[Scan-DC] Hand-Held Wide Band Recievers

[John Unger]

Check out the Yupiteru 9000 MKII. I have one and it does exceptionally well on HF, both with AM broadcast and with amateur CW and SSB. Also, the Yupiteru 7100 has had good reviews for HF. Take a look at the reviews on: http://www.strongsignals.net/index.cgi

73 - John, W4AU


At 16:35 4/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone have a handheld wideband reciever.  I am considering getting
>one, but I hear rumors that handheld wideband recievers are horrible at
>picking up anything below 30 MHz.  Is this true?  Presently, I just have a
>uniden BC895XLT scanner.  It goes up all the way to 950MHz (I think); thus I
>wonder.... What is there worth listening to above 900 MHz?  And also, most
>scanners dont cover between 500 and 800 MHz, what exists in this band?
>Also, I have narrowed my choice on which wideband receivers to get, down to
>3 contenders.  The Yaesu VR-500, the ICOM IC-R10, and the Alinco DJ-X10T
>(which looks to be the best so far).  Does anyone have any of these?  What
>do you think of them?
>
>PS - Please dont bother telling me to buy a tabletop reciever instead of
>handheld.  I am 14 years old, and one of those is too rich for my blood.
>
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