I second c crane for sure. I had an eton that worked fine. I have a tecsun that does SSB but it turned out to be just expensive garbage. I'm a ham guy too and have a nice modern HF transceiver but I get a great deal of enjoyment out of my CCrane Pocket radio. It's not a shortwave radio just AM FM and WthBand but I can pull in stations from San Antone, St Louis, Chicago, Nashville and Denver from my bed using only the ferrite bar antenna included in the radio.C Crane for sure.
I have several of their radios and have nothing but praise.
Look at their "orphan" list for some great deals.
To listen to hams you'll need one that does SSB, but regular AM travles a long way at night.