I noticed alignment problems with a couple of radios, especially where FM
stations sounded better when they're tuned to where the dial reads 96.15 or
something like that, but I think those offending radios were Radio Shacks or
Sangeans that did that.

I've owned several Tecsuns, and none seemed to have any alignment problem.
The BCL-2000 drifts as we all know, but the PL-350 isn't analog so there's
no drift.

Really.... so, does it beat the DE-1103 in image rejection? Or, are all
those stations that it is pulling in that you can't hear on the DE-1103
just images? The PL-350 is a single conversion radio, is it not? Does it
have the switchable IF's of the PL-550?

"CorbinRay" wrote in news:1110675355.339199.303940
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new radio on Liypn's ebay store,
the Tecsun PL-350. It looked a lot like the PL-550, which wasn't really
that good a performer, so I almost passed on it. But I did some
research and I found out that the new radio had a bunch of good
reviews, but they were all in Chinese. I used the Google translator and
I was able to find out that people really liked it. So I went ahead and
ordered one from Liypn.

I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised. So much that I find that
it beats my DE1103 in nearly every category. That's quite a statement,
but the more I play with it, the more impressed I become.

Check out the yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pl350/ and
you'll see more about the radio.

And for anyone wanting to buy one, the eBay item number is 5755772476.

It has the switchable IF. I tried it, but the original setting has always
been the best so far.

The only image I've received on it so far was where I was trying to receive
WLW on 700 (150 miles away), and I have local stations on 680 (4 miles) and
710 (20 miles). The PL-350 separated the stations just fine, but it received
an image on 700 from a local travel station on 1610 (less than 1 mile away)
that's notoriously overmodulated. For some reason, every Tecsun I own picks
up that travel station on 700 in that same spot.

Otherwise, I haven't heard any images, but I'm in a rural setting surrounded
by mountains and with very few high-powered stations, so sensitivity is the
most important factor for me in considering any type of radio. And the
PL-350 seems to be a perfect choice.