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I think most of them, possibly with the exception of the Sony 7600GR,
are very cheaply made, especially the Grundig S350 and the SR series.
The CCradio is a $150 over-hyped AM/FM "DX machine" - just look at the
reviews on Amazon and eham.net. The ONE radio I would recommend is the
discontinued RS DX-440 (RS always seems to discontinue really good
radios)...


I can tell from your posts that you have absolutely no first hand experience
with the SR1 or SRII. The SRIII is a different breed of cat, and has indeed
suffered from abysmal quality control. I have yet to see one that is
properly calibrated, and the are definately cheaply built. The SR1 and SRII,
on the other hand, are virtually indestructible, and are not made with cheap
plastic nor with cheap third rate components. The only two times I have ever
seen a switch fail on an SRII are when the owner thereof decided to use
their fist to turn on the radio.. and have never seen a switch failure on an
SR1, which had a heavy metal built switch.