Hi BB,  and all, I'm sorry but I don't have the answer to your question, 
although I would think it would indeed tune any mode which was manually 
selected on any of it's receivable frequencies, but what do I know? Danny.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: vr500


> Do any of these receivers receive wide band fm above 900?  I have a
> couple wireless speaker transmitters I use but the last I looked, I
> couldn't find a receiver that received wide band fm above 900.  I use
> the f6 which works except it isn't sensative at all.  I'd like to hve
> something that if I wanted I could use for this as well as listening to
> other stuff.  Also, curious, ball park, how expensive are these?
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas
>
>
> On Sat,
> 25 Apr 2009, Danny Dyer wrote:
>
>> The full text of my VX0-8r message failed to make it for some reason, so 
>> =
>> I'll try to do this again.
>> In terms of wideband handheld all band all mode strictly receivers, Ive =
>> had and used,
>> 3Icom R10s, 3or4Yaesu VR500s, and an aor1000.
>> All work on all bands, but there's a good bit of difference between =
>> them, and each individual vr500, and each r10, acted very similarly, =
>> although I didn't have all of them at the same time, but did use them =
>> under similar circumstances in much the same area /same house, with much 
>> =
>> the same antennae.
>>
>> All three have full keyboards,  They're configured differently, but all =
>> can be programmed for speciffic freqs, modes, mems, etc.
>>
>> Not sure if the aor1000 can be programmed via computer, but The Icom and 
>> =
>> The Yaesu have software and cables, and I've used the Yaesu, which =
>> worked but was not very screne reader friendly.
>> .
>> My favorite of the batch is the vr500.
>> It runs on only 2 A Acells, or 5-14VDC, and has _Much better battery =
>> life than the Icom, and somewhat better battery life than the AOR, both =
>> of which use 4 A As, or 5-14VDC.
>> The r10's a __________Battery ____________Hog!
>> Icom has best/fullest sound, the radio and speaker are a _good bit =
>> bigger,  and the aor1000's size and sound characteristics are similar.
>> but the yaesu's, sound though a little tinnier is certainly adequate, =
>> and because the radio is so much smaller, it's much more portable and =
>> less visible than the other two, which are somewhat like the "brick type 
>> =
>> HTS.
>>
>> I've never used the Icom R5, which  was compared very favorably to the =
>> VR500 in a recent Eham Review, but in my oppinion, of the widebanders =
>> I've used, the vr500 has a good attenuater and a very good narrow =
>> keyboard setting which really helps with AM, SSB, and CW, adjacent =
>> station interference.
>> Overloading can certanly be a problem with any of them in a strong =
>> signal situation, but I think the reviewer may have had an oversensitive 
>> =
>> radio, or one with another problem of some kind.
>> All Of the receivers need a different ant for US WX broadcasts,
>> An Icom Stubby Marine Band Duc  10-15$s Seemed Best.
>> a 20-50 inch telescopic antenna works well for AM/SW broadcasts,
>> and a 23foot or so piece of wire soldered to the center pin of a bnc =
>> connecter connected to the radio will do nicely.
>> Any of these radios need a softcase,
>> OEM, or something else/camera/cellphone/something, to protect them from =
>> hard floor hits.  The Yaesu's case is the most robust, the AOR, the =
>> least.
>> Finally, None Of These Radios Will Do as well over a particular portion =
>> of the broadcast spectram, as will as a radio or scanner particularly =
>> designed for that portion of the spectram.
>> A portable fm-mw-lw-sw receiver will do much better for those particular 
>> =
>> freqs than will any of these,
>> and a basic scanner will do better on particular public service bands.
>> But these little guys give a portable all band, all mode, and pretty =
>> simple way to check up on activity over the "DCToDark radio spectram, =
>> and if that's what you want, and your expectations are keyed to their =
>> reality/so you're not expecting a Sony 2010 performance on SW,  you may =
>> find them to fill a useful nitch for you.
>> I don't have any for sale or swap, and I'm not connected with any =
>> manufacturer or seller, just trying to be of help.  Sincere thanks for =
>> both the list, and the bandwidth.
>> Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
>>
>>