Hello.

I always believe in buying new. If you buy from a reputable dealer, you
have someone standing behind you should there be any trouble.

That said, I recommend the Sony ICF-SW7600GR and the AN-LP1 antenna. If
you mount the antenna in a window, there should be no degradation of
the signal due to the steel in the building. A possible better choice
for a window-mount antenna is the AOR WL500 Window Antenna, though it
is much more expensive and does not "collapse" as readily as does the
AN-LP1.

Really, the only way you will know for sure is to do what most of us
have done: experiment. I do think the '7600/AN-LP1 combination should
prove satisfactory, however.

Using any radio with its built-in whip in a steel-reinforced building
is almost always disappointing at best unless the radio itself is
placed in a window.

In a previous reply to your question, Steve states:

" ... the SW77 is much, much better than the 7600GR on SSB, largely
because it permits smaller tuning increments ... "

This is incorrect as the '7600 has an ANALOG clarifier for SSB; that,
coupled with the USB/LSB switch allows for essentially perfect phasing.
In other words, there is "no" tuning "increment," or, you could say it
is "infinite."

Best,

Joe