Dear "Teddy Bear,"

The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is my recommendation to you. It is a more
up-to-date design than the others and features, as I'm sure you know,
synchronous selectable sideband circuitry which functions very well on
both shortwave and medium-wave (the AM band). There are a number of
other advantages to this radio as well, though the two others you
mention are certainly not bad radios.

The Sony radio is a superb performer on shortwave, including
single-sideband reception, and is one of the best medium wave receivers
around, being especially good for nighttime DXing. Its synchronous
circuit eliminates the fading distortion common to long-distance AM
reception. Neither of the other two receivers can do that.

Its FM performance is also quite good.

While Universal and AES do not sell the '7600 on-line (as per Sony's
requirements - silly, isn't it? Plenty of other dealers sell it
on-line), you can telephone either of them toll-free and order the
radio.

Universal and AES also carry the AN-LP1 shortwave antenna, an excellent
option for use with the '7600. (AES has the antenna more consistently
than does Universal.)

If, however, for some reason, you don't wish to use the telephone, an
on-line source is J&R Music World. When they have the radio in stock,
they generally sell it for less than most others.

I would also not be afraid of a Yahoo!-certified store. I have
purchased products from a number of those stores and have never had a
problem.

I hope this is of some use to you. You will never regret the purchase
of a Sony ICF-SW7600GR.

Best,

Joe