Watkins Johnson receivers are ridiculous in price anyway. You could buy 5
Yaesu FRG 100Bs or IC-75 for that price. That or a whole treasure trove of
amateur radio gear and get your license. Besides, in reality what is going
to matter the most is your ability to put up a good antenna. If you can do
that and there are good amateur radio books on erecting antennas for amateur
and shortwave you will be better off.

For example, I used to have a 1500 foot longwire that would totally kick
butt. For example, it was common to hear most of the Chinese provincial
stations on SW as well as Laos, Vietnam, Australian outback stations, and
most countries in Africa. Now I know most people can't put up that kind of
antenna but if you can and your XYL or landlord doesn't mind it works great.
In fact, a loop is probably the best receive antenna especially getting a
loop about 250 to 300 feet in length.

Just my two cents

"John S." wrote in message
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wrote:
Onliest thing (Radio) I would give five hundred dollars for is a Ten-Tec
or Drake or if I had mo moola,a Watkins Johnson Radio.There isn't any
portable radio in the World worth more than nienty nine dollars.
cuhulin

What???? Have you ever tried a Sony 2010, 55, 2002 or 7600?

A WJ is really an overpriced poor choice for most SWL's. With a radio
designed for SWL's they will hear he same stations and have a radio
designed for the kind of frequency jumping most of us do. And a Ten
Tec lives on a reputation more than performance.