Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpcnoa!rmd From: rmd@hpcnoa.UUCP Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: FM tuner info wanted Message-ID: <30200018@hpcnoa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Jan-84 20:58:00 EST Article-I.D.: hpcnoa.30200018 Posted: Sat Jan 28 20:58:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 08:14:32 EST Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 36 Nf-ID: #N:hpcnoa:30200018:000:1906 Nf-From: hpcnoa!rmd Jan 28 17:58:00 1984 I want to buy a new FM tuner. I listen to FM a lot, and the poor quality of the sound is really starting to get to me. I realize that much of the problem is with the broadcasters, but I want to do the best I can with what is now available. I think the tuner in my receiver is not doing as good a job as it could. Here is my situation: I live about 60 miles north of Denver. Most of the time I listen to FM stations broadcasting from mountains near Denver and Boulder. There are also a few stations within 20 miles. I have an attic antenna pointed south and all of these signals come in at a high signal level and with a good signal to noise ratio. Additionally, there are a few marginal stations in Cheyenne Wyoming and in Denver which come in with a noticeable amount of noise. There are a number of stations in Colorado Springs and in Wyoming which I would like to listen to but the noise level is just too high. I switch stations often, choosing between 8 or 10 Denver and local stations. Here are some specific complaints about my present receiver: -distortion of high frequencies (e.g. consonant sounds in voices) even on strong signals -not enough preset stations (I have 6). I would like to have at least 10 -poor high frequency response -residual 'birdie' noise (squeaks and whistles you sometimes hear while tuning AM radios) on FM stations which would otherwise be very quiet. -poor ADJACENT channel rejection when I'm trying to receive a weak signal 200 Khz from a stong station -Extraneous signals on empty frequencies which contain music from 2 local stations simultaneously -I would love to have a remote control to switch stations I would like to hold the cost of a new tuner to $300 to $600. I would like to hear opinions on the various tuners now available that my come close to meeting my needs. Rick Dow inhp4!hpfcla!rmd