‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2017 QST PAGE 53‰ SENSITIVE AND THE RECEPTION IS GOOD. I DID COMPARE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT HANDHELDS USING THE SAME ANTENNA, AND IT IS EQUAL, IF NOT MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE, IN PERFORMANCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EQ ALSO WORKS IN ANALOG FM, BUT BECAUSE ITS NOT COMPRESSED LIKE D STAR, IT HAS LESS IMPACT. YOU CAN STILL IMPROVE THE AUDIO QUALITY USING THIS ADJUSTMENT. SHORTWAVE LISTENING YOU CAN LISTEN TO HF ON ALL MODES WITH THIS LITTLE RADIO, AND YOU CAN EVEN SET DIFFERENT DSP FILTERS FOR EACH MODE AND VARY THE CW PITCH. THERE IS AN INTERNAL BAR ANTENNA FOR THE LOW BANDS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO MENU SELECT AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA USING THE SMA PORT. WITH AN ADAPTER, YOU CAN USE A DIPOLE OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL ANTENNA. I TRIED THE HF BANDS USING MY EXTERNAL HF ANTENNAS, AND IT PERFORMED SURPRISINGLY WELL. ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ