I have a KA1102, at least the degen version of it. I've had it for almost 2 years now, so here is my little mini review of it.
First of all, you get a lot of receiver for you money. Sensitivity is very good, FM is better then most AM/FM radios. The page system takes alittle getting used to, but once you know the basics its easy to navigate.
The filters on this radio leave a lot to be desired but its to be expected for the price. On SSB its almost impossible to hear only one station at once. If you use a long wire antenna it will overload the radio when connected to it directly. I just give it one wrap around the antenna to avoid overload.
Tuning SSB is tricky, I modded the SSB knob to reduce its range. Otherwise, a tiny change results in a huge shift. But once you get it tuned SSB audio sounds surprisingly good. There is no USB/LSB on this radio, its just a knob adjustment so there is a lot more fiddling involved then on a real HF rig.
It comes with an AC adaptors useful for FM or charging the batteries when the radio is turned off. But its useless on HF since it dumps a lot of RF hash onto the signal. I do think it will serve you well as a portable and can't be beat for the price.