Dear Jim,

No, I don't own a Degen DE-1103. Currently the only active portable
shortwave radios I am using are my Sony ICF-SW7600GRs and my Sony
ICF-SW35s. (I don't count the Satellit 800 as a portable.) (My old
Hitachi KH-1108S is used almost exclusively for MW.) The rest of them
are packed away in my crawl-space!

Even though the '7600 has no tuning knob, when you hold down the inner
buttons [labeled + - or - -] at the lower right, the radio tunes
quite fast and with no chugging (just make sure you have the sync
turned off when you do this!).

Thanks for all your input about the Redsun radio. Frankly, from your
description, I have lost interest somewhat. It sounds like quality
control is somewhat lacking with this radio, at least in
early-production units. I'll wait and see if they improve.

Thanks again.

Best,

Joe

Jim Hackett wrote:

.... When turning the knob, the radio makes the same "chirping" noise
that the
1103 makes. Do you have an 1103? ...