What is by far the cheapest, smallest or worst radio you've ever owned?

[Falcon9h]

With out a doubt the Halicrafters S-120 cheap build and poor
performance. This is when North American manufacturing started to make huge cut backs and it showed. Think cars
like the Pinto, K-Car etc. in the mid to late 70s. Thank God the
import radio companies like Sony and Panasonic put the Q back
in quality.

And it has a hot chassis. Good for a foot first departure from your shack.

 

[spongella]

This was the smallest of all. My Mom, RIP bought this Rocket Radio for me way back in the late 50's, my first and the one that started a lifelong hobby. The picture's a replica of what it looked like. Thanks Mom and God bless.

 

[spongella]

I have had the pleasure of owning and/or using many HF radios. Some very good, some not so good, and one in particular just plain awful

B.S.

Agree. I bought one years ago and as soon as I turned it on buyer's remorse set in.

 

[dlwtrunked]

I did a reverse image search on this one because I thought it was a photoshop image, turns out it's real! The price on Amazon for that Retekess TR-113 is "interesting".

I have one but it was sold to me and marked as an Raddy RF919 ( I bought it just to prove a point that it was not going to be a good HF receiver as after I said that, someone challenged me for saying that about a radio I never owned). Only thing that impressed me about it is how good the audio it (easily the best of many many systems I have used). I use it with Sony MDR-V150 headphones. I kept it only for that and as it will play mp3, that is what it gets used for.

 

[T680]

The worst radio I ever had was an Eton fr300 sold by LL Bean. It drifted like crazy and didn't pick up anything in SW. I was able to return it for the rebadged fr400 which was slightly better.