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Al Patrick wrote:

Anyone have the CCRadio-SWP?

Opinions?

I have one. Bought it in December of 2007. I read the
review of it in Passport to World Band Radio before I committed.
They really nailed it.

The good:

Cheap. $50
200 memories.
Great sensitivity.
Decent selectivity.
Compact (a deck of 3 x 5 cards). Excellent for travel.
Batteries last a very long time (you probably don't need the AC adapter).
Good MW DXing.
FM stereo with headphones. (Throw away the earbuds, buy Sony MDRs)
Alarm.
Clock. (I set mine to UTC)
Adequate display light. (Could be better)
Variable sleep timer.
Large frequency display.
Good sound for the size.

The bad:
Keys are very hard to press.
FM is marginal.
Volume control is discrete (buttons not a wheel) with little choice.
Single conversion. Lots of images.
No SSB.
Battery cover not hinged, comes fully off, take care not to lose it.

I bought it hoping the sunspot cycle would take off quickly.
It didn't. Reception here, mid continent (Denver), is marginal
at best. I took it back east and it works great there.
Went through airport securing fine.

I do get Australia and New Zealand here. It works about as
well as my Sony ICF-2002 ($200 in 1986, only 10 memories).
Works well with external antenna. I have alligator clips
but just placing the whip antenna close to the clip
works just as well. Sometimes better. Less noise. It's that
sensitive.

If they would put a wheel for volume, I'd buy another one.
The keys aren't a problem if they last a good long time.
I've had too many things with sticking keys.

I've yet to take it backpacking but I'll bet it will be great.

Still waiting for the sun to get active.