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Franklin , Tennessee - I've mentioned these radios before and here I go again. The Ebay/Feebay prices on this thing continues to escalate. Why? I dunno. Maybe it's because Americans want one before they are all gone.
By doing my homework , I've found one ebayer buying these things and then reselling them for 3 times what it costed him. Since people can't see thru this , they think they are getting something "special" (I guess)

This radio has very good reviews. However , if you pay more than 50$ dollars , you've paid toooo much. And remember , these don't have a speaker. The radio designs were such , a speaker was not in the design , which means , get one or use headphones.

The sad deal about this radio are the wires used in making this. They are very small gauge and after 40 years , they are falling off the cheap solder points. Some wires are breaking off inside the insulator making a possible repair impossible to find.

And then you have the sellers who don't give a crap and ship this in the most horrible way , which causes more internal damage to add to 40 years of use.

If you just have to spend 100$ dollars on a radio , there are other brands a lot better than this one for the same price range. Look , understand this: the DX-160 is the poor man's short wave radio of choice.

If you do get one for 50$ dollars , good luck getting it home. I would highly recommend insurance because it's a good bet , something will break inside and it may not be noticeable in the first 24 hours. No kidding here , after 40 years , these things are showing their age , regardless of how "ridiculously great" new looking they look on the showroom floor. (go to Alexander Ford and you will get an idea of what I'm talking about here)