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What does MW/LW PLL on a radio mean?

  • 10-10-2006 11:57am
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    Registered Users Posts: 3


    I was looking at cd players in the argos catalogue and most of them say FM/AM tuner but one that I was looking at says MW/LW PLL analogue tuner. Is this completely different from FM and you can't get the same channels - today FM, 2 FM etc??

    Haven't got a clue about these things!
    Thanks


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    yeah, MW and LW are different bands - MW: Medium Wave; LW: Long Wave. PLL: Phase. Locked Loop

    Basically, if you want to listen to today fm etc, make sure you have FM. I'd be amazed if you could buy a stereo or tuner without FM tbh.

    MW and LW (while loved by us who love radio) are better for speech than music. Hope that helps.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    Especially for the sports. :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,329 ✭✭✭radiospan


    AFAIK, AM means MW and LW.

    Although AM can just mean that the radio has MW and not LW.

    (Open to corrections on that)


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 Christineb


    Thanks for all the help, i just went for an FM one in the end!


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    ...and here is a completely useless fact, LW (Long Wave) really is long, the wavelength can be in excess of 1000 meters!

    AM/MW (Amplitude modulation/Medium Wave) is not so long and SW (Short Wave) is approximately 200 meters or less.


    See, told you it's a useless fact.


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