differrence in radios?
CBs and 10 meter radios are different things. They use different frequencies. You must get an amateur radio license to use a 10 meter radio. CB radios already come out of the factory at full legal wattage. It is illegal to modify a CB in any way....
Where can I get an inexpensive shortwave radio?
You can use the internet to locate stores that sell shortwave radios and then go see them in person. Your budget of $50 is extremely limited and will likely only get you a non digital portable receiver. You can get some digital tuned radios for about this price but these are not going to thunderous in performance. You can see a popular one here: It goes for about $60. Portables are fine for camping but often are found to be limited in performance and are often prone to suffer from interference w...
world radio for a car?
You can probably forget about that Shortwave for a car... They have had them and reportedly Sony makes one for outside the US called a XRCA620X which looks just like a normal Sony Xplod unit but can only be found apparently still in Africa and the Middle east. BUT shortwave is a very hard to recive medium for the targets you want. A real antenna about the size of a 8 foot CB antenna or bigger would be needed and still won't pick up the stations like you want. WHY? Most Latin American stations ar...
Shortwave radios?
Yes, it is like AM. Shortwave is at a lower frequency than the AM broadcast band though. If you are in North America you will probably be able to pick up a few stations. Be advised that many countries have discontinued their broadcasts to North America as the area is served by so many different formats (satellite, internet, etc). Also, only the most expensive SW radios can reliably pull anything in. To keep from getting bored, get a SW radio that can get SSB. You'll then be able to hear things l...
What is actually "Shortwave" Radio?
Shortwave radio generally refers to a band of frequencies between about 2 MHz and 30 MHz. The special thing about these frequencies is that they can be used to transmit signals for very long distances. Under the right conditions, signals can be heard from around the world. You need a special type of radio to receive these frequencies, and costs range from under a $100 US to more than $2,000 US. If you have a shortwave radio, you can listen to commercial shortwave broadcasters, amateur radio, uti...