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WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE LONGWAVE BROADCASTS DURING THIS REVIEW, BUT I WAS
ABLE TO SPIN THE BAR AND ISOLATE SOME INTERESTING SIGNALS FROM OTHER
SERVICES, SUCH AS AERONAUTICAL BEACONS.  SSB AND CW THE ELITE 750 IS NOT A
REPLACEMENT FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE HAM RADIO RECEIVER, BUT IT DOES OFFER
SSB AND CW RECEPTION.  IT ACHIEVES THIS WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BEAT FREQUENCY
OSCILLATOR BFO.  THE KNOB IS LABELED SSB BFO, BUT OF COURSE, ITS USE ISNT
STRICTLY LIMITED TO SSB.  TUNING IS IN 1 KHZ STEPS, AND THE SSB BFO CONTROL
DOES AN ADMIRABLE JOB OF TUNING IN SEPARATE CW SIGNALS ABOVE AND BELOW THE
TUNED FREQUENCY, AS LONG AS THE BAND IS NOT TOO CROWDED.  IVE OFTEN BEEN
DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW BFOS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN CONSUMER SHORTWAVE RADIOS.
EITHER THE BFO CONTROL IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE, OR THE BFO INTRODUCES ANNOYING
DISTORTION THAT CAN MAKE LISTENING ALMOST PAINFUL.  I WAS PLEASANTLY
SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE WORST FAILINGS OF CONSUMER BFOS WERE AVOIDED IN
THE ELITE LAB NOTES ETON ELITE 750 RECEIVER BOB ALLISON, WB1GCM IN TESTING
THE ELITE 750, I FOUND THAT THE SENSITIVITY IS NOT QUITE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT
THE HF SPECTRUM, LIKE WE ARE USED TO WITH AMATEUR TRANSCEIVERS.  ITS GOOD
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