I'm just getting interested again in shortwave after several years
away from it. I live in the Phoenix area and would like to hear from
other SWLs in the area. Will I be able to get decent reception of the
major BCB stations like BBC, Deutche Welle, etc. on a good portable,
or will I need a "real" communications receiver and a good antenna for
that? I used to own a Radio Shack DX-440 until it was stolen several
years ago. Will I need to get something at least as capable as that,
or will something like a Grundig YB300 PE work OK in this area?

Thanks,
Bob Olson