All of the following radios come with one year USA warranties and all also come
with USA 110 volt AC adapters. What follows is a brief description and review of
each of the current digital tuning models:
KA105 - A pocket size true digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands between 5.95 and 15.60 MHz. The radio has a real aluminum front panel and its size allows it to be stowed in a shirt pocket. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It is the world's smallest true digital entry shortwave radio. It comes with a110 volt AC adaptor. $44.95
KA11 - A pocket size true digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands between 5.80 and 18.10 MHz. The radio has 1,000 memories and an auto tune system that saves the strongest stations directly into memory. Great for travelers as it is also an alarm clock. Its size allows it to be stowed in a shirt pocket. The LCD panel displays the frequency as well as the time at the same time. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It is the world's newest smallest true digital entry shortwave radio. It comes with a110 volt AC adaptor/charger. $54.95
KA1101 - A small digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 3.00 through 26.10 MHz. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. $52.95
KA1102 - A small digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 3.00 through 26.10 MHz. It is the lowest cost radio that can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. $79.95
KA1103 - A compact digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM, LW and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 1.71 through 30.00 MHz. It can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It is the only portable shortwave radio that has a tuning knob that does NOT mute while it is being turned. All other similar radios mute between tuning steps and create a chuff chuff sound when tuning quickly. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is excellent. It comes with 4 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. The radio has a unique display LCD display screen that shows both the received frequency in digital format as well as a pseudo analog scale. $89.95
KA2100 - A full size digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and Shortwave broadcast bands and covers 1.71 through 30.00 MHz. It is similar in size to the discontinued Sony 2010 and the Eton / Grundig S350. The sound quality is excellent as it has a large speaker, Bass and Treble controls and a loud amplifier. Reception is top notch on all bands and it is one of the best long distance AM (MW) radios that we have ever tested. It is a true PLL digital radio as the exact received frequency is display on a large LCD panel. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. It operates from a built in 110 volt AC power using the included power cable or from either 4 "D" size or 4 "AA" size batteries. An optional SSB BFO external module is available for decoding single sideband broadcasts. $109.95
KA1121 - A compact digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM, LW, Shortwave and NOAA24 Weather broadcasts and has a built in MP3 Player / RECORDER. It covers shortwave from 3.00 through 30.00 MHz. It can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It has a tuning knob that does NOT mute while it is being turned. All other similar radios mute between tuning steps and create a chuff chuff sound when tuning quickly. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is excellent. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. The radio's MP3 player and recorder can be used to download music from your computer or to record radio broadcasts for listening to at a later time. $199.95
KA105 - A pocket size true digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands between 5.95 and 15.60 MHz. The radio has a real aluminum front panel and its size allows it to be stowed in a shirt pocket. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It is the world's smallest true digital entry shortwave radio. It comes with a110 volt AC adaptor. $44.95
KA11 - A pocket size true digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands between 5.80 and 18.10 MHz. The radio has 1,000 memories and an auto tune system that saves the strongest stations directly into memory. Great for travelers as it is also an alarm clock. Its size allows it to be stowed in a shirt pocket. The LCD panel displays the frequency as well as the time at the same time. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It is the world's newest smallest true digital entry shortwave radio. It comes with a110 volt AC adaptor/charger. $54.95
KA1101 - A small digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 3.00 through 26.10 MHz. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. $52.95
KA1102 - A small digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 3.00 through 26.10 MHz. It is the lowest cost radio that can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is very good. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. $79.95
KA1103 - A compact digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM, LW and all shortwave broadcast bands and covers 1.71 through 30.00 MHz. It can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It is the only portable shortwave radio that has a tuning knob that does NOT mute while it is being turned. All other similar radios mute between tuning steps and create a chuff chuff sound when tuning quickly. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is excellent. It comes with 4 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. The radio has a unique display LCD display screen that shows both the received frequency in digital format as well as a pseudo analog scale. $89.95
KA2100 - A full size digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM and Shortwave broadcast bands and covers 1.71 through 30.00 MHz. It is similar in size to the discontinued Sony 2010 and the Eton / Grundig S350. The sound quality is excellent as it has a large speaker, Bass and Treble controls and a loud amplifier. Reception is top notch on all bands and it is one of the best long distance AM (MW) radios that we have ever tested. It is a true PLL digital radio as the exact received frequency is display on a large LCD panel. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. It operates from a built in 110 volt AC power using the included power cable or from either 4 "D" size or 4 "AA" size batteries. An optional SSB BFO external module is available for decoding single sideband broadcasts. $109.95
KA1121 - A compact digital PLL radio that receives AM, FM, LW, Shortwave and NOAA24 Weather broadcasts and has a built in MP3 Player / RECORDER. It covers shortwave from 3.00 through 30.00 MHz. It can decode SSB (Single Side Band) which is used by Amateur Radio operators, some CB, some Shortwave broadcasters and overseas Ground to Air communications. It has a tuning knob that does NOT mute while it is being turned. All other similar radios mute between tuning steps and create a chuff chuff sound when tuning quickly. It has dual conversion circuitry which prevents strong stations from “bleeding” through in out of band areas. Reception is excellent and audio is excellent. It comes with 3 rechargeable AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that are rechargeable inside the radio with the included 110 volt AC adaptor / charger. The radio's MP3 player and recorder can be used to download music from your computer or to record radio broadcasts for listening to at a later time. $199.95
Guide created: 06/22/06 (updated 06/07/08)


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