Nic. Santean wrote:
Does anybody know whether Kaito 1103 has PLL ?

I would guess so (having direct frequency input), but
is hard to believe to have PLL and dual conversion at
this price.

In addition, many users report no "chugging" during
manual tuning, and that sounds suspicious too.

I am thinking to get one and I would appreciate your
input.

Cordially

Nic.

Yes, it uses PLL and dual conversion. The result is a radio that holds
on a frequency very well, but tends to generate images of signals 900
khz down (twice the IF).

Any radio that tunes in 1khz increments is going to chug a bit as it
skips 1 khz at a time. It isn't significant on the 1103 though.

Go for the radio - but get the Degen De1103 rather than the Kaito. It
is is an incredible package of features at $65.00 shipped.