Testing Tecsun PL606 for FM dxing

Here are some interesting links from an Italian dxers blog :

http://tinyurl.com/6jpce2j

http://tinyurl.com/5vxbujy

Original blog is in Italian, links for the translated version.

TECSUN PL-390 FM DX KING ?

Phil's reveiew of FM Dxing capabilities of Tecsun PL-390

http://home.comcast.net/~phils_radio_designs/PL390_FM_DX.pdf

Silicon Labs Provides Cost-Saving AM/FM/SW Receiver Solution for Tecsun Multi-Band Radio

Si483x Wheel-Tuned Digital CMOS Receiver ICs Help Tecsun Reduce Manufacturing Cost, Enhance Radio Performance

AUSTIN, Texas & DONGGUAN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive mixed-signal ICs, today announced that it is providing its latest digital multi-band receiver technology to Tecsun, a leading Chinese manufacturer of portable radios. Tecsun has chosen Silicon Labs’ Si483x AM/FM receiver ICs for its new R-2010 multi-band portable radio. Designed for the worldwide market, the 12-band R-2010 radio is a wheel-tuned DSP radio, which offers FM stereo, medium-wave (MW) and shortwave (SW) reception.

Read the press release here :

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110124005766/en/Silicon-Labs-Cost-Saving-AMFMSW-Receiver-Solution-Tecsun