Before you buy a radio, what do you want to listen to?
Just shortwave broadcasts from Radio Moscow etc?
Ham Comm (SSB/CW) requires a much better radio
You do want digital readout
You do want an antenna jack so you can use an external jack
Filters? Do you want to listen exotic things?
Define what you want to do with it first. If you’ve never listened to shortwave (I mean spent time and you probably haven’t) start with something simple, $150-300, who knows you might get the bug and want to get your license. That’s the way I started.
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Not sure what I want to listen to, because I’m not sure whats’s out there!
Doubt I would be listening to Argentinian soccer or whatever. But are there worldwide news broadcasts in English? Informational type contents, not entertainment. That sorta stuff.
You know, the kind of thing you would want to listen for after the asteroid hits...