well dr jiggler, i would be usin just one or the other, but, Am is messed up on the grant xl and the sears is only a 23 channel, i use the sears for talking local on AM and i use the grant xl for talking further out or shooting skip, i think once i get the grant fixed and a different crystal to get 38 on it, itll be a toss up which one ill use the most, the grant is running off a battery and the sears is plugged into the wall, so thats theneed for both radios, thanks for likeing the setup, it does the job like i said before,,,,,mark