Title: Great quality but a little complicated to use.
Product review: This radio replaced a Grundig that I left in Africa with a friend. The Sony is of far superior quality and has much better reception. The Grundig was almost a toy in comparison to the Sony. Sound quality is fantastic. Tuning granularity is great and it really holds a signal. Signal fade was a huge and frustrating issue with the Grundig. My only knock on the Sony is that it is complicated to use. Maybe it is just me but it does not seem very intutive. I recently used it on a backcountry adventure and two of us in camp spent a lot of time figuring out how to get it to work and both of us came away frustrated even though we did eventually get it to do most of what we wanted. So if you are looking for a real shortwave radio at an entry level price this is probably your best bet. But be prepared to invest some time learning how it works or it will just collect dust.
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