Is the Degen DE1105 considered to be a decent ultralight?  I have one and really enjoy it.  It is shirt pocket-able and a better all around radio than my DT400W that ended up with either a bad solder joint or cracked circuit board.  I like the advantage of SW on the Degen and have had it for several months now.  Don't even want to replace the Sangean now.  I realize the DE1105 has been out since 2006.  It is dual conversion and has almost no background noise on station.