Back before computers and Rush I got a Sangean ATS800 and over 20+ years it’s still working.
Strange that my favorite program to listen to was a Cuban station that talked about American baseball in ENGLISH. It was absolutely fascinating to listen to and developed my appreciation for talk radio.
I think the gentleman’s name was ‘Arnie Kuono’(sp)
Anyway one of my favorite applications of this Sangean ATS800 radio is the timer that allows you to go to sleep with the radio.
Anyway get a radio with a timer...that’s the only radio advice I can ‘expertly’ give you.
The good news is, I JUST PICKED UP MY FIRST SW BROADCAST!!
The bad news is, it’s in Spanish and I think it might be Argentinian soccer...
;-)
Next step is throwing another 30 feet of wire or so on the antenna...
Arnie Coro