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.