I think the Sony ICF-7600GR is also a good value for a portable. It's
not real expensive and yet it has some neat features.

To be honest, I've never really understood how the 7600GR came to be so
reasonably priced. The trend nowadays seems to be to charge tabletop
prices for portable performance, and manufacturers will 'justify' the
price by tacking lots of bells and whistles onto a radio that's not
robust enough to utilize them. I guess someone at Sony was in a
generous mood when they priced the 7600GR.

Steve