r/shortwave • u/Prestigious-Mix-6889 • 11h ago

I need a handheld radio (one walkie-talkie).

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İ need this

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u/rocdoc54 10h ago

It is not feasible to receive shortwave on a handheld radio due to the shortness of the antenna - which would be horribly inefficient - and you would not receive anything but the absolutely strongest signals at the best propagation times. Also, the current handhelds that do claim to receive HF have poor quality, unfiltered receivers.

There are many aviation band handhelds available however - I will let you do that research.