John wrote:

Hi Folks ,

I am planning to buy a portable/desktop shortwave radio. From your
experience i would be glad to know if u can tell me which are the
best shortwave radios available . I read that some of the names are
mentioned in the Passprt to World Band radio book , but i do not have
it now.

Ur replies will be highly appreciated.

Regards

John


The best desktop HF radio I know of that's reasonably practical to run on batteries as a "portable" is the AOR 7030+ I use one for vacations and camping trips.

A lower cost alternative would be the Lowe HF-150, but they're out of production, and tough to find.

You might also look at the Palstar R30 series. They're available new, but they're quite small for a desk top radio.