"Apostle Keith Brown" wrote in message
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If you have experience with
short waves, and would recogmend
one, what brand?
Thank you.



For me, If you have the cash for something pretty nice I would say an IC R75
or perhaps a Drake R8 series. The Drakes get quite pricey so that might not
be feasible. I would look into the IC R 75 from Icom which would run you
between 400 to 600 depending on where you buy and if it is used or not. The
older Yaesu FRG 100 models are pretty good too but without the keypads and
are almost always used unless someone has one in stock out there.

For a portable smaller radio, I would go for a DX 398 commonly known as a
ATS 909 from Sangean. The Sony 7600GR models are excellent as well.

If I were you, I would buy a copy of Passport for World Band Radio from say
Amazon or Borders, etc. They have a nice listing of new rigs that are
currently on the market and that will also tune you into programs, etc. Band
conditions here in North Am are pretty bad right now but there are a lot of
nice catches on the lower bands below 10 Mhz. Especially at night of course.
The higher bands above 10 MHZ are reserved right now for mostly daytime
reception. Other than that, I dont know much else I can tell you.

But what I would say is that you should probably see what your interest is
in maybe by buying a smaller and cheaper rig and seeing if SW Radio is for
you. Then you could graduate up to a higher priced model say like a Drake,
IC R 75, JRC, etc.

Sony and Sangean are probably two of the better radio manufacturers out
there in my opinion. However, certain Sangean models tend to be a little
flaky.