I have $20 maximum and want a cheap radio.

Not to be flippant but... Get a paper route and save up a few clams.

Seriously. Otherwise you would have wasted your hard earned $20.

I live in the
boonies of WV, and will be happy if I get a good BBC signal

Your bes bet is to pick up streaming audio from the BBC via the Internet.

He was looking for a 'radio'... do you know what that is?

Yeah, if you read his post carefully, he specifically asked for " a good BBC
signal".

He thinks a SW radio is the way to get it.
Most Americans aren't aware of BBC streamimg audio.

More importantly, he is a program (content) listener, rather than a DXer.

Thanks for the thrift store idea... I'll check into that.

Radioman390 wrote:

I live in the
boonies of WV, and will be happy if I get a good BBC signal

Your bes bet is to pick up streaming audio from the BBC via the Internet.

He was looking for a 'radio'... do you know what that is?

Yeah, if you read his post carefully, he specifically asked for " a good BBC
signal".

I read it very carefully... first sentence: "I have $20 maximum and want a cheap
radio."

Please try to pay attention, and have a happy holiday.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Yeah, the want of a radio is kinda why I posted in the shortwave group.
Thanks

You might check out the surplus auctions in your state too for
radio's.Do a search for them and run an ad in your hometown
newspaper.You never know what might turn up.
cuhulin

I agree.Checking out ebay first is a good choice.
cuhulin

AM and FM radios are common, and cheap. Listening to shortwave s a
fussier and more fickle proposition. It actually takes some pro-active
effort to make shortwave listenable. Inferior radio sets will only
further exacerbate your quest for alternative programming. Money can
make it happen for you. The Kaito 1101 is the cheapest well-working
shortwave that I know of. Darren





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Thrift stores are the way to go. Does anybody know of any thrift stores
that sell their radio stuff through the internet?

learned & unlearned,
-Robin

"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to
unlearn." -Gloria Steinem

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"Harveyat8c43z0" wrote in message
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Merry Christmas Dude..

IMHO, the reviews on www.radiointel.com
are worth looking into..
TRY try try
to get a Sangean 505A;
- Cost double th munney on sale, but does Way over $40 worth of
performance..

Can't hold a candle to the Degen 1103 IMO.

The Degen is also way more expensive than $20, too.

My vote is to go check eBay and the thrifts. A ham
radio swap meet isn't a bad idea either. I picked up a
direct drive turntable at one for $10, which was a real
steal since the turntable itself only needed minor
tweaking to get to good operation.

--Mike L.