[djf]

I have actually thought about it. Don’t you need some kinds of licenses?

Abt two years back, I bought something called a Eton Solarlink FR-600

A radio with shortwave. It can run on batteries, solar power, or in real emergencies it has a hand-crank.

Kinda cool. But getting used to listening to SW is an art in itself...

[bd476]

djf wrote: "I have actually thought about it. Don’t you need some kinds of licenses? Abt two years back, I bought something called a Eton Solarlink FR-600 A radio with shortwave. It can run on batteries, solar power, or in real emergencies it has a hand-crank. Kinda cool. But getting used to listening to SW is an art in itself..."

I got an early start as a girl geek with my radio staying up late at night listening from the Midwest to WABC and then a few times I heard a station which sounded like either Radio Moscow or VOA. My Dad later bought a deluxe shortwave radio which was very cool for my late night listening, that is, when he let me borrow it.

Since the 1994 Northridge quake I bought a fairly good hand-crank radio but the coils stopped charging it and the solar panels never worked very well at charging it up.

I'll google Eton Solarlink FR-600 to see what's available. Thanks.