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Pocket wideband receivers?
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Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 20:18:21 -0800
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Just wondering if folks here are using any small wide band 
receivers such as the Yaesu Vr500? I have had one of those for 
probably 15 years and get it out occasionally.  It covers from 
around 150 KHZ up through 1290 or so MHZ and also covers AM, wide 
and narrow band FM, upper and lower SSB and CW which is a joke 
because it doesn't have any real filtering in it.  Anyway, it 
isn't as sensitive as I wish it could have been but it's a pretty 
cool pocket sized radio and still works fine after all this time.  
Just wondering if there are any newer versions or better ones out 
there.  When I got the Yaesu, I think it cost around $350, so it 
was fairly expensive for a pocket receiver.  73, Jim

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