Shortwave radio help please

Perfect... let me have a look and I'll see what I can find. I'm a CHEAP bastard but I always try to find the best gear.

I personally use a few base models for the home. (Yeesu and Kenwood BRICKS for the '90s...) but have a couple of portables that I have loved over the years.

I'm assuming you want something portable?

Agreed completely. I’d like to counter your argument, if you don’t mind...

Those are short range walkie-talkies, good for a couple miles. But are very capable and do most VHF/UHF ham bands and more. Get one for the kit.

A chart...
HF = High Frequency 0mhz to 50mhz (shortwave) range=global
VHF= Very High Frequency 50mhz to 200mhz range=75 miles
UHF= Ultra High Frequency 200mhz and up range= 10 miles

As a start you might want to check out the radios that are listed at the site linked below. The site is entitled

"10 Best Portable SSB Radios In 2022 – Expert Review"

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Or just do a Google or DuckDuckGo search on portable shortwave radios with SSB.

"Must Haves" in a shortwave radio are digital tuning (aka PLL tuning) AND SSB (which stands for Single Sideband which is a mode of communication used by most amateur radio operators and some shortwave radio stations).

As far as a shortwave reciever that looks pretty darn good from the specs, (as well as the reviews)

This one looks good and, is only 80 bucks on Amazon.

What I like:

Frequency Range: (With Sideband in the Sortwave range)

-FM: 88.0 – 108 MHz
-AM: 520 – 1710 kHz (Tuning step 9/10 KHz selectable)
-LW: 153 KHz to 513 KHz
-SW: 1711 HHz to 29999 KHz

Tuning Methods:

-Direct keypad entry
-Auto scan
-Manual dial tuning

The price...

What I don't like:

No extended bands, (Air/VHF/UHF)

I'm not familiar with "Tecsun" (but their radios are all reviews pretty well...)

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go out and get the boy scout manual its a good place to start.
join your local ham radio club they are nice helpful people.

Is this the Peter Dinkyledge midget hate thread? Shortwave?

Camp out in freezing rain and make a fire with wet material.

As for radio.most on here just want something that hacks cellphones but are too afraid to say it.

Naked show is about how fast a person starves to death.

Trying to teach folks you better have a stash or you will die.

I the Tecsun PL-880 is the best portable SW on the market right now, the only problem is the batteries it uses are the chargeable kind

With SW the antenna is the key, a moderately priced radio with a good antenna is better than an expensive rig with weak antenna. You can build your own or start with something easy as this which will help a bit

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If you want to go for something better you could start here

[link to www.hamradiosecrets.com (secure)]

Also, time of day effects reception, you will pick up more at night at you location because the radiowave will propagate off the ionosphere and travel farther.

These are the Better SW Receiver's



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and official site


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Last Edited by George Kaplan on 01/26/2022 07:53 AM

You can get a cheap, even portable radio. Just make sure to get a few yards of wire to go with it, maybe 6 or 7 yards. I have a tiny radio but attach the wire to the antenna (very crude) and I can receive broadcasts from pretty much anywhere.

So I got banned from my own thread.....what up w that?!

I sincerely appreciate all of your help. Can anybody here tell me why I might have been banned from this site? I didn’t curse.....

That is not a short wave receiver.