I'm considering getting a new receiver and one of the models I'm
considering is the Palstar R30A.

But I have a concern about the tuning: I already have one minimalist
communications receiver -- the Lowe HF-150 -- and the one thing I
can't stand about it is how s-l--o---w the tuning is in USB or LSB
mode. It makes clarifying the signal properly easier (which is why
it's this way, of course), but it makes the receiver essentially
useless for hunting for signals in USB or LSB mode. It just tunes too
slowly for that.

Does the Palstar tune like this, too, or are its tuning rates more
reasonable in SSB mode? What I'd ideally like is something that tunes
pretty much the same rates the HF-150 does in both AM and SSB, with
the option (under my control, NOT automatically chosen as a result of
mode) to slow the tuning rate down if I want.

Thanks,

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David Barts
Portland, OR