What is the most powerful type of radio?

Question

where u can listen to all kinds of stuff like broadcasts from other countries weather reports from where ever, local radio from other places, emergency or police dispatch, etc?

short wave or a scanner? or is there something else? is there anything under $150 that i could have a lot of fun with?

Answer 1

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....

AM/FM/TV/SW/WX

Almost all you want and you can crank it, it don't need batteries.  And it's pretty cheap.

It looks so cool I might buy one.

You'd need to buy a programmable "emergency" scanner for police/fire/ambulance.  Those can be a bit more pricy.  They are also at Radio Shack.

Answer 2

For international broadcasts, the shortwave band is best (shortwave radio bounces off of the atmosphere, skipping like a stone on a pond, so it can travel greater distances than domestic AM or FM broadcasts. Note that in recent years many International news and entertainment broadcasters have **** down, but the BBC, CBC and other great ones remain. You don't need a radio to hear many of thse broadcasts -- they are streamed live on the Internet in many cases.

For police, fire, you do need a scanning radio. But more local governments are scrambling these communications.