Uh, how does one go about searching the archives?
Lenny

"junius" wrote in message
ups.com...
I use a Sony ICF-SW07 which I like for its worthy performance and
compact size. But the 'SW07 is rather pricey when purchased new. And
it's a tad larger than the Eton E100 (note, the E100 is also sold as
the Tecsun PL-200). If you liked what you saw with the E100, you might
also look at the Degen DE1105 which is more competitively priced,
although you would have to order directly from Guangzhou, Guangdong,
China:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cl...ddr=&scoring=p

If I were choosing between the E100 and the DE1105, I would probably go
with the DE1105, based on what I have read. From what the reviews
suggest, the DE1105 would probably be much more resistant to
overloading and images. One drawback to the DE1105, however, is that
coverage is from 5800-26100 kHz; so you'd be compromising on the
tropical bands, if you went this route. I'm sure neither will offer
you a performance quite on a par with the Yachtboy 400, although I'll
leave it to others in this group to provide a more experience-informed
comparison.

Also, with regard to online resources, be aware that there's a load of
good info to be found in the archives of rec.radio.shortwave.
Searching these archives with the right keywords can yield answers to
many many questions and provide opinions on a lot of different
products.

Junius