[shaler78]

With my 47-1230 I have good strong output on manual tuned AM and SW as soon as I turn radio on. The manually tuned FM tends to drift off station until radio has warmed up for about 10-15 minutes, then it stays stable, but at much lower volume than AM. Presets are louder than manual tuning. I receive all available stations, up and down the dial, on all three bands manually. As for my 40-180 and 39-35, All of my station presets sound much louder than manual tuning, I think because they can be individually fine tuned to almost perfect reception. Just wish the 47-1230 had a button or two for FM preset! Now my Zenith 8-S-563, the volume is the same whether tuned manually or with the push buttons.