The lack of a "switched" dial light is a inconvenience, but not a deal breaker for some of us when the light is turned on from a switch, or dial operation, on a cheaper China based radio. Gary is

I believe Tao is out of business on eBay (and has been for a year), however you may want to look at AnonCo. I've had better luck with them and the reply to questions quickly.

I showed it lit up in my review as well. Why would someone assume there was no dial light? Jay https://radiojayallen.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/img_3394-large.jpg

Thanks for your comment, Jay-- and you are pretty amazing yourself, providing extremely helpful information in your radio reviews for interested hobbyists. <<< Have you tried the Traveler III yet?

His name is Tao Qu, and he used to monitor this group. I have had email exchanges with him before at tquchina@... I also miss being able to buy radios and accessories from him, but have had good luck

Hi Stan, Thanks for your post about the Skywave dial light, which comes on temporarily when a control is pressed.. My post about the Skywave referred to the fact that the radio has no selectable

It could be a Photoshop edit, but it appears to show backlight on the CCrane page in at least two pictures:

I sent an email to the address in the pdf for consiteration of the ETON Traveler III as an ULR but it came back to me. I have two questions- If any one here has one, could they measure it? The specs

My Skywave has a dial light. Turn the radio on and it lights for about 10 seconds. Every time you change frequency, the dial lights up again for about 10 seconds. Other buttons (for example, the Page

Does anyone know what's become of this well-regarded eBay seller? I'm attempting to order from him, but it seems that all of his auctions are now ignored by eBay's listing and search algorithms.

I'm with KAZ on this - why would I pay twice as much for a little improvement in some areas but steps back in others ? -- Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <wb2bjh@...> AM: Modified Sony

You're amazing Gary...well done! Have you tried the Traveler III yet? It's only drawback is that is has only one bandwidth, but sensitivity on AM and sound are really good...barefoot it beats a stock

Hi Neil, Thanks very much for your comments on my judgment of the CC Skywave model. Although the model definitely has some weak points, overall it does earn itself a place on an ocean beach (or

CC should hire you as a consultant! 1) Lack of dial light is a shocker. Many casual listeners might put on the buds or head phones and tune around or DX or listen to some program from far away while

Thank you for the GREAT comparison! I guess I am with Chuck regarding the PL-380 high frequency audio clipping.. I don't seem to hear it on mine. BUT, I am not using the same antenna, so maybe that

Hello All, As reported earlier, the New Year kicked off with some unusually good high band TP signals (unusually good for this mediocre season, that is). Having just trashed the warranty on another

Many thanks, Gary!

I agree totally.... a BFO is a minor addition... it would be nice NOT to be required to add one myself. Figuring out where to stick the knob is the hard part... Mark B. N8PGV

Hi Guy, Happy New Year to you, Rochelle and the girls! <<< Question for you-- what type of epoxy do you use when joining the orange plastic loopstick support to the radio's case? Do you use