[Premium-Rx] Utility Monitoring Receiver

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Winradio G39 does it all!

> On Jan 8, 2016, at 20:19, Clemens Paul <cpaul at gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> why not use one of the modern SDRs?
> Compared to their capabilties classical premium receivers look really old.
> See e.g.
> https://www.wimo.com/titan-sdr-receiver_e.html
> The pro version scans 40 channels **simultaneiously**,
> but your friend would have to spend a bit more than 1000 bucks.  
> A review (in english!) can be found at
> http://ratzer.at/pdf/TitanSDR_DK8OK.pdf
> 
> 73
> Clemens
> DL4RAJ  
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Premium-Rx [mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
>> On Behalf Of spencer
>> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 6:07 AM
>> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Utility Monitoring Receiver
>> 
>> All-
>> I have a highly technical friend who has long been involved in 
>> radio communications who has asked a question of me that I 
>> thought I would post to the list and see what others might recommend.
>> 
>> Here is his question, along with a few qualifiers.
>> 
>> He is looking for a quality HF receiver that can be used to 
>> monitor a number (let's say 30) of HF frequencies. These will 
>> be spread across the 4-22 MHz range. These will all be placed 
>> in memory and the receiver left to scan. He will use a 
>> broadband loop for his receive antenna.
>> 
>> He wants receiver audio squelched, and the receiver to stop 
>> and monitor SSB utility traffic, mainly aeronautical traffic 
>> (his wife works for a European air carrier and he has some 
>> interest in this traffic as a result). This seems to call for 
>> syllabic squelch rather than noise squelch, especially given 
>> that the receiver will see widely varying levels of band noise 
>> as it scans the wide frequency range he is interested in.
>> 
>> He also does not want the noise of opening and closing relays 
>> in the receiver preselector. His goal is silence when not 
>> receiving traffic.
>> 
>> His goal is to spend around $1000 USD for a used unit. My 
>> thought was that using one of the transceivers designed for 
>> 'commercial' mobile or base station use may be his best 
>> choice. Something like a Micom/Mobat, Codan, or Barrett. He 
>> does not need a receiver with a tuning knob since he already 
>> has this capability.
>> 
>> I have not used any of these radios personally, though do have 
>> a Motorola Micom receiver that has very nice syllabic squelch action. 
>> 
>> So what would readers recommend? I am pretty sure the 
>> Motorola/Mobat gear all have syllabic squelch but don't know 
>> if there are relay switched front end filters. I assume the 
>> Ausie gear also has good SSB squelch, but don't have direct experience.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your feedback on this. I realize it's a 
>> bit 'on the edge' of a premium rx topic!
>> 
>> Spencer K7SLB
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