Radio

Nov 22, 2008 5 Replies

Hey,I just want peoples opinion about what shortwave radio I should get that is in the price range of $500.


That depends on what you want to do with it. Good quality you can get with the so-called world receivers. Try google to find a source local to you. Also a second hand one could be better than the current new ones. So your equivalent of ebay might be nice. Personally I own a JRC NDR 525, very stable, frequency's accurate within 5 hz, rtty/cw/lower and upper SB/narrow FM/AM. You dont want to know the price new....

So it depends on intended use, and the size of your bank account.

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Cheers! Rich

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Obsolete Japanese crap. If you are going to sugesst an old radio, at least point him to a R-390.

Even this beats the DX-160:

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