newbie question
 

Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to ask you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave

In order to get features that will make it more enjoyable to listen to
shortwave you may want to set your sights a little higher. You want
something with the best rating for selectivity, good frequency coverage,
single sideband capability and nice sound. You also want somethng that uses
digital tuning and has good rated filtering. All of these things not only
help with listening but also with identifying stations by reducing
interference and noise. A good reference is Passport to Worldband Radio. You
might even be able to find current copy in the library. Of course, once you
have a good radio, you will want a good antenna, and passport has excellent
advice in the department as well. Finally, Passport also gives invaluable
information about who is transmitting S.

V
"David Herrold" wrote in message
news:3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51...
Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to ask
you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend
around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave

Hi dave:

- For receiver info check here..

http://www.radiointel.com/index.htm

& look at This ( high marks from this group)

http://www.radios4you.com/kaito-ka1101.html

& also here..

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/rx_current.html




In article 3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51, "David Herrold"
writes:


Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to ask you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave

"David Herrold" wrote in message
news:3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51...
Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to
ask you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to
spend around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my
price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or
not.


That's kinda two questions. Yes, there are better radios out there
and yes there are better portable radios out there. Whether you can
do better for $100 new is a different question and problematical. If
possible, I'd recommend trying to find a used Sony 7600G/GS, which
shouldn't set you back any more than that and may be a bit less.

See also...

http://www.radiointel.com/review-kaitoka1101.htm
and..
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techrev...-yacht-boy-rad
io_x.htm


In article 3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51, "David Herrold"
writes:


Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to ask you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave

Thanks for the input! There are so many different radios out there with so
many features it makes it a bit difficult to narrow down my options.

-Dave



"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
Hi dave:

- For receiver info check here..

http://www.radiointel.com/index.htm

& look at This ( high marks from this group)

http://www.radios4you.com/kaito-ka1101.html

& also here..

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/rx_current.html




In article 3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51, "David Herrold"
writes:


Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to ask
you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend
around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave

GO TO RADIOINTEL.COM where a review of a $100 multiband SW radio with SSB
and dual conversion circuitry

Yodar


"David Herrold" wrote in message
news:s8_Ib.23853$I07.58532@attbi_s53...
Thanks for the input! There are so many different radios out there with
so
many features it makes it a bit difficult to narrow down my options.

-Dave



"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
Hi dave:

- For receiver info check here..

http://www.radiointel.com/index.htm

& look at This ( high marks from this group)

http://www.radios4you.com/kaito-ka1101.html

& also here..

http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/rx_current.html




In article 3%YIb.92580$VB2.203893@attbi_s51, "David Herrold"
writes:


Hello all,

I am interested in purchasing my first shortwave radio and wanted to
ask
you
all what brand and model you thought was best. I am looking to spend
around
$100 (US). I have looked at the Grundig S350 and it falls into my
price
range, but I'm not sure if there are better radios out there or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

-Dave