Hi Joe:

- Check out this web site;

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/rx_choosing.html

and this sitebelow is good for how to's on antennas.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/

You should be able to spend less that $200 for a good portable.
( IMHO )

As mentioned before, the external Antenna is a very important
( - possibly THE most important part )of short wave listening..

- So have fun!

Dan



In article ,
(Joe Trubisz) writes:


Hi...

I'm a computer scientist, very interested in soccer around the world.
I can get some games on cable, but a boatload of them on shortwave.

Which leads me to the question: I surfed this newsgroup and know
that I have no idea what most of you are talking about.

All I know is that:
1. I want a receiver
2. I want a good one

What do I want/need?
Is there some sort of book I can/should buy which will help me
decypher the lingo of shortwave?

Thanks for any help in advance.

Joe