With the push to having most of a radio receiver as part of a PC ... the small form factor would be great for backpacking or portable use and it isn’t that expensive. It does seem to work ...

A digital portable receiver with comprehensive radio frequency coverage including AM, FM, longwave, shortwave, and single side band Adopts modern DSP digital demodulation technology as well as ...

Amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners ... leading him on a search of the premises with a portable shortwave receiver. The culprit? Unsurprisingly, it was a cheap laptop power supply.