I have to believe that just about everyone here does considerable A/B
comparisons between their radios. You know - same antenna, same frequency,
both radios adjusted for optimal reception on that station - to see which
radio is "better". Of course, the term "better" is subjective, but you know
what I mean. Have you ever found that one radio that consistently
outperforms another turns out to be inferior, on one particular day?

When I got my Sat 800, I compared it to my Kenwood R-1000 many times, at
different times of the day, and at many different frequencies. I concluded
that the Sat 800 was a better radio. Not by much, probably because they are
both generally excellent receivers, but the Sat 800 gave consistently better
results and it is now my primary radio because of this direct comparison.

Last night, just for fun, I decided to do another A/B comparison, and this
time the R-1000 was MUCH better. More sensitive, quieter, and better in
every way. So much so that I thought there might be something wrong with
the Sat 800. However, today things are back to normal and the Sat 800 edges
out the Kenwood. Again, not by much, but if I had to choose just one to
keep, it would be the Sat 800. Last night I would have concluded otherwise,
based on only that one comparison.

What could account for this? Has anyone else experienced this?

Jeff