I have a Sangean ATS 505, which is the smallest and cheapest set to have the entire shortwave spectrum. It just arrived a little over a week ago and replaces one exactly like it that lasted for years (including many falls to the floor) before the speaker started going bad. It's a lot of money for nothing now, but O how I would have loved to have had one like it back in the day. Besides, I simply can't live without a shortwave radio.
I bought both of the Sangeans here (it's the first one on the page).
Thanks. We’re on the top floor of a four-story apt. building, and have had best results with our little radio by clipping the wire antenna that it came with to a drainpipe off our balcony ;-)
But I want to put a round-the-room antenna near the bedroom ceiling, for night time listening.
-JT