Dear Ed,

When you spend $10 on a short wave radio you cannot expect anything but
a $10 radio. You know what you'll get. It will work. It will receive
MW, FM, and SW signals as it's designed to do. I have one and I've even
had the All India Radio and a few other more-or-less "difficult"
stations on it. I bought it just to see what you get for $10. It's
well-worth $10 as long as you don't expect a $50 radio. (I rarely use
mine any more. Frankly, it's just a toy.)

If I were to make a recommendation for you, and assuming that $80 is
not too much for you, I should recommend the Sony ICF-SW35, a very
under-rated and very good dual-conversion receiver which has extremely
good quality of construction. This radio might serve you much better (I
have two of them), but, if short wave is only worth $10 to you, then go
with the B&H.

Best,

Joe