Strange about my tuner

[jras20]

I baught this tuner from a pawn shop, what I noticed the am only went to 1600. I thought all radios went to 1710? kind of strange. well it was only 10$ fm stereo/am stand alone tuner for my stereo system... Its digital so its not that old.

 

[FightingIrish]

Tuners made after the early 1990s should have X-band on it (1610-1710). Ones made prior to that may not have it.

I have an old Minerva tabletop unit from 1958 that still works great. I can actually pick up the local station broadcasting on 1640 but did not try beyond that. It is analog, though.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Old analog tuned radios can often times be re-tuned to receive the X-band. I modify GE Superadio 1's and 2's to do it. It may be impossible for digitally tuned radios, unless they can be reprogrammed with a firmware update.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Old analog tuned radios can often times be re-tuned to receive the X-band. I modify GE Superadio 1's and 2's to do it. It may be impossible for digitally tuned radios, unless they can be reprogrammed with a firmware update.

 

[dxer720]

Most AM tuners/receivers made after about 1995 should go up to 1700. There are exceptions both ways though. I have one of the first GE boomboxes with digital tuning from about 1984 that goes up to 1710, but even some of the radios on the store shelves today stop at 1600 or so. I have a Sony digital portable that I bought just last year, that stops at 1620.