Paul gave us this promising update nearly 2 years ago but so far no word of the RP3100: There is news that Redsun is not too far from releasing an updated RP2100 (RP3100), perhaps within a few months. CCrane will sell it in the US, and you will probably be able to order the Redsun version on ebay. See photos at And see the email below from CCrane (taken from the Redsun RP2100 group): -- If you have additional questions or we can be of further assistance please email or call our toll free number. (Removed)
http://hkradioer.googlepages.com/redsun
Thank you for taking the time to contact our company about the RP3100. We will be meeting with the manufacturer next week so we will have a better idea of the production schedule. At this point we do not have an expected release date for the radio but are eagerly looking forward to it as well. Please check back with us or our website in November of 2008 for a status update; we should have more information for you then.
Customer Support Supervisor
C. Crane Company, Inc.
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Of more interest to me was the RP3000, which included a sync detector. Its production also appears to be stalled.
Posted by: Gary Kinsman | July 05, 2009 at 01:09 PM
I can't remember where, but I believe I recently read that this radio had been permanently discontinued. I was once looking forward to the appearance of the RP3100 very much (i.e. drooling at the thought). I had owned the CCRadioSW until about six months ago, and thought it had great potential. But my unit had serious problems with distortion. After having it fixed once by C. Crane at no cost, the problem returned, so I finally threw it away in frustration.
I found the CCRadioSW to have superb sound quality and very good sensitivity on all bands. But I disliked the ergonomics of it. It was a clumsy thing that was a nuisance to use as a DXing unit. Even the memory system was poorly designed. Its main virtues, though, were reception and tone, and at these I thought it was excellent. But the ergonomics issue had me constantly returning to my Sangean 909, which is wonderfully smooth to use. Too bad my CCRadioSW was a lemon.
Posted by: Tim | July 05, 2009 at 07:57 PM
As an AM/FM listener with no interest in SW, this one's no great loss to you, Jeff.
Posted by: Mike W | July 05, 2009 at 09:09 PM
No great loss but the 3100 would be nice. I"m sure I'd buy one.
My first of 3 CCRSW, a Kaito version, had distortion problems also. There must be quality control issues with Redsun/Kaito/CCrane clones of the 2100.
Posted by: Jeffrey McMahon | July 05, 2009 at 09:24 PM
Jeff -
So it took you three tries before you got a CCRadioSW that worked properly?
- Tim
Posted by: Tim | July 06, 2009 at 04:32 PM
Yes, the Kaito version was a dud. After a month, the speaker died or rather it only played at low volume with lots of distortion. The second one, a CCrane, seemed harsh in sound. I sold it on Amazon. The third one may be less harsh or maybe I'm just used to it. Its FM is great. AM is strong but less powerful than my Sangean PR-D5.
Posted by: herculodge | July 06, 2009 at 04:56 PM
I found that the CCRadioSW had excellent AM and shortwave sound, which is why I hated to lose it. My ears didn't weary of a nasal twangy tone, as they often do with so many other radios. FM classical music also sounded excellent, with a rich bottom end - better even than the RCA/GE Superadio. The only model I've owned that sounded better was the Sangean WR-1. Now that radio makes a beautiful noise!
Posted by: Tim | July 06, 2009 at 06:32 PM
Best speakers for a radio I've ever heard and currently own: Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo.
Posted by: Jeffrey McMahon | July 06, 2009 at 07:45 PM
If you just wanted a simple kitchen radio (for mostly AM & SW some FM) for listening to stations that already come in clear on every radio in the house including the crappy ones, wouldn’t one be better off buying the Grundig 350 delux vs the Ccrane SW? I heard the Grundig 350 at Radio Shack and thought the speaker sound was ideal for talk radio with a lack of harshness, nice tone, and plenty of volume. If I get a Ccrane SW and it has any signs of harshness I will be extremely disappointed. Having a radio with non fatiguing sound is priority #1 for me. Any thoughts?
Posted by: Blake | July 07, 2009 at 06:24 AM
I sold my beloved Grundig S350DL recently. I say beloved because it was my first good radio but over time its sloppy AM sound fatigued me. As did the drift, which improved a bit over the previous non-DL version but was still evident. FM is great, speaker sound is very good. I miss it. But I'm in no rush to replace it. I'd rather wait for something similar with presets to come down the pike.
Posted by: Jeffrey McMahon | July 07, 2009 at 07:43 AM
Blake, I find the sound on the GE SR III to be non-fatiguing [sp?], if you're OK with an analog set.
Posted by: Mike W | July 07, 2009 at 09:07 PM
If the GE superradio had shortwave I would get it. Like Jeffrey told me, there is no perfect radio. I have no issues with an analog radio. I have a Grundig Mini 300 and it has been an excellent radio. There is some drift but I think all anolog radios have drift. I think the digital readout just makes the drift more noticable because you can see it. The truth is I can listen to my mini 300 for an hour or more on FM or AM before feeling the need to slightly retune (SW more often depending on signal quality) Does not bother me. I feel I have more tuning control with analog. Presets are nice but bandscanning on analog is hard to beat and I can find the stations I want pretty quick. I have other radios with presets. I appreciate the feedback.
Posted by: Blake | July 08, 2009 at 05:51 AM
if this radio has the same construction and problems as my rp 2100 , I leave it in the store.
Posted by: bor | March 03, 2010 at 05:15 AM
Jeff - Is there any news on the RP31000?
Posted by: Carlos Edwards | March 30, 2010 at 05:38 AM
Carlos, Paul and others have told me that the RP3100 is dead. So sad.
Posted by: Jeffrey McMahon | March 30, 2010 at 06:59 AM