Tecsun PL-990x radio

**THE ITEM IN THIS LISTING ONLY SHIPS WITHIN THE 50 STATES OF THE U.S.**


TECSUN PL-990x is a portable PLL DSP multiband receiver that can receive receive FM, Longwave (LW), Medium Wave (MW) and Shortwave (SW) frequency bands and is Single Sideband (SSB) capable. 

Tecsun PL-990x is equipped with an analog High-IF circuit and DSP triple conversion decoding technology. The DSP microchip digitizes the analog radio signal which, in combination with the PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuitry, greatly improves the radio's sensitivity, selectivity, S/N ratio and anti-interference capability. Like other Tecsun models, it comes with a variety of "hidden features". 

Tecsun has further developed the performance of the Class AB Amplifier circuit and the ultra-dynamic full range speaker, making listening to radio stations and the newly added audio playback feature (from a microSD card or Bluetooth pairing) even more enjoyable.

Package Contents

• Tecsun PL-990x
• Tecsun EP-20 stereo earphones
• 32GB microSD card
• Tecsun PU leather carrying case
• Tecsun AN-03L FM/SW wire antenna
• Charging cable
• Dual USB wall charger with US-tyle plug
• Radio amateur world map
• English manual
• 2 x Tecsun 18650 2600mAh Li-ion battery
  
  

Special Features

• Triple conversion AM IF
• Synchronous detection & SSB
• SSB (USB / LSB) fine tuning steps at 10 Hz
• Antenna socket (3.5mm) for FM / LW / MW / SW
• Audio player: music playback from microSD
• AM bandwidth settings:
  • LW/MW: 2.3, 3.5, 5.0 and 9.0kHz
  • SW: 2.3, 3.5, 5.0 and 6.0kHz
  • SSB: 0.5, 1.2, 2.3, 3.0 and 4.0kHz

Frequency Range

• FM:   64 – 108 MHz
  • 64.0 – 108 MHz
  • 76.0 – 108 MHz
  • 87.0 – 108 MHz
  • 87.5 – 108 MHz

Tuning steps of 50 kHz or 100 kHz (depends on MW steps setting)

Fine tuning steps of 10 kHz

• MW:  520 – 1710 kHz
  • 522 - 1620 kHz (tuning steps of 9 kHz)
  • 520 - 1710 kHz (tuning steps 10 kHz)

Tuning steps of 9 kHz or 10 kHz

Fine tuning steps of 1 kHz

• LW:   50 kHz to 522 kHz
  • 50 – 522 kHz (when MW tuning is set to 9 kHz)
  • 100 – 519 kHz (when MW tuning is set to 10 kHz)

Tuning steps of 9 kHz

Fine tuning steps of 1 kHz

• SW:   1621 kHz to 29999 kHz
  • 1621 – 29999 kHz (when MW tuning is set to 9 kHz)
  • 1711 – 29999 kHz (when MW tuning is set to 10 kHz)

Tuning steps of 5 kHz

Fine tuning steps of 1 kHz

Tuning Methods

• Direct keypad entry
• Auto scan
• Manual dial tuning

Storing Stations Methods

• Manually: tune into a station using the knobs and then store them
• Storing stations during auto-scan
• Auto Tuning Storage (ATS): automatically tune and store stations
• Recall stations by browsing the memory manually or by auto-scan

Audio Player Features

• Audio playback from microSD card (max. 128GB)
• Supported audio formats: 16bit / 44.1kHz, FLAC / WAV / APE / WMA and MP3.
• Basic playback controls
• Repeat single track
• Playback position memory
• Display does not show album/track name
• Computer speaker mode

Basic Features

• Signal strength and S/N ratio indication
• Clock & Alarm (24-hour format)
• 3150 stations storage locations, divided over 25 memory pages
• FM stereo / mono selection
• Dedicated tuning and fine tuning knobs
• Alarm by radio or audio player
• Snooze function – 5 minutes
• Sleep timer from 1 - 120 minutes
• Class AB type Audio Power Amplifiers & ultra -dynamic full range speaker, with excellent sound quality
• Bass / Treble tone switch
• LCD backlight (always-on or auto-off)
• Keylock function
• Rear flip stand
• Local / Norm / DX antenna gain switch: adjust sensitivity
• Internal (for FM/SW) / External antenna switch
• Antenna socket (3.5mm) for FM / LW / MW / SW
• Line-out jack (3.5mm)
• Earphone jack (3.5 mm; 1/8 inch; < 300Ω)
• Built-in speaker (4Ω, 3W)
• Built-in charging system (USB-C) to charge lithium (Li-ion) rechargeable battery
• Digital audio input socket (USB type-C)

Power / Charging
 

• Battery power: 1 x 18650 lithium (Li-ion) battery
• DC power: (for FM only): 5V
• Charging/Power (USB-C): DC 5V/1A

Unit Size

198 x 120 x 38 mm (W x H x D)

Specifications

• Sensitivity:
  • FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3uV
  • MW (S / N = 26dB) < 1mV/m
  • LW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV/m
  • SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20uV
  • SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 1uV

• Selectivity:
  • FM > 65dB
  • MW / LW > 40dB
  • SW > 40dB

• S/N ratio:
  • FM > 60dB
  • MW / LW > 40dB
  • SW > 45dB

• SYNC lock range: +/- 1kHz

• AM IF Frequency:
  • 1st IF: 55.845MHz
  • 2nd IF: 10.7MHz
  • 3rd IF (DSP): 45kHz

• FM IF Frequency: 128kHz

• FM Stereo Crosstalk: 35dB

• Output Power: ≥ 450mW (at 10% harmonic distortion)