For example, the Panasonic RF-B65 has both keys to enter the frequency and a knob that rotates a shaft, whose digitally encoded position can be used to vary the frequency in 1 kHz steps. The tuning is much more exact. An easily read liquid-crystal numeric display gives a very close, easily interpreted indication of what the tuned frequency is. If quality and price considerations otherwise were equal, I would select a well designed, digital receiver because of the ease in tuning, the ease of interpreting the tuning displays, and the long-term tuning stability inherent in the design. These days, analog receivers generally are designed to be low priced and are poorer performers than digital receivers that cost only a little more.
Digital receivers generate noise as an unwanted byproduct of the way they work.
If DX is your interest, a carefully selected digital receiver still may fill your need. This article was last updated on May 11, 1999. This is hit 1400 on this document since May 11, 1999. Click here to Return to my Home Page .