[Elecraft] OT-well sort of:Short Wave Receivers...Suggestions???

[Phil Wheeler]

Trev,

There is a good site for researching such things at Radio Nederland

http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/productreviews/rx_index.html

I'm not sure there is one that meets your "small" need and does SSB/CW.  
I travel overseas with a Sony ICF-SW100, which is small (two AA 
batteries), synthesised and sophisiticated.  Using a passive reel-type 
antenna (I think there is such a device available from Radio Shack, 
though mine was made by Sangean), it seems plenty sensitive for SWBC.  
That is my main use, so I can listen to news and such when in remote 
locations (Patagonia in two weeks) without carrying a larger radio.  
Before that I had a less-capable Sony ICF SW-1, but it died 5-6 years ago.

In a larger format the Sony 7600GR does SSB/CW.  Uses four AAs.  I take 
it camping but not overseas.

Judging from the size and features, a kit of this sophisication and size 
would have lots of SMT devices, and be gnarly to design and build.

73, Phil

Trev - K6ESE wrote:

>Hi Gang,
>
>What I have in mind is a very
>small, pocket sized rig, 2 AA cells for power...
>
>Now, I have found a couple of models, but they don't have a BFO for CW, and
>don't do SSB either, AM only. Now, I'd like to find one that does it all
>from 100 KHz to 30 MHz...any suggestions...
>
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