"Al Arduengo" wrote in message
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Darn you. I just bought one because of your review. If I get in
trouble I am going to claim to my wife that you forced me under threat
of bodily harm.

Best,
-Al A.


LOL....

I'm sure your going to like it a lot. I've used the Sony7600g & YB-400 and
the PL-550 rates with both of them in performance categories where ssb and
am sync are not taken into consideration. I'm still in amazement over the
audio quality. It is really good for a portable. I took it to work with me
today and it did great on the 25,22,19 meter bands during the day.
Previously I have been using my KA-1102 at work and primarily listen to the
BBC on 12095 and or 15400 during the day. Even in the brick building I work
in with all of its noise sources, both radios pick it up if I use an
external antenna. The major difference being that the audio quality and
definition on the PL-550 is better by a good measure. What I also really
appreciate with the PL-550 is now I have a digital portable that has a
tuning dial to spin.

Another thing that I didn't mention in my review was that the PL-550's built
in attenuator has three positions; "LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH". Most portables
that have an attenuator switch just have two positions usually labeled "DX"
and "LOCAL". I don't know if having three settings really makes a
difference, but I guess it could come in handy at some time or another.
Also... I have found that you can keep the display light turned on all the
time even under battery power when you press the "light" button and hold it
depressed for a few seconds. That comes in handy too.

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Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, PL-550,
KA-1101, KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989, Info-Mate 837,
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/