Hi Mike,

Your right, but There isn't much traffic that I listen to up there.  I've 
had my THF6A for 12 years believe it or not!

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Pocket wideband receivers?


i thought the thf6a went to over 1300 mhz, cause my friend who has one talks 
about listening to 900 mhz and 1.2 ghz repeaters on it. I want one so bad it 
is scary
On Dec 3, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Bob, K8LR <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Both of my wide band radios are about the same age as yours.  I have the
> Kenwood THF6A which receives from I think 100khz to at least 500mhz.  I 
> also
> bought a Yaesu VR5000 on close out and put in the voice board and it will
> copy signals up to I think 2600mhz.  I've been going to try one of the new
> USB connected computer controlled software defined radios that will tune
> from DC to daylight, but that hasn't been high on my priority list.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 11:18 PM
> Subject: Pocket wideband receivers?
>
>
> 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