Radio - HAM - Antenna: Part 4 - Shortwave listening on Tecsun PL-398MP HD

This radio can be found at My Amazon store: http://astore.amazon.com/m0711-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1 In this video I demonstrate the shortwave reception capabilities of the Tecsun PL-398MP and its Easy Tune Mode (ETM) which can automatically scan for and find shortwave radio stations. From the Tecsun website: http://www.tecsun-radio.com/tecsun-pl-398mp-radio-dsp-fm-mw-sw-shortwave-portable-mp3-radio-receiver/ The Silicon Labs SI4734 DSP solution based design, DSP processing the analog and digital signal, software demodulation, greatly improve the signal reception sensitivity, signal selectivity, SNR and anti interference capability. Built-in two speakers, support stereo program listening via the speaker. World band broadcasting signal reception (FM band, MW band, LW band and SW band). Built-in the digital MP3 player (support the MP3 format and WMA format file). Support the standard SD memory card application (Max up to 8GB size). Multifunction jog dial encoder switch to easy setup the digital clock, frequency tuning and favorite station preset memory address. Multiple tuning method selectable for easy and fast tuning. Built-in the large size memory to preset the favorite stations. LCD display the frequency, signal strength, temperature (C/F), and battery level. LCD illumination by the backlight. FM band frequency coverage: from 64.0MHz to 108.0MHz (starting frequency selectable: 64.0MHz, 76.0MHz, 87.0MHz, and 87.5MHz). FM band tuning step selectable: 0.01MHz or 0.1MHz. MW band frequency coverage: 522KHz to 1620KHz with 9KHz tuning step, and 520KHz to 1710KHz with 10KHz tuning step. MW band tuning step selectable: 1KHz or 9KHz/10KHz. LW band frequency coverage: 153KHz to 513KHz. LW band tuning step selectable: 1KHz or 9KHz. SW band frequency coverage: 2.30MHz to 21.95MHz. SW band tuning step selectable: 1KHz or 5KHz. Built-in the standard SD card socket support the SD memory card application (Max up to 8GB size). External earphone request: standard 3.5mm stereo plug and 32 Ohm impedance. Other items used or mentioned on this video: * K-Po WR2100 PLL Synthesized World Band Receiver. * Yaesu FT-897 HF/VHF All Mode Transceiver * Yaesu FT-950 HF / 50MHz band All Mode Transceiver * Yaesu VX-6 Submersible Dual-Band FM Transceiver * Yaesu FT-817ND solar powered portable go-pack * Yaesu FRG-7000 Receiver * RigExpert AA-200 Antenna analyzer * Simple wire antenna * Par electronics Par End-Fedz EF-10-20-40 full length half wave dipole * Buddipole™- hf/vhf portable dipole antenna system * MFJ Deluxe Travel Antenna Tuner - MFJ-904H * Amateur Extra HAM radio license - KD8LON