Zac:

I have a grundig g3 coming, and woill write a short review after playing with it a while.

am / fm / sw / air, with synchronous detection and ssb.
from the manual, looks to be fairly accessible.

more info after I receive it.  supposed to arrive next week.


Gary Lee
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On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Zach Shifflett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey all,
> I'm wondering if there are any portable shortwave receivers out there
> that are relatively accessible, and that can receive cw.
> Now that I've had my license for a couple weeks and have familiarized
> myself with basic procedure, I'd like to get started studying for
> general.  First though, I want to learn cw.
> I've been doing cw training tapes I found online, as well as using the
> g4fon cotch trainer, but what I'd really like is to be able to listen
> to some code on the air, and copy that.  I feel like that'd be the
> best practice, to actually use realtime, on air code.
> I'd also like to see what kind of stuff I can pick up on the low
> frequencies where I live.
> I don't even know how good a portable receiver like this would be, as
> I know you have  to have decent antennas to even be able to pick up
> most of this stuff.
> Please forgive a stupid question from a total newbie, but everybody's
> gotta start somewhere, eh?
> I'd just really like to start listening to some code on air and
> copying it. Maybe this is also something I could do with echolink.
> Are there even shortwave stations you can pick up anymore?
> 
> Thanks in advance for all the great advice I know will come.
> This list is really great, and I look forward to actually being able
> to talk to some of you guys once my echolink approval goes through.
> 
> 73
> Zach, kk4ruz