[Elecraft] pocket portable swl reciever

[rckchp at comcast.net]

Hello Trev,

In the past I've also suggested Elecraft produce a General Coverage shortwave reciever ki....maybe someday they will. 

In the meantime I've aquired a Degen 1102 (matches my K2 serial number, 1102). Read my (and other) product reviews on eham.net. (http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4226). It is almost full coverage, starts at 3 mhz and goes up to 30 mhz (plus 70 - 108 mhz FM) so no coverage of 160m and/or no coverage below the am broadcast band.  Other than that it is a great little radio for the price (approx $62 including shipping from China), the least expensive SSB capable radio I know of. I got mine here : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15051&item=5737941199&rd=1  If the link doesn't work just search "Degen" on ebay. 

If you must have 150khz to 30 mhz (with SSB) then the Grundig YB400 is a good choice, although not really pocket size and is a battery hog. I have a YB400 and an 1102 and find I rarely use the YB400 since getting the 1102, which is smaller, lighter than YB400, and uses only 3 AAs (1102 comes with 3 NI-MH rechargeables and wall wart charger) The charging circuit built into the radio automatically tapers charge rate as necessary. And so far, anything I can hear with the YB400, I can hear with the 1102. A remarkable little radio

Rich  K2CPE
K2 #1102

>Original Message :

>I'm thinking of buying a short wave receiver like a Grundig or something,
>and have been looking at them on the web. What I have in mind is a very
>small, pocket sized rig, 2 AA cells for power...