JT,

Here are a few good Shortwave Receivers in three 'price ranges':

* Price Over $1000
Drake R8B
Ten-Tec RX-350
JRC NRD-545 DSP

* Price between $500 and $1000
Icom IC-R75 (Kiwa Mods)
Yaesu FRG-100B

* Price Under $500
Grundig Satellit 800M (Desk Top)
Sony ICF-SW77 (Portable)
Sangean ATS-909 (Portable)

TIP: For every Four(4) Dollars that you spend on a Radio/Receiver.
- - - Spend One(1) Dollar on a very Good SW Antenna or Antennas.

NOTE: Find and choose a SW Antenna to fit your available space in
your yard, attic or room.

= = = Larger Outside Wire Antennas
* Alpha Delta DX-ULTRA
* Super Loop 80 (III) and 40 Antenna by Radio Works
* B&W Broadband End-Fed Vee Antenna
* B&W Broadband Folded Dipole Antenna
* Carolina Windom 80 & 160 by Radio Works
* SpyderCone Antenna by Genesis HF

= = = Outside Wire Antennas
* Antenna SuperMarket Eavesdropper SWL Sloper
* RF Systems T2FD
* Alpha Delta DX-SWL-S
* K9AY Directional Terminated Loop Antenna (LW & AM/MW/BCB)

= = = Smaller "Limited Space" Outside Wire Antenna
* RF Systems Mini-Windom
* The CliffDweller II Antenna
* Wellbrook Model ALA 1530 Active Loop Antenna

= = = Compact Active OutSide Antenna
* RF Systems DX-One Professional MkII

= = = Small Compact InDoor Active Antenna
* MFJ-1020C
* Palstar AA30

= = = Good 'Combo' for a Travelling Radio:
** Sony AN-LP1 (Portable Active SW Antenna)
+ + + and + + +
** Justice AM/MW/BCB Active Antenna


OBTW: A 'copy' of this Reply has been Posted to the "SWL Antennas and
AM & FM Antennas" eGroup on YAHOO!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/188


iane ~ RHF
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= = = (Joe Trubisz)
= = = wrote in message . com...
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

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

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Thanks for any help in advance.

Joe