I go back even farther; I have the Sony 2002 which cover the same, 150 KZ to
30 MHZ but it has a fine tunning adjustment which works great for SSB and
CW.
I have used it since 1982.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:13 PM
73 Lowell W8QIYSubject: Re: good am/fm radio


> On Monday 8/15/05 05:26 Reeva Parry wrote:
> >Yes, you are quite correct in that to tune with the tuning knob, you must
> >tune in 100 Megahertz steps, and on SSB, that can be quite disturbing.
> That's for sure, since the radio covers from 150 KHz to 30 MHz.  The
> tuning resolution on SSB is 100 Hz, which is probably not as fine as
> we'd like it, but when the 2010 came out, it wasn't bad.  I've had a
> 2010 since 1985, and I'll be very sad when it decides to give up the
> ghost.  It's an amazing radio, and even with today's technology, I
> can't think of another one quite like it.
>
> Steve