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

First things first:
How much will the wife/budget allow you to spend?

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.

Around 500.00


"Tian Li" wrote in message
...
First things first:
How much will the wife/budget allow you to spend?

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.

Brent wrote:

Around 500.00

You've got lots of options then, from new to used.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Portable or desk top ??

- Check out this link below . . .

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


In article , "Brent"
writes:

Subject: Shortwave question
From: "Brent"
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:31:36 -0400

Around 500.00


"Tian Li" wrote in message
...
First things first:
How much will the wife/budget allow you to spend?

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.

Second question:
What are you expecting to listen to on shortwave?
Will your listening be done mainly in a single location at home?

Around 500.00

First things first:
How much will the wife/budget allow you to spend?

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.

Yes it will

"Tian Li" wrote in message
...
Second question:
What are you expecting to listen to on shortwave?
Will your listening be done mainly in a single location at home?

Around 500.00

First things first:
How much will the wife/budget allow you to spend?

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.

OK Brent, very good.
Advice: If you don't need/want a hand held portable shortwave receiver then
don't buy one.

Now what do you wish to "hear" on shortwave?
Or, what made you think about getting a shortwave radio?


Yes it will

Will your listening be done mainly in a single location at home?

Brent schrieb:

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.

At first: ANY (used) tabletop of the 500U$ price range (and up to open
end) runs circles around every portable receiver.
Be sure you can get an antenna outside the building. A asymmetric dipole
(FD-antenna) or a active (magnetic)loop should do a fine job.

Volker Tonn wrote:

Brent schrieb:

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.

At first: ANY (used) tabletop of the 500U$ price range (and up to open
end) runs circles around every portable receiver.
Be sure you can get an antenna outside the building. A asymmetric dipole
(FD-antenna) or a active (magnetic)loop should do a fine job.

That type of antenna (dipole) might be fine if you are listening to one
particular band or using an antenna tuner with it.

Let's not complicate things for the guy. His best bet at first, if he is new to
the hobby would be a simple wire antenna.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm