David P has apprised us of this eBay offering, a Sharp Z-1000. Don't know about the performance, but I like the style.
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EMERSON Portable Weather Clock Radio RP6251
AM/FM
Portable AM/FM radio with instant weather and digital clock
NOAA weather reports for area specified
Slide-rule radio tuning dial
LCD clock display
Operates on 120V AC or 4 AA batteries
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Posted by: Huesby | February 22, 2013 at 07:51 PM
Sorry Herculodge, Sharp radios are not worthy of being mentioned with Sony's or real vintage radios. Poor quality stuff like Sharp's were the beginning of the end for higher quality radios.
Posted by: Shawn | February 22, 2013 at 10:06 PM
@Shawn, I think it depends on which decade we're discussing. No, I wouldn't consider Sharp on the same level as Sony or Matsushita/Panasonic, but Sharp did produce some high-quality radios, boomboxes and cassette players in the 70's and 80's. Since circa 1990, they seem more focused on office equipment and other home electronics, microwave ovens, calculators, alarm clocks, etc.
Posted by: Keith Beesley | February 22, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Did Channel Master morph into Sharp, or am I thinking about Sanyo? I have a couple Channel Master "Super Fringe" AM radios from the 1960s that are exceptional performers. Sharp did make some decent electronics. No, not Sony or Panasonic, but worthy of discussion in a general sense.
Posted by: Angelo | February 23, 2013 at 02:48 AM
Here's an interesting vertical style Hitachi.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55928458/rajio.jpg
Posted by: brandon | February 23, 2013 at 08:08 PM
China appears to be jamming the BBC World Service (and the SWLing Post)
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Thomas
http://swling.com/blog/2013/02/china-appears-to-be-jamming-the-bbc-world-service-and-the-swling-post/#comment-145447
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