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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
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Posted: Sat Jan 28 20:58:00 1984
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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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
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