I would not consider that radio...
If you want just some standard AM radio I would look at a General Electric
Super Radio 3. They're about $60, have good reception and good sound. You
can also hook up an external antenna (randoom wire) to it. A good picture
and some general information can be found here.
http://www.leeselect.com/ge/ge-super.htm
Below is some useful information off of the Neatherlands website
http://www.rnw.nl/ Most of these radios can be had quite a bit cheaper than
the prices listed. The numbers after the models such as 1 2 3 4 5 are the
rankings that Radio Netherlands gave these radios.One would be the lowest
rating while 5 would be the highest. There are some highly rated radios for
around $50. I hope this helps you.
Grundig Yacht Boy 360 portable 5 $136
Sony ICF-SW7600GR portable 5 $170
Grundig Yacht Boy 400 portable 5 $200
Sangean ATS-909 portable 5 $230
Ten-Tec RX-320 table-top 5 $295
Sony ICF-2001D/ ICF-2010 portable 5 $350
Lowe HF-150 table-top 5 $520
AOR AOR 7030 table-top 5 $1,150
Drake R8B table-top 5 $1,160
AOR AOR 7030 Plus table-top 5 $1,300
Kneisner and Doering KWZ-30 table-top 5 $1,950
Watkins-Johnson HF-1000 table-top 5 $3,800
ICOM IC-R9000 table-top 5 $6,200
Sony ICF-SW11 portable 4 $50
Sony ICF-SW600 portable 4 $50
Sony ICF-XR-C5100 table-top 4 $112
Philips AE-3750 portable 4 $125
Grundig Yacht Boy 305 portable 4 $130
Sangean ATS-505 portable 4 $130
Sony ICF-SW40 portable 4 $130
Sangean ATS-818 portable 4 $180
Sony ICF-SW100 portable 4 $360
Sony ICF-SW77 portable 4 $475
Sony ICF-SW07 portable 4 $498
Grundig Satellit 800 Millennium desktop 4 $500
Sony ICF-SW1000T portable 4 $540
Yaesu FRG-100B table-top 4 $550
ICOM IC-R75 table-top 4 $780
Lowe HF-250 table-top 4 $1,180
Sangean SG-711L portable 3 $40
Grundig Yacht Boy 207 portable 3 $50
Philips AE-3350 portable 3 $60
Grundig Yacht Boy 320 portable 3 $70
Philips AE-3650 portable 3 $70
Sangean ATS-808 portable 3 $120
Sangean ATS-606 portable 3 $160
AKD Target HF3 table-top 3 $250
Grundig Yacht Boy 500 portable 3 $299
Drake SW8 table-top 3 $780
Sangean SG-789A portable 2 $45
Radio Shack DX-397 portable 2 $60
Radio Shack DX-396 portable 2 $70
Freeplay Global Shortwave portable 2 $100
Grundig P 2000 portable 2 $150
Yaesu VR-500 portable 2 $305
Hitachi WKH-WS1 Worldspace portable 2 $406
Sangean ATS-303 portable 1 $90
Sony ICF-SW12 portable 1 $100
ICOM IC-R1 portable 1 $550
ICOM IC-R100 portable 1 $700
Japan Radio Company NRD-371 table-top 0 $0
Sangean ATS-404 portable 0 $90
Grundig Yacht Boy 217 portable 0 $120
Radio Shack DX-399 portable 0 $150
Lowe SRX-100 table-top 0 $260
Rosetta Laboratories WR-1000 table-top 0 $400
Rosetta Laboratories WR-1500 table-top 0 $500
NASA HF-5E table-top 0 $530
ICOM IC-R10 portable 0 $600
Palstar R30 table-top 0 $600
Japan Radio Company NRD-545 table-top 0 $1,800
Rosetta Laboratories WR-3000 table-top 0 $1,900
AOR AOR 5000 table-top 0 $2,000
ICOM IC-R8500 table-top 0 $2,000
ICOM IC-PCR1000 table-top 0 $400
Ten-Tec RX-340 table-top 0 $4,000
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc Gorpon"
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:21 PM
Subject: Newbie: Is this a good deal?
I like old stuff and I want to get into hearing some talk radio outside of
my
area. I'm also on a budget. Will this suit my needs?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...526781 1&rd=1
"Doc Gorpon" wrote in message
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I like old stuff and I want to get into hearing some talk radio outside of
my
area. I'm also on a budget. Will this suit my needs?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...526781 1&rd=1