Yup, quite true. Not against older receivers, like my DX-302, but
bandSPREAD (yes, I incorrectly said bandPASS earlier, I spologize to those
of you that can't seem to get past that) is just stupid.

wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:28:38 -0400, "Mike" wrote:

"Dick Chisel" wrote in message
om...
Lisa Simpson wrote:
Actually, it was a DX-160, and yes, I wound up selling it to Universal
Radio
because I can't stand bandpass tuning, so I plan on selling this too
after I
check it to make sure it actually receives . . .

"John S." wrote in message
ups.com...


Maybe I'm confusing you with someone else, but didn't you pick up a
DX150 not too long ago? Use it for a day and become frustrated
because
it used bandspread tuning?

Lisa Simpson wrote "bandpass" tuning.

John S. wrote "bandspread" tuning.

Two very different things.


Neither of which are illogical or frustrating! So I'm really curious
to
hear Lisa Simpson's explanation.

Mike

I can't speak for Lisa Simpson however I suspect that Lisa got into
radio by first using a radio that has PLL/digital tuning and it has to
do with being able to easily discern what frequency you are tuned to.
Anyone remember making cheat sheets what it says on the dial vs what
the frequency is, letting a receiver warm up then using a cyrstal
calibrator to get the initial set point for the bandspread??