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    short wave rec?

    Any thoughts on a good all-around short wave unit that could do double duty as a SHTF receiver?
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    I have one of these, and really like it.

    http://www.countycomm.com/gp4light.htm

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    RatShack DX-380 (aka made by Sangean so it is decent stuff).
    Kenwood TS50S xcvr.
    The bigger the receiver, generally speaking, the easier to tune it accurately.

    Always wanted a Lowe 150....
    Make sure what you buy has a BFO (beat freq oscillator) to get the ham freq transmissions.
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    What about a basic backup? I see a hand-cranked unit from an outfit called Eton at REI. Any ideas about its usefulness?

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    The concept of a windup is nice...but they typically use a cheap NiCad battery, which after a year usually won't hold a charge much at all. I hate NiCads...

    Also the tuner selectivity is important or you won't hear much. I'd recommend looking at the reviews of gear at eham.net.

    http://www.eham.net/reviews/
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