What's the best small pocket size SW radio for use on a
self contained bicycle or backpacking trip?

On May 27, 1:21 pm, wrote:
What's the best small pocket size SW radio for use on a
self contained bicycle or backpacking trip?

Suggest either the Degen De1105

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1105.htm

or Kaito KA11

http://www.radiointel.com/review-kaitoka11.htm

With either one, a fifteen foot peice of wire with an alligator clip
on both ends will
enable you to pick up weaker signals

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David wrote:

On May 27, 1:21 pm, wrote:
What's the best small pocket size SW radio for use on a
self contained bicycle or backpacking trip?

Suggest either the Degen De1105

http://www.radiointel.com/review-degende1105.htm

or Kaito KA11

http://www.radiointel.com/review-kaitoka11.htm

With either one, a fifteen foot peice of wire with an alligator clip
on both ends will
enable you to pick up weaker signals

Any preference of one over the other?

Id like to have digital tuning.... not manual tuning.

And of course it must be small and compact to fit into
bike panniers or backpack.

I really like my CCRadio-SWP. It brings in the stations as
well as my Sony ICF-2002 but is half the size.

It good with SW and superior with MW DX, but not much on FM.

It's a steal at only $50.

Read about it in Password to World Band Radio. They
describe it perfectly.

The only things I don't like about it is there is no
volume wheel. It's adjusted incrementally--sometimes too
loud, sometimes not loud enough and nothing in between.
And the key feel is very hard. But you get used to that.

The two AA batteries last a very long time. If I'd known
that I wouldn't have bought the AC adapter.