[tdeck]

Can you hear CW on an AM radio? I think it would sound like alternative periods of silence and static.

[bardan]

It does, and FM isn't too much different, but then I would be surprised to find a simple AM/FM radio that can tune to bands where you would encounter CW.

[tdeck]

Yeah I was wondering about that as well, is this a normal thing for ordinary people to have in some countries?

[MandieD]

Shortwave ("world") radios - they're widely available used for under 50 EUR in Germany.