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

[Phil Wheeler]

G3VVT at aol.com wrote:

>With could be a problem in how you want to power the radio.
> 
>Most of the digital radios that will cover the frequencies and have the  
>facilities you require are greedy on battery consumption or at least were up to  a 
>few years back.
>

Yes, they do suck down the batteries.  For my Sony SW-100 I carry 
Lithium AAs.  They last longer than alkalines and are about half the mass.

I also carry a small analog receiver of Chinese origin (Kaito WRX911) as 
a backup: It runs forever on two Alkaline AAs (price was $35 or so, 
one-tenth the price of the SW-100).  It is strictly AM only, since my 
purpose is to find English SWBC to listen to in the evening (I'm always 
trekking during the day on these trips)

Since my use is sporadic (two weeks in Greece in May, two weeks in Chile 
this month), the battery count does not get too high.

73, Phil