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From: wmartin@Almsa-2 (Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Low-cost SWL Radios
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 17:16:15 EDT
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Regarding the discussion some months back about $100-range shortwave
radios: Radio Shack is discontinuing their DX-400 radio (the same radio,
with slightly different cosmetics, as the Uniden CR-2021, which was
closed out last year for $90-$120 from various sources). I've seen it
at at least one R-S store on a "manager's special" for $149.95. As
stocks dwindle, I wouldn't be surprised to find demo models or the
last one in stock for even less -- it might be worth haggling over, even.

I wonder what will be coming out in the future to fill this void -- I
would expect more Korean/other Asian makers to copy Sony models, the
way Uniden copied the Sony 2001 for this one. Anybody out there in the
trade have any word on new digital-readout SW portables? Or has the Asian
SWL boom run its course (as it has in Japan), and Sony will have no 
competition in this area?

Regards, Will