On May 1, 4:12 pm, Will wrote:

but there IS one cheapy
digital-readout model that is sold as the Electro-Brand 839 (if I'm
remembering the number right)

I checked last night -- it is the ElectroBrand 859
(not 839).

Will

Denny "Smitty" Schmidt wrote:
Are there any decent SW receivers in the hundred dollar range? What about
the Grundig s350?
Thanks
Smitty


DE1103/KA1103

D_H

On Apr 23, 9:56 pm, "Denny \"Smitty\" Schmidt"
wrote:
Are there any decent SW receivers in the hundred dollar range? What about
the Grundig s350?
Thanks
Smitty

The Degen DE1103 would be a good choice that is priced well under
$100.00 The Sony 7600 could also be a good choice, but the lack of a
tuning knob is a significant omission.

In article om,
Roadie wrote:

On Apr 23, 9:56 pm, "Denny \"Smitty\" Schmidt"
wrote:
Are there any decent SW receivers in the hundred dollar range? What about
the Grundig s350?
Thanks
Smitty

The Degen DE1103 would be a good choice that is priced well under
$100.00 The Sony 7600 could also be a good choice, but the lack of a
tuning knob is a significant omission.

I don't find that a problem with the up/down 1 and 5 KHz buttons and
direct entry. Don't miss the tuning knob at all.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:56:16 -0500, "Denny \"Smitty\" Schmidt"
wrote:

Are there any decent SW receivers in the hundred dollar range? What about
the Grundig s350?
Thanks
Smitty

All of the radios listed by others are good. My personal favorite is
the Degen 1102. This is in my opinion the best sub $100.00 radio you
can buy.

Hope this helps.

On Apr 23, 6:56 pm, "Denny \"Smitty\" Schmidt"
wrote:
Are there any decent SW receivers in the hundred dollar range? What about
the Grundig s350?
Thanks
Smitty

I own both the Kaito KA1101 and KA1103. Both are excellent. If you
live anywhere near an AM transmitter site the 1103 is the better
choice unless you don't care about the AM band. The wide filter on the
1101 is a little bit too wide. I paid $50 for the 1101 (a demo) and
$80 for the 1103, which just arrived yesterday. The 1101 is smaller.
Both are very hot off the whip. It doesn't do SSB but the 1103 does
and a lot better than I expected. Both work well with the windup SW
antennas (23 feet long) available or the short wire antennas that come
with the radio.

I also have the Sony ICF-SW7600GR but it's around $150 right now. It
has synchronous detection, which minimizes fade distortion and
improves selectivity. The Radio Shack DX-398 can be a good choice but
it's been discontinued; it's identical to the Sangean ATS-909. The two
main down sides to it is that it's pretty deaf off the whip and the
ferrite bar. Outboard antennas (I use a passive loop for AM) are
needed before it comes to life and it becomes a real radio. It goes
through batteries like crazy. They pop up on eBay once in awhile. If
you travel the DX-398 is probably not a good choice because of the
need for external antennas to get good results.

Happy hunting.