".Bill" wrote in message

I can only offer a personal observation from many years ago (1964-ish)
when the SX-42 caps were still expected to be fresh. My Elmer lent me
(me=an 11-year old...they don't make Elmers like that anymore) his SX-42
to use over Xmas vacation. Of course I didn't hook up anything special
for a VHF antenna and all I got was a slight whisper from 3 of the 4 FM
stations in town. I kinda figured then that this radio was pretty deaf
up at that end of its range although the local paging system on about 35
Mc boomed thru.
I've never heard anything to the contrary.
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Bill:

I don't think your experience is typical. I currently have one SX-42
and two SX-62A receivers on hand and they all perform very well on FM.
When tuned up and working well, the SX-42 is a very sensitive
receiver on all bands.

Best Regards,

Ed
Canyon Lake, TX