[genewitch]

You want a portable shortwave radio with external antenna. Amazon shows them ~$30 which is about what they cost. If you get a fancy one they go 3-4 times as expensive. I have a radio shack grundig battery powered one and it works fine.

Look at reviews, I guess, or try and find an old grundig. I'm sure other people have other brands/models.

If I can remember the last decent one I was looking at I'll comment again, but hopefully this will set you on the right track.

[whitehexagon]

Thanks. I'll have another look, the ones I'd seen on amzn es looked a bit gimmicky, solar torch, hand crank, bt, but looked like they would last 5min or melt in the rain.

[genewitch]

i asked in a group i'm in and most people said "Tecsun pl-880" - it is pricey, so the PL-330 was also mentioned.

Other brands mentioned: Eton, C. Crane. no models mentioned though. Hope this finds you well.

[whitehexagon]

Thanks, I have a tecsun PL320 on the way, the 330 was unavailable here. But I like that it has the old nokia battery, I think, same as my current old dumb phone. I also went for a pair of motorolla walkie talkies.