As I've mentioned before, sideband is a problem on this radio IF you
expect to park it on a frequency and wait for the signals to appear.
This is because the step size isn't fine enough (at least on the older
model that uses the clarifier) to be on target. If you tune to a
frequency and hear some audio, then you can use the clarifier to tune
it in. The clarifier is like an analog tuning dial that is used in
addition to the digital dial. An example where you might want to dial
in a radio and wait for traffic is mil air, specifically the GHFCS (or
whatever Rummy renamed it).

Other than sideband, I've used mine quite a bit while travelling and as
a portable radio. [It's beat up to the point where the hotel maid
probably wouldn't swipe it.] I often use it in hotel rooms while on the
road, mostly for AM broadcast, since whatever the hotel supplies for a
radio is junk.

The sync will growl and needs a reasonably strong signal to lock.
Again, this is on the older model, not the GR. Given the price, the
performance is great.

wrote:
I am thinking I might buy one.Are they really as good as some people say
they are? How are they on Shortwave and AM/MW dxing? I have read a few
reports online about them and I would like to hear from some people
about them in this news group.
cuhulin