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I forgot:
Secondary features should also be considered: Having a tuning knob also belongs into this category. If you only listen to a small number of stations with known frequencies, then a set with up/down key tuning will be sufficient provided it has direct frequency entry or at least a sufficient number of presets. However, if you're the bandscanning type, something with a tuning knob will be significantly to infinitely more comfortable to operate. The worst example of a key-tuned set that I have is the old Sony ICF-SW30 - on SW it tunes in 1 kHz steps only, at a fairly leisurely pace and with muting each time at that (which contributes an annoying clicking), there is no direct frequency entry and you have a total of 5 presets for all the SW bands. This can only be called frustrating, particularly since reception performance is good for an entry-level set. I grew up with an ICF-SW7600G, which is OK, but still doesn't make the best bandscanning rig (except for ham bands). Stephan -- Home: http://stephan.win31.de/ Bytes are generally harmless - unless taken to bits. |
Newbie looking for a radio
Stephan Grossklass a écrit :
I forgot: Secondary features should also be considered: Having a tuning knob also belongs into this category. If you only listen to a small number of stations with known frequencies, then a set with up/down key tuning will be sufficient provided it has direct frequency entry or at least a sufficient number of presets. However, if you're the bandscanning type, something with a tuning knob will be significantly to infinitely more comfortable to operate. The worst example of a key-tuned set that I have is the old Sony ICF-SW30 - on SW it tunes in 1 kHz steps only, at a fairly leisurely pace and with muting each time at that (which contributes an annoying clicking), there is no direct frequency entry and you have a total of 5 presets for all the SW bands. This can only be called frustrating, particularly since reception performance is good for an entry-level set. I grew up with an ICF-SW7600G, which is OK, but still doesn't make the best bandscanning rig (except for ham bands). Stephan Hello all, I don't know wether the 7600GR has the same feature than the SW100 : when holding down the 1kHz + or - button, the radio scans up or down the frequencies providing the sound and without muting, at a correct speed, so it acts more or less like a tuning knob. I found this quite compfortable sometime (more than the automatic scanning). Charly |
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