[Lowfer] BEST RECEIVER FOR 360-390 KHz

[Zack Widup]

Any experience with the Kenwood TS-850? I did the bypass to remove the BCB
filter. However, I haven't been too impressed with reception below the
broadcast band and I don't know if it's the radio or my antenna.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>wrote:

> I meant to say many receivers are quite deaf below 500 kHz.
>
> D.
>
> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Many receivers are quite "deaf" below 200kHz, and/or full of spurs.
> > IMO, the best solution is any receiver that has good specs in the 3.0
> > - 3.5 MHz range (pretty much any halfway decent ham transceiver or
> > commercial shortwave receiver), coupled with a good LF converter. I
> > use one made by Todd Roberts, which is an AMRAD design with the
> > substitution of an OCXO, which provides exceptional frequency
> > stability. The receiver I pair it with is the Icom R-75 with some CW
> > filters and the TCXO option.
> >
> > A couple of features you want to look for if you are going to attempt
> > to copy QRSS (extremely slow CW):
> >
> > 1 Hz frequency display resolution
> >
> > good frequency stability
> >
> >
> > -Doug KB4OER
> >
> >
> >>> From: John Amery <john.amery at gmail.com>
> >>>>To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> >>>>Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 3:34 PM
> >>>>Subject: [Lowfer] BEST RECEIVER FOR 360-390 KHz
> >>>>
> >>>>What is the absolute best thing to have?
> >>>>
> >>>>And then what is the best buy, that is
> >>>>a compromise in quality and expense?
> >>>>
> >>>>John KF0HX
> >
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