[michamoo]

I bought the Paeansonic kit (Looks like the Sony ICF-40 ) radio a few months ago. I have built it and it does work but AM selectivity is rather poor and half the band is spoiled by hash. The FM side of things also works with good sound quality but tuning is rather sharp as has been said but also has an annoying mute that cuts in on anything much less than a full signal. Fm reception also seems overly affected by proximity of your hands while trying to tune.
Somebody suggested that the hash on AM was being generated within the FM sections which remain active even while switched to AM reception and could be cured by fitting a double pole switch. I still need to try doing that modification. I also hear it is possible to disable the FM mute but i need to look into that too.... Jon