On Apr 12, 4:10 am, "SharpTradingCompany.com"
wrote:
I am looking for the a shortwave radio with these key characteristics
and would appreciate your suggestions:

#1 VERY small
#2 VERY rugged
#3 digital tuning
#4 the most features.

I want it for world travel as well as camping.

It should be easy to find a radio that meets all but number 2 of your
list. As others have mentioned there are severa radios that easily
meet numbers 1, 3 and 4. My choice would be the Degen DE1102 (or
Kaito version KA1102) because it is very small, performs very well and
is packed to the gills with features. Although you did not say
exactly which features are more important to you.

You will find that portable shortwave radios like other portable
electronic consumer products are not what could be called RUGGED, let
alone being VERY RUGGED. A very rugged radio implies something that
the Defense Department would pay thousands of dollars for to be used
in a battle scenario. Consumer radios of any kind don't survive short
falls to hard floors very well. Again. I'm not sure exactly what kind
of severe service you plan put this radio in. On your world travels
I would not drop it from the Great Wall in China nor on your camping
trips would I have it in my front pocket as I was rappelling down the
face of El Capitan.