If it makes you feel any better, I don't think it's worth the $50 they can
be had for. I've heard several people says it's as good as the ATS-909.
These people obviously don't own one. I do. There is NO comparison. I will
agree that it is probably the best SSB capable radio for the price.
Personally, I don't feel that's saying much. It has NO competition...


"Overwelmed by Stupidity" wrote in message
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Why is it that people seem to expect the DE1102 to sound as good or
better than a radio with a speaker two or three times as large. My
sarcastic response is met with agreement! People seem to think that it
is perfectly valid to expect a radio with a 1 inch speaker to sound as
good as a 10 inch speaker. The name I post my response with is ignored
/ overlooked completly. What planet do you people live on.

Wondering if a radio is "as good" as another radio, so many factors must be
taken into account. How much money the user has to spend on a radio or on
batteries, whether listening will be through the radio's speaker or through
headphones, how much desk space or suitcase space is available for the
radio, if the radio is used in daylight or dark.. the list goes on.

For someone who has less than $100 to spend, I think the 1102 would be the
only radio to consider.

I have many radios. But the only way I would say that my DX398 is a better
radio than my 1102 would be if I was trying to justify its cost. Right now,
my 1102 is my workhorse radio. My 398 is sitting under my computer. If the
batteries run down on my 1102 some night while I'm listening to Coast to
Coast, I'll pull out my 398 and finish the night on it, and recharge the
1102 the next morning.