You are undoubtedly correct! The way it's done on these Realistics is just
asinine IMHO. Perhaps I need to experience a 2100. Do all the Satelit's
have that feature?

"Mike" wrote in message
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"Lisa Simpson" wrote in message
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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.

You have obviously never used a radio with a proper bandspread.

My Hallicrafters S-120 does it the wrong way - a separate Bandspread tuner
and knob that you use after tuning the main knob roughly where you want
it.

My Grundig Satellit 2100 does it right. With the flip of a switch, it
breaks out the standard shortwave meter bands - 25, 31, 41 etc . - and
actually s p r e a d s them out, taking them from about 1 inch on
the
tuning dial to almost 6 inches each. The calibration is spot on, and it
becomes easier than tuning in local FM stations. Where you had 5
stations
in a quarter turn of the tuning knob, you now have 1 station in a half
turn.
Selectivity is incredible, and fading is largely eliminated - even without
a
sync - because you can get exactly centered on the signal so easily.

Mike