I'm looking for a shortwave radio. In this age of iPads and smartphones a shortwave radio seems a bit old fashioned, but I grew up listening to the BBC on my dad's radio and it will be handy to have for listening to newscasts during the zombie apocalypse.
I want something that is a balance between lightweight/portable and powerful enough to get decent reception. My last SW was a Grundig, barely larger than a pack of cigarettes, that ran on a pair of AA batteries. That was fairly useless- it only picked up Chinese stations, but that's not surprising because those are like the country music stations of shortwave: they always have the best signal.
Anyone have a SW radio that they have liked? What is it, and what do you like about it?
I want something that is a balance between lightweight/portable and powerful enough to get decent reception. My last SW was a Grundig, barely larger than a pack of cigarettes, that ran on a pair of AA batteries. That was fairly useless- it only picked up Chinese stations, but that's not surprising because those are like the country music stations of shortwave: they always have the best signal.
Anyone have a SW radio that they have liked? What is it, and what do you like about it?
