Now that’s a good question. The Sync detection on the PL880 is about the worst there is and the one on the Eton Satellite isn’t much better, in short its a disgrace if Sync Detection is what you’re after.
The radio with the best Sync Detection I’ve seen of recent years is that found on the Tecsun PL660 which is a very good Shortwave unit however its audio isn’t too good for its size and the AM Broadcast band sensitivity is dreadful, the worst I’ve seen in a portable. FM performance thankfully is outstanding. > On 27 Apr 2016, at 9:43 PM, tim cumings <thcumi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Dane how would you compare the synchronous detection on the satellite to that > of the techsum pl880? > > > On 4/27/2016 5:25 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> The radio arrived yesterday. >> >> For those who wish to find out more about the new Eton Satellite note that >> the Satellite in the name of the radio is spelt without the trailing E, I >> would never had known this if it weren’t for my Braille Display <smile>. >> >> List members would have read the review of the radio I posted and I agree >> with pretty much every point in the review so there’s little point me going >> back over old ground. >> >> Audio out of the speaker less than 3 inches in size is nothing short of >> impressive, not as good as the audio from the Tecsun PL880 but still good >> all the same and of course the speaker of the PL880 is a 4 inch unit so if >> its audio quality you’re looking for in a small unit then the Tecsun PL880 >> sets the bar though its slightly bigger than the Eton. >> >> The Eton is well thought out in just about every way, everything from the >> double-jointed telescopic whip to the arrangement of functions. >> >> The presets are arranged in pages, press the “Page” button and you can type >> in a number of a page of presets followed by the page button to get there. >> >> Once there just press one of the preset buttons above the keypad or tune to >> a station and hold down the preset button for 3 seconds to set. >> >> This Satellite is one of the very few radio sets around that performs well >> on each and every band and I can only say its about time. >> >> The clicks when turning the jog dial feel most satisfying so you’re not >> going to accidentally turn 2 clicks instead of 1, certainly one of the best >> mechanisms I’ve seen in a jog-dial. >> >> The speed of the dial can be changed either between fast, slow or off by >> repeatedly pressing the dial. >> >> I’m extremely glad Eton chose to add an Aux-In function to the radio though >> this function isn’t immediately obvious to the user, the Line-out jack can >> be switched to an Aux-In jack so the user can take full advantage of the >> audio powered packed into the radio through an external source. >> >> Stereo headphones sound really nice through this radio, perhaps a little >> quiet for some models of stereo but good enough for most. >> >> so is the Satellite worth the $200 U.S. price tag? Most certainly and I have >> the feeling this is the last great Shortwave radio we’re going to see for >> quite some time, or perhaps this radio may well be the last we’ll see in a >> good line of radios, time will tell. >> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
