wrote:
Right now I am listening to my Blaupunkt Derby 691 radio that I bought
from Brian Hill last year.About two or three months ago,I dozed off on
doggy's couch and I had a nightmare.I tipped over the radio and bent the
antenna,it looked like a broke d... dog.When I tried to straigten out
the antenna,it broke.I can always solder it back together with my Bernz
O Matic handheld propane torch.
cuhulin

So did you really break the antenna or is the bernzOmatic repair job
part of the dream too? Hard to tell where reality starts? I hardly
ever dream but last night I dreamed i had a pair of nun chuks. I'd
probably clonk myself in the head with a pair of those.

NEO

I really did break the antenna.The repair job,I guess I will get to it
someday.
cuhulin

I wouldn't say all Chinese radios are junk. My DE1103 was the only radio
with serious problems upon arrival -- the sound was very distorted and the
LCD display was kind of wonky. The warranty replacement works well, it just
has some irritating cosmetic flaws.

My DE1107's LCD clock display died after four months of use -- not critical.
Other than that, the radio worked fine. My replacement is flawless, gets
used at the office daily and it sounds great!

Judging by posts from various groups, American badged Kaito radios faired
pretty much the same. I think it's bogus to make the blanket statement that
all Chinese radios are junk, however it would be fair to say that their QC
seems to be dodgy.

My Tecsun BCL3000 arrived in perfect condition, gets used daily and never
displayed any problems.

I've long felt that some extra warranty to offset shipping costs back to
China was in order.


"Old Benny the SWL" wrote in message
oups.com...

homepc wrote:
Has anyone tried the Square trade 3 year extended warranty option for
$8.99
Just curious, because I needed to return both my DE1103 and DE1107 for a
warranty exchange.

YES FOLKS, ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER COMES FORWARD
WITH YET ANOTHER "TRUE OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE" OF CHINESE
MADE RADIO JUNK.

YES SIR-REE! YOU HAVE GOT TO LOVE THOSE CHINESE RADIOS.

WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD BUT CHINA CAN YOU GET:

STRIPPED SCREWS HOLDING THE COVERS IN PLACE, CHEAP LEAD
BASED PAINT POWDERCOATING SPRAYED OVER THE CHEAPEST PLASTIC
POLYMER BASED CASES AVAILABLE, COUNTERFEIT COPIES OF IC
CHIPS, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS THAT GO DRY AND FAIL WITHIN
ONE YEAR UNDER POWER, TECHNICAL MANUALS THAT READ IN CHINGLISH
LIKE THEY WERE WRITTEN BY A COMPLETE RETARD, KNOBS THAT
FALL OFF OR THE SHAFTS CRACK OR ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH
HOT MELT GLUE OR WAX OR MASKING TAPE, SHARP EDGES INSIDE
THAT WILL CUT LIKE DADDY'S OLD GILLETE RAZOR, POWER CORDS THAT
SMELL LIKE A CHEMICAL FACTORY...AND FINALLY THE EVER-PRESENT
KOOKY BRAND NAMES THEY COME UP WITH.

(Then you folks wonder why these piecess of CRAP sell for so little
money - go figure round eye! PFHBBLTTTT!!!!)