I just bought the Tecsun PL-230 recenty and was pleasently surprised. They
do offer a good product for the money. I have seen the 550, and it's very
nice. I just ordered the analog R-9000Dx it should be here this week. I was
thinking of buying the 550, but did not know if I wanted the Chinese
lettering. I'm not worried about the SSB, I have 4 other good poratbles that
do have it. Have fun with the new radio.

"lsmyer" wrote in message
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If any of you wants to try a cool radio, try the Tecsun PL-550. As far as
I'm concerned, it has just two negatives: no SSB and all the buttons are
labeled in Chinese. But once you get past that, it's a nice performer.

It took me about an hour to learn the operation, but it's pretty
straightforward, and I don't even think about its labeling any longer.

To me, the PL-550 is a winner. It has all the best features of the YB-400
(rich sound), the ICF-7600 (sensitivity and compact size), and the ATS909
(many memories and tuning knob). It is the exact size of the Sony, has the
sound of the Grundig, and has nearly double the memories of the Sangean.

Two different people are selling it on ebay: brochhi and liypn. Both
appear
to be dependable. I got mine from Liypn, and he has been excellent to deal
with. Here's a link to his sto
http://stores.ebay.com/V-COM-COLLECTIONS