Sangean ATS803A

[Sandy G]

I have the RatShak version of this guy, DX-440. Pretty good knock-off of the Sony ICF-2010..But yeah, the build quality is kinda cheesy...the tuning knob kinda has a mind of its own-sometimes, it goes up in frequency, sometimes down, no matter which way you turn it, & it does feel all loosy-goosy. About all I use mine for is listening to a Knoxville FM station in the Reading Room in the AM before I jump in the shower...For a portable radio, it has a particularly flimsy case, & only a kinda weird rinky-dink chrome wire handle to pick it up by...I must admit, however, mine has lasted 15 years-longer than I figured it would. But it never has been dropped, or got too hot or anything like that. I used to take it outside & play it while washing the car, it got wet a few times, but didn't seem to bother it. Mine does pretty good on SW & BCB stuff, but now, it ain't an R-390A...But lugging an R-390A outside to play while you're washing the car prolly ain't too swift of an ideer, either...<grin>