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shortwave radios

 
Shortwave Radios
Military Radios are the best for this sort of thing if you can get them, but if you can't, try one of these.
Grundig G5 Radio With AM/FM And Shortwave , available from nextag $150
gots up to 1.70-29.90MHz.
Grundig Sattelit 800, available from bizrate $500
100kHz-30MHz. AR squelch, treble, bass, tuning, volume knobs. can also enter tuning digitally. 70 presets in groups of 10. (6) D batteries. Military style radio. lots of features like ATN, AGC, AM Sync, scan, VFO, etc.
Eton Grundig Satellite 750 AM/FM/LW Shortwave Radio with SSB, available from dick's sporting goods $300
AM, FM, Aircraft Band (117-137 MHz) and Shortwave (1711-30000 KHz). USB for MP3 or mobile phone charging. 1000 station memories (each band 100 memories, 500 customizable). SSB. Auto/Manual/Direct frequency key-in and station memory tuning. Auto Tuning Storage function (ATS) for FM/AM/Shortwave. big radio.
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