wrote:
Hello, this is my first post here and I have been looking for a decent
SW/SSB reciever for the beginner and casual user. Are these radios any good?
Have read a few reviews which said they were a pretty good deal, however I
would like to ask the experts! Thanks for any suggestions. Brian (aka
brisco)

Here are reviews, for the excellent Degen 1103:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4288

Don't believe the poster, who suggested that shipping costs wipe out
any gains, saved by buying the Degen, over the Eton - he is just a poor
sap, who payed way too much for his Eton, and could have gotten two
Degens, for the price of his one Eton.

Here is a Degen 1003, on ebay.com:

http://search.ebay.com/de1103_W0QQfkrZ1

As you can see, shipping is just $25, and the radio is just $50. If
you order tow, they probably give you a break on the shipping.