"Juan Gonzalez" wrote in message
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"Michael" wrote in
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As far as the PL-550 goes.... I think it is the least selective of
the three. It doesn't have glairing problems with this, but it
doesn't cut it as well as the 7600gr and the KA-1102.

How good is the PL-550 on MW?

Hiya.... I dont think the PL-550 is a good MW radio. For MW I prefer my
GE-SR III best for sure. Because it has analog tuning it has almost no
internal noise. As you would expect with such a large speaker, the audio
quality is also very good. It also has a nice long internal ferite bar
antenna, so its great for DX'ing. The only draw back is that the analog
tuning dial is not at all accurate. My next favorite radio for MW is the
KA-1102. It was a really nice surprise to find out what a great MW radio
that it is. I often use it to listen to WBT in Charlotte and WTAM in
Cleveland and WBAL in Maryland and others too. It is not as quite as the
GE-SR III, but it does a very nice job of it for sure.

I have just started to test the 7600gr out on MW. From what I have read, it
is a better performer for MW DX'ing then the KA-1102. I would imagine that
you could get more out of the 7600gr just going on the fact that it has
"real" ssb selectable sb capabilities that you can use when you are tuned in
the mw range. That alone would tell me I have a better chance of resolving
some tuff MW DX with the 7600gr then with the KA-1102. The KA-1102 has ssb
capabilities, but they dont work when tuned to mw, and even if it did, it
would hardly matter. The KA-1102 doesn't have "real" ssb selectable sb.
You cant choose usb or lsb. Along with that, using ecss on the KA-1102 is
almost useless because of the flutter you always get when you try to use
ecss. So... As of right now I can't say any thyting about the 7600gr for
MW. I need to test it out some more.

So... The PL-550 is not a good MW radio as compared to the other radios
that I own. The PL-550 is not the most sensitive, selective or quite when
tuned to MW. Nor does it have any ssb capabilities. I dont mind so much
though because I purchased it to use as a sw radio and I think it is very
good for sw. When you consider its price in comparison with the YB-400 and
7600GR, you really have to say that it was one of the best value for dollar
deals to come along in quite a while.

Michael