"Libertad" wrote:

If your seriously considering the SW-100E (E=European version), also
consider the Sony AN-LP1 antenna. This antenna was included with the now
discontinued SW-100S (S=System -N.A. version).

remember this is for a long distance bicycle ride now.

Cant carry everything you know. G

www.walgreens.com (Electronics,Radios) If you are going to be
tuning a radio while riding a bicycle,unless you rig a good neckstrap to
the radio,chances are you will drop the radio on the road and it's a
goner.I don't know about the Walgreen's stores in your area,but the
Walgreen's stores in my area almost always has some electronic thingys
on sale and if they have any AM/FM/Shortwave radios on sale,you can buy
one for about one third to about one half price off of the regular store
price.
cuhulin

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"Libertad" wrote:

If your seriously considering the SW-100E (E=European version), also
consider the Sony AN-LP1 antenna. This antenna was included with the now
discontinued SW-100S (S=System -N.A. version).

remember this is for a long distance bicycle ride now.

Cant carry everything you know. G

The AN-LP1/2 fold up into the provided flat pouch about 8" square.
Very easy to pack and well worth the money.

FYI: Used SW07 w/box, manual, antenna, $300
http://www.universal-radio.com/alert.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SonyICF-sw100/

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"Libertad" wrote:

If your seriously considering the SW-100E (E=European version), also
consider the Sony AN-LP1 antenna. This antenna was included with the now
discontinued SW-100S (S=System -N.A. version).

remember this is for a long distance bicycle ride now.

Cant carry everything you know. G

i use a rat shack dx399(sangean 606) in a dumptruck. its very durable!
it even fell out and got run over in the mud once! it looks a little
rough but still works perfectly. i also use a grundig mini 300 while
working construction. it hangs off the back of my baseball cap in its
little protective cover with the antenna sticking up above my head. that
would work perfectly while riding a bike. battery usage is great! i get
almost 2 weeks on two aa cells. (watch out that you dont poke any eyes
out with the antenna sticking up!)

Jim wrote:
i use a rat shack dx399(sangean 606) in a dumptruck. its very durable!
it even fell out and got run over in the mud once! it looks a little
rough but still works perfectly. snips

Let's see - got run over in the mud (by the dump truck?), but looks
only a "little " rough? My, you are a charitable fellow! ;-)

Bruce Jensen

Put that radio that got run over by a dump truck on Ripley's Believe It
Or Not. www.ripleys.com and hand me a bottle of Fred Sanford's
Ripple.
cuhulin

Jim wrote:
i use a rat shack dx399(sangean 606)....

I'll cast another vote for the DX-399. Mine came with a universal power
supply. The wall wart can run on 110 or 240 volts AC, and there is an
adapter that lets you use US- or European-style outlets. The big
disadvantage is that they were discontinued years ago. I don't know if
you can still buy the wall wart separately. If you can, it will work
with the Sangean 606. You won't be in a tent every night.

I guess that every radio recommended will receive not just SW, but MW
and FM as well, and maybe LW too. You will want to hear the local news
and weather.