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(More customer reviews)I've had my Sony SW35 for five years and while its reception is better than most analog radios and is not much bigger than a CD jewel case, I can't recommend it. First, its five layers of magazine presets are counterintuitive and require a lot of practice and constant references to the user manual. Second, the speaker is almost useless, a piece of tin that has no business being on a 75-dollar radio. Third, for the same price you can buy a far superior Degen 1103 or its clone the Kaito 1103, which has a better speaker and stronger reception. If you want to spend a little less and get good reception with an analog instead of the more expensive digital you might take a look at the Tecsun BCL 2000, or its more expensive clone, the Grundig S350. I've tried many radios, own several, and can assure you that for digital PLL synthesized dual-conversion radios, you can't beat the Degen 1103 or its twin the Kaito 1103 (both around 65-100 dollars depending on where you buy them). For analog, you can't beat the Tecsun BCL 2000, about 60 dollars, forty dollars less than its older clone, the Grundig S350.
UPDATE: 6-15-07: Seven years later, my wife's grandmother has been enjoying my ICF-SW35 and I was impressed with the reception, especially AM, so I have to give it some respect.
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