OregonMike,
Best 'portable' Shortwave Receiver ? Icom IC-75 Communications
Receiver -or- Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio
- - - Sort of Depends on what you call 'portable' ! - imho ~ RHF
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/6730
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E...o/message/1863
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icomr75/message/10957
"IF' by being 'portable' you mean "Mobile" then the
Icom IC-R75 is reasonably small enough to tote-around
and use in a "Mobile" Mode running-off the 12 VDC Power
of your Car or Truck.
* Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www.grove-ent.com/ICR75.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0175.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/products/receivers/r75/
http://www.icomamerica.com/brochures/ic-r75.pdf
http://www.icomamerica.com/images/product/r75.jpg
* Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver - Specifications
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../0175spec.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/products/.../r75/specs.asp
* Optional - OPC-869 DC Fused Power Cable for 12 VDC Operation.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...r/0175ops.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/products/.../specs.asp#acc
* Radio Netherlands 'Review" Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/m...ers/icr75.html
* ANARC "Review" Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/issues/19...uip199911.html
* RigPix DataBase Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www.rigpix.com/icom/icr75.htm
* eHAM "Owner's Reviews" Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/427
* The Icom IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver Information Center
featuring the Icom IC-R75 Cookbook - by Dr. Phil
INFO =
http://www.geocities.com/philsr75infocenter/
COOKBOOK =
http://www.geocities.com/philsr75inf...r/PhilCook.pdf
* Radio Reference WIKI - IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver
http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/IC-R75
* IC-R75 AM/MW Shortwave Receiver Group on YAHOO!
GROUP =
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icomr75/
However, 'if' by being 'portable' you mean "Hand-Carrying"
then consider the Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio with the
optional XM Satellite Radio. It does in fact Run-Off
Batteries 4x"D"s and does have a fairly good average Battery
Life Cycle of about 80 Hours for AM/FM and Shortwave.
Note - The Battery Life using the 'optional' XM Satellite
Radio Tuner/Antenna is only in the range of 12-18 Hours.
It can be easily Rigged to Run-Off your Car's 12 VDC Power
with an Adapter.
* Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://www.grove-ent.com/EX1M.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0101.html
http://www.etoncorp.com/US/products/...tID=4&prodID=9
* Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio - Features
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../0101feat.html
http://www.etoncorp.com/US/products/...2&sub CatID=4
http://www.etoncorp.com/US/resources...E1XM_specs.pdf
* XM Tuner/Antenna for XM Satellite Radio
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...e/0101cnp.html
* IC Regulated Universal DC Car Converter 800mA
http://www.grove-ent.com/DCC3.html
eHAM "Owner's Reviews" Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5353
* Eton E1 "Photo Review" - by & © HongKongRadioer
http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone1photo.htm
* Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio "Review" - by Jay Allen
http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone1.htm
* Eton E1 Radio -verses- Grundig Satellit 800 Radio
- by Dr. Phil - hosted by RadioIntel.Com
http://www.radiointel.com/phil/e1xmvssat800.pdf
* Modern Shortwave Receiver Survey
Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://www.dxing.com/rx/r75.htm
* Eton E1 AM/FM Shortwave Radio Group on YAHOO !
GROUP =
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E1-XM-Radio/
as always more than you wanted to know - iane ~ RHF
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Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna eGroup on YAHOO !
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SWL ANTENNAS GROUP =
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I Believe : On A Clear Night - You Can Hear Forever
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With a Shortwave Listener SWL Antenna of your own making.
"If You Build It {SWL Antenna} You Will Hear Them !"
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