TECSUN PL-990x is equipped with an analog High-IF circuit and DSP triple conversion decoding technology. This radio receiver has great performance in sensitivity, selectivity and combating interference of mirror stations (image rejection). Like its predecessor the PL-880, PL-990x 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) even more enjoyable.

What is the difference between PL-990x and PL-990?

* Selected when the MW tuning steps on the PL-990x are set to 9 kHz steps (Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa).

** Selected when the MW tuning steps on the PL-990x are set to 10 kHz steps (North and South America).

Package Contents

Tecsun PL-990x comes with Tecsun EP-20 stereo earphones, 16GB microSD card, Tecsun AN-03L wire antenna, protective carrying pouch, charging cable, USB wall charger, radio amateur world map, and an English manual.

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 

Four settings:

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 

Two settings:

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

Two settings:

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 

Two settings:

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:

Multi-functional Digital Display shows:

Meter band & frequency

Memory page and location

Signal indicator: S/N ratio and strength

Clock & Alarm (24-hour format)

Battery indicator

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

Earphone jack (3.5 mm; 1/8 inch; < 300Ω)

Speaker (4Ω, 3W)

Built-in Charging System to charge lithium (Li-ion) rechargeable battery

Digital audio input socket (micro-USB type-B)

DC Input: For listening to FM (not suitable for MW, LW, SW)

Battery Power: 18650 lithium (Li-ion) battery

Charging: 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

IF Frequency: 

AM:

1st IF: 55.845MHz

2nd IF: 10.7MHz

3rd IF (DSP): 45kHz

FM: 128kHz

FM Stereo Crosstalk: 35dB

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