Larry,
LT>Receiver was a Russian portable with an internal ferrite rod aerial
LT>(yep! Ferrite rod for short wave!). Not a bad set actually, although the
LT>mecahnical construction is lousy and the tuning scale is useless - cured
LT>by sticking lables on the front!
        What type of radio is it and what frequency ranges does it get?
        I have an old, 1953, all American, five tube, AC/DC Philco radio
        that gets the AM (MW) band and 1600 - 3500 kHz that knocks on
        shortwave's door.  For both bands, it has a huge ferrite bar
        antenna although you can hook up an external wire to two
        terminals if you open the back hatch.  I have gotten WWV from Ft
        Collins, Colorado on 2500 kHz with the internal antenna plus
        WWCR from Tennesee on 2390? and 3215 kHz as well.  I live near
        Pittsburgh, PA.  Still, though, I have wonder if there were
        shortwave radios that use internal ferrite bars and I guess you
        have answered my question.  B-)  Back during the 1930's to even
        the late 1960's (although there was a big switch to VHF-Lo/Hi
        by the 1950's), a lot of police departments used the 2000 - 2500
        kHz, give or take, for radio communications, plus our Civil
        Defense used the 1600 - 1700+ kHz area for communications as
        well.  It even has a big circle with "CD" emblazoned on it since
        you have no numbers for frequencies, instead you tune it to the
        pictures on the dial. If you want to listen to airplanes, you
        had a picture of a tower between two airplanes separated by
        lightning bolts (3000 - 3500 kHz), a police badge if you want to
        hear the cops, a mike and headphones for the 160 meter amateur
        band (1800 - 2000 kHz), a clock for WWV (2500 kHz), and a couple
        of ships.  It was my grandfather's and my mother recalls
        listening to the Pittsburgh Police on it.
Chuck, who likes old radios.....
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