First thank you for the positive comments on the review. =) I tried
to be as accurate as I could considering my experience with shortwave
radios.

In rebuff-

Thanks for the informative review. I've been waiting for one. I do
have to
disagree with a few of your statements though:
1. My YB400PE makes NO audible PLL noises.

Passport to world band radio has stated even in their review of this
radio that it has a high audible hum/hiss. Or more specifically,
quote "curcuit noise HISS" (see Passport to world band radio 2002
edition) My older YB-400 also has this same hum/hiss. And it I
believe most YB-400 owners would tell you they generally do have
audible curcuit noise...which becomes especially audible when you plug
it into a wall as opposed to batteries. If your doesn't, you have my
congratulations. (wanna sell it? hehehe just kidding) But in
generally I think you will find they do have a slightly louder curcuit
noise than other SW portables in their price range. And of course my
review is based off my personal experience.


2. All PLL radios do NOT chuff. Only cheap ones do.
I have to disagree, to an extent. But I guess cheap is a relative
term. I don't consider my Grundig YB-400 cheap (affordable, but not
cheap) within the category of SW portables. And it CHUFFS (i.e.
inserts a chuffing silence between frequencies). In fact every
digital PLL radio I have ever owned CHUFFED until you disengaged it.
(ussually through a mod) I think most owners of newer digital
shortwave portables (not high dollar tabletops/portatops, which my
review was not addressing) do chuff. Remember in my review I make
mention that this review address portable SW radios. I'm not
comparing this stuff to a DRAKE EXPENSO-9000. Now granted their may
be some portables that don't CHUFF that I'm not experienced with. (in
fact there probably are) But I doubt they are in the price range of
99-199. Which was the specific PLL digital radios I was speaking to.
Again my personal experience plays a part in all of this....and all
the ones I have played with CHUFF.

3. There is MUCH more on SSB than hams!

I agree. There is more. But it still only takes up about 10% of my
listening time. So to me I could easily live without it. And really
lets be honest generally most people use SSB to listen to HAMS. Yes
there are utility stations, ship to shore, beacons...etc...even a few
broadcasts are done in SSB....but for the most part the average person
will ussually use SSB for HAMs.

Other than that, I think your review was XLNT and MAY add one to my
collection...

Thank you so much. I know you can never please everyone with anything
you write up. But I'm happy you enjoyed it. Just thought I state my
feeling on some of your feedback. Or at least give you my humble
opinion as to why I wrote what I did. Thanks again! =) Have a great
day!!