I am very fond of radio and would like to get into shortwave. I've never had or used a shortwave radio before, though, so I'm not really sure what I should get.
The process is further complicated by the fact that I am a college student. I don't have a lot of money to spend on a really good set, and I live in the dorms so I'm not sure that I can even get reception. (I've heard that built-in antennae are very poor in apartments and other such buildings, and I can't take the screen out of my window to run an external antenna wire. I also worry that the campus' wireless internet system may obscure the frequencies.) Even my AM and FM reception is fickle, despite the fact that I can see the broadcasting tower from my window. Do I have any chance of getting SW reception?
So what sort of radio would you suggest?
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