I want a radio that has more stations than just my regular AM/FM portable radio?
If you live in a metropolitan area like Chicago - New York - Miami - even smaller cities too. Then HD Radio might interest you , and they have table top radios for the home and also Car Radios . Quality is good as long as your close to the transmitter and some radio is comercial free. Shortwave Radio can be fun too , Radio shack has some decent entry level radios ,sound quality is not as good as FM , sometimes it sounds as good as AM but mostly it fades in and out and interference is normal. som...
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...
I want a radio that has more stations than just my regular AM/FM portable radio?
If you live in a metropolitan area like Chicago - New York - Miami - even smaller cities too. Then HD Radio might interest you , and they have table top radios for the home and also Car Radios . Quality is good as long as your close to the transmitter and some radio is comercial free. Shortwave Radio can be fun too , Radio shack has some decent entry level radios ,sound quality is not as good as FM , sometimes it sounds as good as AM but mostly it fades in and out and interference is normal. som...
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...
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...
