wmartin@Almsa-2 (Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI) (07/11/85)
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