Whatever radio you get sit with the kids for a while and be sure to
listen to something from far away, that's what grabs their attention
is catching a program from Turkey, etc..............................
at least it did at my house


I.P. Yurin wrote:
On 7 Dec 2006 17:00:06 -0800, "Too_Many_Tools"
wrote:
As Christmas draws near, I remember the thrill of getting my first
shortwave radio for Christmas.

If you were going to buy a shortwave radio for a kid today, which one
and why?

Thanks

TMT

My 2 cents? -- I'd get the kid one of those grundig/eton crank
generated radios (model numbers are FR-xx or something like that).
They are apparently pretty rugged.

I think there are 2 versions that cover shortwave. Plus they have
lights on them and could be useful when the power fails. Moreover,
they don't require the kid to buy batteries.

As wind-ups, they can introduce some basic physics concepts in
addition to radio awareness. I think they're usually $40-50.

Give them a look. And please tell us what you eventually choose and
why.