Low price Short Wave radios back in Superdrug

The UK High Street store Superdrug are again selling low priced Short Wave radios.

The radios are priced at £3:99.
The Superdrug website claims them to be "Half Price" with a "Was Price" of £7:99. However, for the last two Christmas seasons Superdrug were selling the radios for £2:99 so this year actually sees a 33% price hike !

Even so, for £3:99 you get a 10 band Short Wave radio with digital readout and that's still far, far cheaper than you could build one for.

Hans Summers G0UPL has an excellent website on modifications to these radios to add a BFO, fine tuning etc.

The Superdrug website isn't exactly forthcoming on the specification of the radios but the ones in the shop look identical to those of previous years which had the following frequency coverage:

FM 86.6 - 108.7
MW 523 - 1657 kHz
SW1 5.81 to 6.56
SW2 6.74 to 7.58 (incl whole of 40m)
SW3 9.29 - 10.35 (incl whole of 30m)
SW4 11.85 to 13.03
SW5 12.93 to 14.20 (incl lower part of 20m)
SW6 15.21 to 16.63
SW7 16.63 to 18.14
SW8 20.94 to 22.54

Superdrug Short Wave Radio
http://www.superdrug.com/invt/406317

Aitkenson 10 Band SW Radio DM-906
http://www.aitkenson.com.hk/eng/
product_detail.php?pdtid=59

Hans Summers G0UPL Superdrug Radio webpage
http://www.hanssummers.com/radio/superdrg/

2005 - Superdrug £3 radio
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/
superdrug_radio.htm

2005 - The versatile Superdrug £2.99 10-band Short Wave Radio Receiver
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2005/
versatile_receiver.htm

2006 - £2.99 HF Radio available in Superdrug stores
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2006/
superdrug_hf_radios.htm