On Apr 13, 12:02 pm, John McQueed
wrote:
The Grundig G5 is the best radio I've seen that meets your requirements,
and for $169.00 US it is also one of the best for the price

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.

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The Grundig G5, (Eton E5), would be a decent choice, except he
says "#1 VERY small" so that sort of rules out the Grundig G5, Sony
7600 etc.
So I would think he would go for the Sony SW07, or Sony SW100.
Or if he want to spend less money, but still get a decent radio, but
with less bells and whistles then the Sonys, the he should maybe go
with the Degen DE11/Kaito KA11.
The Degen DE1102/ Kaito KA1102 is also a nice radio, but
again, it is larger then the small Sonys and the Degen DE11/Kaito
KA11.
So, if you have the extra money, the Sony SW07 or Sony SW100.
If you want to spend less but still a good radio, but with a few less
extra goodies, the Degen DE11/Kaito KA11 is a decent pick.
But no matter which little radio you buy, one of the Sonys,
or Degen DE11/Kaito KA11, take a look at the Lowepro camera cases for
protection. Lowepro makes all sizes and styles of cases. Padded for
impact protection. The one that I bought has a good sturdy belt loop
and also comes with a shoulder strap. (I prefer to just use the belt
loop, or stow it in my backpack, so I never bothered clipping on the
shoulder strap.)
What I did was take my little radio into the camera store,
and try it with various Lowepro camera cases until I found one that
fits like it was made for it. After all, a good little radio should
have good protection. And the little bags made from thin material that
come with the radios just don't do it. The Lowepro cases are various
sizes, compact, padded, with a little extra protected pocket just big
enought for the little wire extension antenna that came with the
radio, plus a set of spare batteries. In my opinion much better then a
food container, unless you figure that the radio and case is going to
go for a swim. In that case I would simply put the radio in a small
ziplock bag before putting it into the Lowepro case. No, I don't work
for Lowepro. I just happened to find out that they were perfect for
what I needed for my little radios.
But then, maybe some people have a preference for a food container
with some foam padding inserted. Or maybe one of those special
expedition cases that are water proof and even have pressure
equalization valves built into them.
Cato