Just to encapsulate:

It's either true or false to say:

1 All modern PLL portables are not good FM performers.

2 All modern pocket-sized PLL portables are not good FM performers.

3 All budget pocket-sized PLL portables are not good FM performers.

It could be that only 3 is generally true. And if that were to be the case
it would be a matter of buying a non-budget pocket portable, worldband or
otherwise.

If all were true, then I'm stuck!! :c) Because I want a digital PLL.

(I'm hoping some one is going to sayonly 3 is true! :c)

3 is probably true in general, but I wondered whether 1 & 2 is true. That's
why the subject header says,"Is FM performance on modern PLL radios "rap"
with a capital "C"?")