Looks to be more in the league of the Sony ICF-S10. Both have speaker and telescopic antenna which the SRF-59 does not; further, the SRF-59 is based on Sony's custom CXA1129N (receiveron a chip) which is, in large part, responsible for its great performance. AFAIK none of the "speaker radios" has this circuit.

--- In ultralightdx@..., Antonios Kekalos wrote:
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> For those that might be interested, just picked subject radio up at Radio
> Shack for $14. Initial comparison with my SRF-59 looks like it's very close
> in performance. Another inexpensive toy to play with.
>
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> Tony, N4RNI
> Traverse City, MI
> EN74dq
> FISTS #14949, SWLR-RN072
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> I'm apathetic, but I don't care
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