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NV7F	Rating: 3/5	Jul 20, 2008 07:45	Send this review to a friend!
OK for the money			Time owned: 0 to 3 months
Recently purchased a Grundig Mini 300 from Radio Shack. Same radio as picture. The radio is made in China by Tecsun. The back of the radio says it is designed and developed by Eton of Palo Alto. The first radio I purchase had a bad headphone jack. Radio Shack exchanged it for another one that was okay. The main problem of the radio is the vfo (analog type) drifts quite a bit. It does receive surprising well off the telescoping antenna. The AM receiver is excellent. A ferrite core is incorporated in the radio. FM stereo sound is very good. AGC is practically non-existent. But that is expected for a radio in this price range. The Radio Shack version of this radio comes with a nice soft case. This radio makes a good starter SWL radio. I would recommend that they change the vfo the PLL. There are other radios that Tecsun makes that are similar that do have a PLL (phase lock loop) tuning system. They cost about $10 to $15 more. The display shows time or if on frequency readout. There are no memories. My recommendation is to spend a bit more and get a Tecsun PL-230. Happy SWLing

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