I have been a longtime off/on listener of shortwave radio. I currently have a Grundig Yachtboy 400PE. and find it interesting to listen to, especially news from other parts of the world that you will not see/hear on any national TV or radio news. For example with the recent earthquake in Peru, there was a lot more info on shortwave then we heard on the news here. This also goes for the 2004 tsunami in SE Asia.

That being said, I am looking at buying an Etón E1 AM/FM Shortwave radio. If there are any shortwave listeners out there, I would appreciate your thoughts on whether this would be a good purchase to make keeping in mind that the cost of the radio (approx $500.00) is not an issue for me. I am more interested to see if anyone has any experience with this particular radio and can comment on it's quality and reliability.


Thanks
SD.