"Brent" wrote in message ...
I have retired and am interested in buying a good shortwave radio, I need
some suggestion or what I should look for in a radio.

Thanks


Another good base receiver is the TenTec 320D DSP radio commonly
referred to as a PC Radio. A PC Radio because it needs to be connected
to the computer to work. It's a radio, but uses DSP (Digital Signal
Processing) and your computer as an interface. It's around 330 dollars
and receives like a 1000 dollar receiver -- as long as you have a good
outdoor antenna connected to it. (But if you're looking at base
receivers in the 500 dollar range, you'll need an outdoor antenna with
them anyways, in order for them to reach their full potential). It
comes with basic software to get you started, but you can also
download various other softwares for this radio that are either
commercial or free. One popular control software is simply called
Clifton's software, for the gentleman who designed/programmed it, and
was still free the last time I checked. Anyway, give it a look-see.
You can see a lot of these radios mentioned here at
www.universal-radio.com, a generally accepted reliable mail order
house for radios and such. And by the way, the "D" at the end of
320D....means it is digital ready when the new digital shortwave
transmissions are in full swing. For 500 dollars you have lots of good
choices. Check 'em all out. Have fun!!