"Corbin Ray" wrote in message ...
I took a chance and ordered a new Chinese radio that I found on eBay. It's a
Klonda K-939.

It came yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised to find another good radio
in addition to Degen and Tecsun.

This model is smaller than the 1102 by 1 inch width, 1/2-inch tall, and
about the same thickness. It fits easily in a shirt pocket. Its rounded
corners and solid feel are very nice to hold.

It is an analog radio with a tuning knob but with a digital display.

The radio is AM, FM, and several shortwave bands. And its reception on each
has been just about equal to my 1102. Two quirks about the radio, when you
turn it on, it always comes on FM rather than wherever you last listened.
Odd. Another is that the AM bandwidth is a little wide for my tastes. But I
usually keep all my radios on narrow, and it doesn't have that option. I
realize that wide gives you better sound, so I understand their decision.
Last night, the radio was able to separate three strong adjacent frequencies
(WWL on 870, WCBS on 880, and WLS on 890) so I guess the bandwidth is ok,
but I'm just used to a little more narrow.

Anyway, I urge everyone with $27 ($19.99 + $7 shipping from China) to try
this radio and see what they think.

I like mine. It's now my third favorite Chinese radio, behind the DE1102 and
the BCL2000 (I've got six others).

Here's more info about the radio:
http://www.its-a.com/ebayradio/K-939.htm

And here's the seller I bought it from:
http://stores.ebay.com/1coolshop



I got one and you do not exaggerate in the least! ...surprisingly good
....I compared with my other radios, including a Sangean 909, Icom
IC-736, and Bell&Howell cheapie. ...it digs out the weakies on its own
antenna with such clarity... and dead-on frequency readout! Minimal
drift after five minutes on a test bench. I'd love to see the specs.
I'm not an AM/FM dxer, but I'd rate the AM/FM better than average for
$20.

Trade-offs for $20? Selectivity is average. For me, the high-pitched
audio is very nice, my wife says not so. ...and plenty of those single
conversion AM images.

The very weakest voice sigs on the B&H were carrier bumps. The same
sigs on the this radio and the Sangean were stronger and could be
understood. If a station was nearby, the Sangean didn't hear it, this
Konda could hear it, the B&H was in bed with it. The B&H for $9 - dial
freqs are off. B&H is much better sounding on strong stations, SW, AM,
FM. This $20 Klonda is as good for weak sigs as any sub-$100 radio
I've heard, not withstanding the cheapie trade-offs.