[Hallicrafters] A good SWL receiver

[TC Dailey]

Ummmm, take your choice, they're all over the place.

Digital radios are nice, 'cause you KNOW what freq you're exactly on, but
half the fun of SWL DXing was with a good old round knob... you would hear
stuff, that you might miss with digital finger-pushin'.  Still, out in the
shop, I have an older Realistic (why that name, I'll never know) DX-440.  I
think it was made by Sangean, but not sure.  That sucker is stable, fairly
sensitive, and has a sort-of bandpass filter (actually, it's a treble/bass
selector switch), which does have the effect of narrowing it down for SSB
and CW.  It makes a great service monitor, and my trick for setting the
varible BFO, is to select the appropriate WWV station - zerobeat the
carrier, then everything else you listen to, is on freq.

good luck - there's tons to choose from.... now, go get your ham ticket!

Tom - WØEAJ