Get a Sony 7600 and a 2m mag mount. Use the 2m antenna and input it
to the 7600 external antenna jack. You can power the radio via
cigarette lighter and output audio into your FM radio or Tape player.
Full coverage, better receiver. The longer the 2m whip the better.




On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:55:05 -0800, Bill Baka
wrote:

Has anyone seen any shortwave radios in cars lately? I remember a few
from across the pond back in the 60's but it seems to have died out as a
fad. I would like to put one in one of my cars rather than a boom box
thing and be able to tune the world from wherever I find myself.
The other advantage is that I can drive to a spot with no power lines
for miles at night to listen relatively static free. I could (in theory)
take a long wire on a fishing pole (28-32AWG?) and put on a disposable
weight and toss it as far as possible into some high trees. Once it is
stuck firmly just back the car up until the whole spool is used up and
connect the car antenna to it.
Anybody tried it or anything like it?

Bill Baka