The RZ1 is an unsupported nightmare. Unless you want to do this as
some kind of nerd hobby thing, the satellite radio option makes a lot
of sense. Sirius carries the BBC, plus WRN and will keep you
interested. Otherwise, make me an offer for my HF150. I'll even
throw in an adaptor for Motorola to SO-239.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:08:17 -0400, "jtaylor"
wrote:


"Dogger" wrote in message
...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had a solution to listening to shortwave
in a car?
The only model I have seen the Sony XR-CA620X. This is a cassette style
in dash receiver sold overseas. I think it was launched in 2001 so I am
not sure of its availability. Sony also made a XR-4900 that had a CD
player but Google only yields some links to Russia and or manuals for
that radio. The cassette model looks like it may still be available from
the UAE, Jumbo Electronics.

Wouldn't a Wide band Communications receiver be illegal in some
states?... so I was thinking of just adding the SW bands, or some other
bands that are benign. I saw some more modern in dash styles offering
FM/MW/LW or long wave..That can't mean the same as shortwave?

My question is, are there any other In Dash CD players with Shortwave MW
and FM?
What are some options for expanding my radio reception in my car?


Your best bet is the Philips DC777, after that possibly the Kenwood RZ1 or
the Icom R100. All those are no longer made, but ebay is your friend. If
you want more limited SW (at a more reasonable price) some of the various
flavours of grundig WKC-models are also often offered there. You will find
more of them via the advanced search page - select "any country" as the
source, and don't be surprised if you pay more in shipping than for the
radio.