On Jun 5, 8:23*am, Pete L wrote:
I am going on a cruise next month. I need a radio to keep up with the
news/football. My question is - do I need to get a shortwave receiver
or could I get good enough reception on medium wave? We are going from
UK across the North Sea, up along the Norway coast as far as North
Cape and then across to Spitsbergen.

If, as I suspect, I'm going to need a portable shortwave set what
would you recommend? I've looked at many and they vary considerably
pricewise. Would something less than £50 be just a waste of money?
Otherwise, if medium wave would be ok - any suggestions?

Many thanks

Pete, the BBC web indicates no SW or MW service to Norway, but as an
old DXer I would think at night you should get MW and SW from BBC
beamed to other areas.
Their main service to Norway/N. Sea is satellite - go to BBC's website
for more detail.

A reasonablt portable in your price range is the
Eton/Grundig G8 Traveller II. See
http://www.hamradio.co.uk/acatalog/Recvs_Eton.html
Martin Lynch in the UK stock them, as do others
I have one and it is reasonable for it's price on MW and SW.

Have a good trip

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7600, Perseus SDR
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A, Redsun RP2100
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Grundig G8, Eton E100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx