In article kgOzc.98097$3x.85024@attbi_s54,
"Jackie" wrote:

If it were my money, I'd likely buy a Drake R8B as my tabletop radio of
choice, and I've already got a DE1103 (which I really like, and which is
definitely in your current price range). Some popular choices for tabletop
receivers: Icom's R75, Yaesu's FRG-100B, Ten-Tec's RX-350D. These range from
about $500 (for the R75 and FRG-100B) to about three times that much, in the
case of the Drake and Ten-Tec.

Start saving your pennies!

If you don't mind buying used there is Ebay and Universal radio has a
page just for used equipment.

http://www.universal-radio.com/alert.html

There aren't any for sale on that page right now so check it another
time.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I don't own one, but from reading the reviews the Degen 1102 sounds like a
great radio and get be found for under $60 (with shipping included)
on Ebay. The 1102 appears to have the same ability as the Grundig YB 400
which I have own. The YB 400 is a fine radio but a bit more expensive.
Somewhere around $120 if you search for a deal on it.
"Roy" wrote in message
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Looking to purchase a good quality radio under $150. What features
should I look for? Thanks

snow wrote:

I don't own one, but from reading the reviews the Degen 1102 sounds like a
great radio and get be found for under $60 (with shipping included)
on Ebay. The 1102 appears to have the same ability as the Grundig YB 400
which I have own. The YB 400 is a fine radio but a bit more expensive.
Somewhere around $120 if you search for a deal on it.
"Roy" wrote in message
...

Looking to purchase a good quality radio under $150. What features
should I look for? Thanks


Thanks for the tip snow.

"Roy" wrote in message
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Looking to purchase a good quality radio under $150. What features
should I look for? Thanks

IMO, the previously mentioned Sony 7600GR (available in your price
range) has the three most useful portable features--SSB, synch
detection, and sufficient preset memories so a person new to the hobby
doesn't have to commit frequencies to memory. But, with the
availability of the Degan DE-1102 and DE-1103 new on eBay, I think
another question is relevant--do you want a radio that (based on word
of mouth) is an excellent performer and still costs considerably less.
If the portable is to be the only radio you're likely to get, I'd
probably spring for the Sony. But if you think you might want to
upgrade later to a new/used tabletop in ,say, the $500 range, the
Degans enable you to get a start with a good, reasonable priced
portable, see if you enjoy what you hear, and put the extra $$$ away
for the *next* radio .