John S. wrote:


Several years ago, but they are a delightful radio to use and more
importantly listen to. If you get a chance go for one...you will be
amazed at how good shortwave broadcasts can sound.

Indeed, this radio is for the program listener who wants to give
his/her ears a rest from the ol' headphones. Panasonic,
Philips/Magnavox and Grundig made quite a number of nice sounding
receivers during the 1980's. The D2999 was one of the best in this
regard. As I recall, it was described by some reviewer or another as
the poor man's Satellit 650 (the Satellit 650 retailed around $1000 in
its day).