Not only 235V/50Hz -- but remember the Medium Wave channel spacing is
9 kHz.
While most digital shortwave radios are switchable - remember about
your digital walkman or portable radio...

I've never had a problem bringing a shortwave... again, keep live
batteries in the radio, so that you can turn the radio on for
security. I usually keep it in my carry-on, so that I know where it
is...

On the other hand, I've found reception in the concrete/metal
reinforced/stone facade houses to be an issue... If you can even get a
'clothesline' wire antenna out the window, it should help... Or, most
apartments have a porch and you can go out there with your portable
radio, as long as the weather is good...

Previous to a couple years ago, you used to be able to receive the VOA
in English, about three or four hours a day on 1260 AM(MW), from
Rhodes... but, due to the various "Middle East Conflicts" - it's all
Arabic... I have been told by someone who was in Israel up until
yesterday, that VOA in English is receivable on 1593 kHz (MW) from
Kuwait and 1530 in Eilat from Sao Tome. It comes in well on shortwave
too. BBC is available 24/7 on 1323 kHz MW... (and shortwave, of
course)...

Interestingly, back in 1991, when I went to the VOA office in
Jerusalem to try to pick up new shortwave schedules, they couldn't
even tell me when they were broadcast...(even on MW). They had to get
someone from another VOA office to fax them the schedule -- which was
usually out of date... I finally got someone who is 'in the know' of
all things shortwave to fax me the latest schedule. Then, in the VOA
office, there were the teletypes clanging away...
Nowadays, they get everything off of the computer network... no more
faxed schedules, no more teletypes... I also had an interesting
discussion with Art Chimes, who was then the VOA correspondent. He
also gave me a 'tour' around the place (about three rooms, with a
small, sound insulated broadcasting 'closet').

Kol Israel English new is on at 7 AM, 1:10 PM and 8 PM on Reshet Alef
At 10 PM , in Jerusalem only on 88.2 FM. This is the local relay of
the International network - Reshet Hey - that is carried on
shortwave.

88.2FM is very difficult to receive, even in Jerusalem, without a
decent radio. There is another Kol Israel radio station on 88 FM which
interferes with it! Alternatively, depending upon where you are - you
MAY be able to pick up the groundwave of the shortwave frequencies....

Whenever I've checked - I have always found the Jerusalem Post's
listing of the Kol Israel English news to be incorrect...

All local Kol Israel frequencies - including Reshet Alef:
http://www.israelradio.org/stations.htm

Kol Israel shortwave schedule (with local network listed)
- which you can use to figure out
what time broadcasts will be, local time.

http://israelradio.org/sw.htm

Reshet Alef changed a MW frequency from 576 to 531 as of Jan 1, due
to the closing of the Hillel transmitter station. This was closed
due to environmental concerns...

Reshet Gimel is no longer on MW (it's still on FM) as a result of
Reshet Alef taking over Reshet Gimel's frequency. Who wants to listen
to
music on monoural MW anyway!

I also know someone who listens to Worldspace satellite from Israel...
although Glenn Hauser's website mentions that, at least in India, they
are going to start charging a subscription fee.

Don't reply to the email address posted - I don't check it... Reply to
the group...

(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) wrote in message ...
In article , Jay wrote:

Make sure it has a good set of batteries so you can show the security people
that it's a radio and not a bomb (this is not a joke). The power system here
is 230 volt 50Hz.