THE BEST SHORTWAVE RADIOS! (TOP 5)

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We have done an extensive review of the best shortwave radios in the market.

In this video, we review the top 5 radios and discuss all their key features and what things to consider before you pick the best one for you.

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[MrBrian]

I have to agree. My XHDATA D808 and Radiwow D108 are my two favorite radios. My last two trips to America I took these. The radiwow is just fun, with excellent Airband. But my D808 has really proved itself as a DXer. Thanks for the video and you have a nice collection of radios. 73s

[georgevavoulis]

I really miss RADIO SHACK in Canada 🇨🇦you always find these types of radios and anything for electronics and related hobbies now nothing all on "smartphones"

[andersnilsson]

If I am going to have the radio on board a sailboat in order to primarily receive weather faxes via SSB, which radio should I choose?
And I don't have much experience with radios 😀😄

[michaeledmonds]

I still use my Sony 2010 after having a tech update it's components and adding external antenna protection and a bright display led. For a smaller package, I just bought a C. Crane Skywave SSB2. If I really get serious, I use my ICOM 75 or ICOM 7410 bench radios with a powered mini-whip or an endfed wire antenna.

[devarajans]

Of the three, pl 880, Sony gr7600, and eton 750, *(aka)s2000.i love listening to s2000.i have all the three

[bh.]

Definitely interested in the hand crank radios.

[wlvradio]

I think the Tecsun PL-330 beats them all on size/weight/performance and stability. And only about $75 US. I hope that you might review one. All the Best! 73 DE W8LV Bill (and W8LV/VE3 prepandemic.)

[applepie]

QUESTION: Do any of those radios receive GMRS and/or CB? I only know that the Eton doesn't.

[devMashcom]

I own a PL-880 and it is a very nice radio. It was a gift to replace my PL-660 when it died. The 660 was much more sensitive and was, in my opinion, a better radio than the 880. The 880 just doesn’t pull in the signals like the 660 did.

[sidneycavalcant]

Vejo muitas críticas sobre o PL 880 e penso no Eton Elite Executive, mas não sei se é uma boa opção !

[gloomyvale]

I have the Tecsun S2000 I use a moonraker desktop antenna, it’s a great radio, very well made and smooth tuning, some snobs sneer at this radio, this is more anger because they probably spent a fortune on another radio that the S2000 can do easily.

[guardianobserver]

Interesting the old radios had no memory to put channels but there was so much to hear and today's radios have 1000 memories but there is almost nothing decent to hear!

[ra]

Question
How many of the featured radios are made in the USA

[klaaskay]

Eton Grundig Satellit 750 is the same as TECSUN S-2000?

[Knife_Collector]

I started listening to shortwave back 25-30 years ago, but got out of it for a long time. Now it's my understanding, some brands removed some frequencies. If I want a unit that will pick up all shortwave signals, no matter the frequency, do I want a world or all band radio, or have I understood wrong about some frequencies being removes by some brands?

[geez-hddn]

Tecsun Pl 990x is far better in my opinion than PL 880 but only because of a switchable MW aerial input which is for all bands except FM.
The audio is richer on the 880 due to a better amplifier and speaker. But only for music listening. The 990x is better audio for DX. My opinion only after having both radios for a year.

[mike_the_marketer]

The 909x is old. I bought one back around 2002. It had SSB too.

[almeisam]

The Eton 750 Elite is not that great of a radio. The wide bandwidth selection is way too wide, and narrow is a little too narrow. It does seem more sensitive on MW than the PL-880. SW and FM they seem about the same. I hadn't seen an actual BFO knob since the early 1990's (which I really suspect is a fine tuning knob on the Eton). It's leaps ahead of the old Radio Shack DX-300, whose bandwidth switch was really a tone control, would drift, and sensitivity would change depending on the kHz of the frequency being tuned (it had a MHz knob and kHz tuning knob).

[glynnetolar]

2000MHz battery? WOW! Didn't know you could measure a battery by frequency.

[VKACU]

Sorry to tell you this but batterys are not measured in MHz mha is what you mean