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September 16th 04, 02:36 AM

(Diverd4777) wrote in news:20040915191443.18655.00000381
@mb-m27.aol.com:

Juan:

I have the Sangean 606A and a SONY AN-LP-1:
I believe this combination is * almost * unbeatable for price / features/
Portability

Dan / NYC

It's true that the 606 improves with an external antena. My comparison was
with the whip antena. Sangean radios in general seem to improve a lot with
an external antena. Still I think the Kaito is the best radio in its's
class. The Sangean 606 has been on sale for years, the Kaito is more modern
and has features that no other radio has at a price that is about $40 less
than the Sangean. If price were not a factor I would still go with the
Kaito because of it's very good SSB and cool display with lighted keys for
easy use in the dark. Not to mention battaries that recharge inside the
radio, a very good wide/narrow filter and a capacity to store 190 stations
in memory. The Sangean has none of this. The only thing I see better in the
Sangean is that the antena is not as cheap looking as the Kaito and the FM
sounds better with headphones. The 606 is still a very good radio that I
enjoy using but it's the one I keep at work now and it's probably better
for that since I listen to more FM during the day than at night.