Kaito WRX911 AM/FM/SW Radio

Pros: Great value for the money. Good selectivity and sensitivity.

Cons: Get it in blue if you can (the black looks rather mundane).

Review: It's a great little radio with AM/FM, and 13, 16, 19, 21, 25, 31, 41, 49,and 60-meter bands. Sensitive and decent selectivity. A little better than average audio quality for a portable this small. 2 "AA" alkalines will last a very long time, even...

Pros: Really compact shirt pocket sized.
Surprisingly good build quality.
Surprisingly good overall performance.

Cons: Susceptible to hand proximity.
Small speaker - tinny audio.
Analog dial.

The Bottom Line: If you want an inexpensive takealong shortwave radio, this is the one to buy.

Review: Purchased from J&R for $16.99 plus shipping. Earlier I returned a blue WRX911 to Amazon.com because the dial calibrations were so far off as to be meaningless. J&R offered the same radio for a price low enough that I thought, "What the heck, I love...