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Messages - acl12

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Equipment / Re: Communications receiver
« on: September 05, 2012, 0835 UTC »
Think I've sorted it so no worries. I'll get an frg100 for about £200 and worry about a transceiver if/when I go for my license. Cheers

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Equipment / Communications receiver
« on: September 04, 2012, 2007 UTC »
Hi. I've asked for advice on here before and got a lot of constructive feedback. Anyway I'm looking at buying a communications receiver to cover from 50 kHz to 30 MHz. I haven't got my radio license yet but was thinking of maybe doing it in a few months time. So should I go for an icom r75 or an frg 100 or buy a transceiver like the icom 718. The reason I'm asking this question is that I'm not a 100% certain I am going to get my license but didn't want to spend money on a communications receiver and then have to buy a transceiver on top if I do decide to go for my license next year. Has anybody got any suggestions? Also what are transceivers like the icom 718 like as communications receivers ? Is it best to go for receivers and transceivers seperatley  rather than all on ones .  Thanks

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 20, 2012, 0502 UTC »
Thanks for the review token. I'm still deciding so all advice helps. KB4YHO, thanks for your reply, in England the only communications recievers available used are the icom r 72, which I may well end up buying but just wanted to know what was so bad about eton 750 in your opinion. I can buy it for 250 pounds, would it not be a good entry communications reciever. I also came across a lowe hf 150 cheaply but in reviews people claimed it had poor image rejection and could not be used effectively on ssb. One person on eham said it was half a reciever, good for sw broadcast but not for hams.

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 18, 2012, 1840 UTC »
Will check out ge super for fm Dx. The lowe 150 had some negative reviews so was unsure whether to buy it. Had anybody tried yaesu 7700 ? Seems to have very good reviews.

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 18, 2012, 1534 UTC »
Meant couldn't find a used r 75 not 25 .

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 18, 2012, 1530 UTC »
Thanks for all the advice. Have found a used icom r 72 for 350 pounds which I plan to order this wkend. I couldn't find an r 25 so am hoping this will be as highly recommended

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 17, 2012, 1933 UTC »
Does the icom r 75 come with everything needed, ie whip antennas and power supply. The cheapest used I can find is about 400 pounds so cannot afford any hidden costs. For example I noticed the alinco came without a power supply and they cost about 100 pounds.

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 17, 2012, 0449 UTC »
I live on the east coast of England and so my goal for fm was to Dx European stations during tropo lifts. If Dx can be done on a cheap fm reciever and it'd just q case of buying a an antenna then I will do as you suggest and spend the bulk of my money on an hf communications reciever. My last question then is can I fm Dx during tropos on a cheaper fm  reciever and will an hf communications reciever allow me to get all of medium wave and shortwave. Thanks for the advice.

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 16, 2012, 2045 UTC »
Thanks, will checkout eham. The problem is many of these scanners don't cover the frequencies I'm after. Uniden bearcat is vhf and others like the alinco don't cover broadcast fm. I really like the idea of fm and shortwave dxing on one unit. The eton 750 definatly has mixed reviews

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 16, 2012, 1912 UTC »
Thanks. I didnt know there was an fm mode for hf. Guessing that must be 30 to 35. I will probably buy eton 750 after all, as it suits my needs for broadcast dxing and amateur shortwave.

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Equipment / Re: Alinco DX-R8T
« on: January 16, 2012, 1121 UTC »
Does this model and alinco r8e cover everything in lw,mw and all sw. Does it also cover the entire fm spectrum and allow for fm Dx ? Can communications reciever be used as standard radios. I've got to decide whether to buy the alinco or eton 750.

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Equipment / Re: all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 15, 2012, 1609 UTC »
Do these recievers cover longewave through to the entire shortwave and fm spectrums and can they also be used for regular radio listening ? The icon comes to just under 500 pounds on eBay but found a uniden bearcat 785 xlt base scanner for under 300 on amazon uk. Communications recievers could be the way to go.

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Equipment / all round desktop dx radio
« on: January 15, 2012, 0902 UTC »
Hi. I need to buy a desktop radio for dxing and am about to buy the eton 750. My budget is small so cant afford anything beyond 300 pounds. My two concerns though are is would it take external aerials especially for an and fm Dxing and would it overspill as a result of poor image rejection. My eton g3 dumps mw stations in lw frequencies. Has anybody got any experience with this reciever or has any other recommendations. I would hate to buy the eton 750 and find it had bad image rejection like the g3. I want the radio primarily for Dx. Any advice would be great.

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Equipment / Re: antenna for fm and sw dx eton g3
« on: January 10, 2012, 2011 UTC »
I will start experimenting with some of your suggestions. It's a shame that so many stations id like a chance to recieve are drowned out by China radio who operate on high kws and have many foreign transmitters. I'm saving up for an eton 750

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Equipment / Re: antenna for fm and sw dx eton g3
« on: January 10, 2012, 0501 UTC »
Thanks. This looks like a good option. Everytime I touch my antenna it improves reception so supplementing the whip and hanging the loop outside my window should be worthwhile. Will this work for fm dxing as well.

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