I have one of the Sonys, and it works just fine, as advertised.
I don't like it because it has a frequency gap which excludes
some of the domestic shortwave frequencies. Great for what you
want. There is a company in Canada selling them:

http://www.shortwavestore.com/sws/ma...ufacturerid=20







On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:05:04 -0500, "mc"
wrote:

Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does
it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major
international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town?

I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently --
but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly
(including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the
local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would
not be for serious DXing.

Any experiences? Thanks.