрын
Did you end up buying the Eton E1?
@OxfordShortwaveLog10 ай бұрын
Hi Jerry, no I didn't - too many bad reviews!
@o00scorpion00o2 жыл бұрын
On SSB though the Audio is still terrible and while that might not mean a lot to some having SSB on a SW station allows ECSS which means you can filter out a lot of noise or interfering station by pressing USB/LSB and this works a lot better on the PL-660, 680 and funny enough the little PL,330. SYNC, no the 501 does not have SYNC all it does is enable SSB and it sounds terrible. S2000 sounds a lot better as does the PL-680.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you - I was listening to The Buzzer a couple of evenings ago on USB and the audio was sh*te compared to my IC-R75! Overall I'm not too impressed with this radio any more. 73
@o00scorpion00o2 жыл бұрын
@@OxfordShortwaveLog I will not buy a DSP portable again because most of them use the same flawed DSP chip and SSB was an afterthought, once you hit SSB those otherwise good radios turn into complete s**t. and it's a shame too because we'll likely never see a new radio from Tecsun again and they ruined the PL-880, S8800 the PL-990 and their last "flagship" the H501. It should have been so much better, even if it was pure analogue with no DSP this would have been a lot better in my opinion. It's funny how they can make the 330 sound a lot clearer on SSB, still far from perfect but I would have been happy for the 880 and 990x to sound as clear on SSB it's just a shame the 330 has that tuning mute but it performs amazingly well with my Bonito MA305 even at night where as the 315et would s**t itself!. I bet Clint that the 4 Khz filter still does not work on the H501 like the others ? except the little 330, the 4 Khz filter on this actually works on SSB I mean. I think am going to get the S2000 again, while it won't be a patch on the IC-R75 it was a good radio with really good sound on SSB but a shame it didn't have SYNC, it was a good performer from what I remember too.
@shawnj6279 Жыл бұрын
I got the Chinese version few years ago and really like this radio but my curiosity got to me what's the differences between factory and final version
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
Not sure Shawn. I'm not super-impressed with it TBH, but it's ok
@skivvywaver Жыл бұрын
This is a PL-880 with an extra knob or two. Tecsun does make some great radios and I am sure this one is great, but it is an 880 with a bass and treble knob. Not worth upgrading.
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
It's not as sensitive as the PL-880 on MW for sure. Definitely not worth upgrading and I wish I hadn't!
@wu2u10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@alafenetre81 Жыл бұрын
Nice piece of kit, but I heard there were very few stations on SW nowadays. If so, is it worth the money?
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
There's still a lot to listen to and yes it's worth buying 100%!
@ericdreizen1463 Жыл бұрын
This is an impressive portable, but this radio & the PL880 come w/ no ac adapters like the Elite Executive. They run on batteries? Is this a disadvantage? I prefer to run them on ac if I can. If there's an advantage in powering them w/ batteries only, I'd like to know about it.
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
You're right Eric, but the thing is, on mains power, the signal to noise might be adversely affected. Always better to run on batteries if you're looking for DX. 73
@ericdreizen1463 Жыл бұрын
@@OxfordShortwaveLog Well, I believe these radios can get their DC power from a USB connection. Is that right?
@simonwinwood20 күн бұрын
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@bianchispurs Жыл бұрын
Hello, I purchased one of these off ebay, It is not the X version. The seller said I didn't need the X in USA. It gets the worst reception of all my shortwaves, Does the X make a difference or could it be counterfeit? Thanks
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
It's probably not counterfeit - they're just not that great...unfortunately
@bianchispurs Жыл бұрын
@@OxfordShortwaveLog thank you,is there a great brand?
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
The PL-880 is superb...and also a Tecsun. 73
@johnlagreca62882 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, nice job, quite informative. The dual battery feature is great. I would leave one slot empty and switch to that slot when I am putting it on the shelf for more than a week to keep the battery from draining. I don't like that the clock is always active on these radios in the off state. The leakage current though, is probably higher than the clock current :). I wonder if you can leave the battery switch in the 'middle' position to keep both batteries disconnected when not using the device. Edit: It would also be nice if it had a carrying handle on top like the Grundig 500. It doesn't appear to have a lanyard slot either.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. I don't love this radio - in fact I sort of wish I'd never bought it!
@johnlagreca62882 жыл бұрын
@Oxford Shortwave Log Sorry to hear that. Would you recommend an alternative in this size of a receiver?
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Yes - a Sony ICF-2001D!!!
@MannyScoot Жыл бұрын
what's the difference between the H-501 and the H-501x ?
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
The 501x is built for x-port!
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
Can't remember what the differences are. The language the manual is written in for starters though!
@RadioRich1002 жыл бұрын
What kind of connector is under those plastic plugs for AM and FM?
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
3.5mm socket
@greggaieck48082 жыл бұрын
Oxford shortwave the sangean ATS 90 9x 200,00
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
It's good apparently
@sigint992 жыл бұрын
SSB distortion and slow AGC attack makes all these Tecsun DSP portables useless for ham and utility monitoring.
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on that. I'm selling mine if anyone is interested!
@Albert-zl3zd2 жыл бұрын
good review clint nothing more nothing less i think its not a top radio. albert the netherlands📻🇳🇱
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir.
@marccarter1350 Жыл бұрын
I know its an old review, just wondering how you have found it a year on? Is it any better than the S 8800 which i have? I know its not as good on MW as my CR crane
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
It's ok Marc, but I can't DX on medium wave - it just doesn't work on that band very well. 73
@notaYEC195510 ай бұрын
Buy a Tecsun AN 200 passive loop and it dx’s just fine on medium wave.
@Altoid7772 жыл бұрын
No Aircraft Band...
@alanp29532 жыл бұрын
Clint ? I do understand you are a SW listener. Is it true the British Gov intends switching FM off in 2034....
@OxfordShortwaveLog2 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, yes I am. I hadn't heard about the switching off of FM...
@Rassian6395 ай бұрын
Какой у него dsp чип? На h501
@user-md7gu8ll7r6 ай бұрын
🎉
@OxfordShortwaveLog5 ай бұрын
Ta!
@ry491 Жыл бұрын
Nice radio with good performance but terrible battery life . I only get about 5 hours out of each battery. This is not acceptable . My s2000 lasts months on one set of D,cells . Has anyone managed to obtain higher capacity batteries . The fact that Texun have fitted two batteries means that they know about the issue . I now regret my purchase .
@OxfordShortwaveLog Жыл бұрын
Agree with you 100%. Terrible battery life, SSB audio not great, low sensitivity on MW. Not the best...
@ry491 Жыл бұрын
@@OxfordShortwaveLog One thing I found was the springs in battery compartment are rather weak . I stretched them slightly and also cleaned all contacts with contact cleaner . This has improved things a little . I read about this online. It's a known fault . Doesn't cure the battery life issue but helps a little. I also find that having the bass turned up on FM causes warbling at higher volume and shortens battery life even more . Shame because in many ways its a nice radio .