Greetings,

I am looking to buy a portable shortwave radio with digital tuning and that takes AA batteries. I am looking for something that is less than $100.

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Countycomm...
I don't have one, so I can't comment on the quality. But I would not expect too much from a pocket-sized receiver of this type.

Note that it is actually an analog tuner with a digital frequency display. Not quite what you want, but the price sure is right.

I don't know if this Radio is still available, but this is the model I have -- it's a decent little radio, I got mine on ebay....


http://www.tincher.to/grundig.htm

an old review thread

As 7K7K99 mentions, Grundig makes some pretty fair shortwaves meeting your specs. Amazon has a decent selection on these pages.

It costs more than $100, but the Grundig YachtBoy 400PE is considered by many the best small SW receiver. I like mine very much.

David

I myself use the venerable Sony ICF-SW7600, which lists for $160. They also have a $120 digital model, the ICF-SW35. I've been happy with my Sony.

Has anyone used one of these CountyComm radios? How well do they really work? I've been considering one for my hiking bag.<><

The Countycomm radios are very popular on CPF. They are reported to work pretty well for something that size and price.

Yes, I used one a couple of weeks ago on my trip in Ecuador, primarily for the alarm clock/radio feature. I could not find my regular travel alarm clock and noted that the CC could act as one. It does not have a buzzer feature, but the radio will turn on at the alarm time set. The only problem I had was when setting it up the night before, I would tune into a music radio station, for which reception was strong, but the station went off air and was still off the air when the alarm went off <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />. It still worked, as the static was loud enough to wake me. I was able to tune in around 5 stations, pretty much where ever we were in Ecuador, of course, not speaking Spanish, does not help with trying to get news <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />, but the music was great <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.

Pete