On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 11:17:12 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On recommendation of many sources I purchased a used GE superradio II last year. It is obviously defective since it cannot perform as well as my old Sony ICF6500.

I have two questions.

1. Is a working srii that much better than this sony?

2. Is there a technician/company of known repute that repairs these srii and what would it cost?

and then...

I see new radios pretty much all have digital tuners. When tuning these, do they all quiet as you tune? I had a digital tuning radio - now at the bottom of a lake - which did so. I found it very hard to scan for new stations as I had to stop at each new freq. to allow the thing to produce audio. Do all digital radios act this way?

Thank you

Digital tuners,,, the screen on them (low price radios) are subject to go blank after a few years. Maybe some of the high price radios with digital tuners are better/last longer, but I sort of kind of doubt it. The old style tuners are a million times better than digital tuners.