Author Comment A T Hagan Registered User posts: 15 (10/30/00 2:26:11 pm) 209.149.60.186 Reply | Edit | Del All

Shortwave receivers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I may be coming into a small amount of discretionary income in the near future and have decided to spend it on some preparedness item I need but don't currently own. Having thought it over for a few days I've decided that communications is what I really ought to improve so I'd like to buy a shortwave receiver. I won't have time to study for the Ham test for at least another two years so must forego the transmitter just now - my wife has her license and we have a Radio Shack 2m hand held rig already.

I can go as high as $300 if I must but would prefer to stay closer to $100. I'd like to have digital tuning for better frequency discrimination, single sideband capability to pull in the true amateur stations, be capable of running off of commonly available batteries (AA's would be nice) and ideally also capable of being powered by a cigarette lighter adapter in my truck. Probably another desirable quality or two I should be specifying but they don't come to me at the moment.

Anyone have suggestions?

.........Alan.

Brooks Registered User posts: 90 (10/30/00 3:31:54 pm) 204.167.72.87 Reply | Edit | Del

Re: Shortwave receivers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan, I posted the following link on the other board. The ATS-606AP might meet your specifications. (It's on sale, just purchased one meself last week.)

www.universal-radio.com/c...table.html

I have a follow-up question. Which are the SW frequencies that carry the good news and discussion programs?

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2001

Answers

I have one from Radio Shack. Digital tuning, small size, runs on two "C" size battery or adapter. Cost is about $60. Go in to your local Radio Shack and take a look at it. It suits my needs just fine. It brings in SW/AM/FM stereo, although it only has one speaker so you need an inexpensive plug-in headset for stereo. However, the sound is better with a headset and it uses less power. Headsets don't draw as much power as a speaker does. The radio also has about 10 presets you can program in, or scan, or direct enter any frequency you want to monitor. All in all, a very nice radio.

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001