Short Wave Listener: the Art of Listening
Visit my SWL project list: complete RX, single modules, splitter & preamplifier
My SWL Expert project 2019 in a Philips Case
The great thing about radio has always been listening to signals and broadcasts that come from half the world to your home. But a small radio is not enough, you need to optimize antennas, filters and equipment to be able to receive well with your own means. Alternatively, to start you can do the first listening with the wed SDR receivers available for free online:

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ 

Building a receiver is always a great satisfaction, whether it is the simplest one with a few essential components or the highest performing analog or hybrid one, with single, double or triple conversion. The quality of listening makes the difference.