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Revision as of 16:44, 11 August 2018
Contents
HF Capable Receivers
- Articles on various general coverage receivers produced in the past can be found here
- These Widebanded Receivers can receive HF - however, the computer driven Icoms are notorious for poor adjacent channel rejection, selectivity and overload issues.
- Our Other HF Receivers article has links rescued from RadioIntel's old site.
- Here are the mailing lists for many older radios.
- The emerging field of Software Defined Radios adds another class of equipment usable on HF
- The Receiver Reviews category has numerous links on receiver reviews, many of which are online
- Many newer HF Amateur transceivers also include a general coverage receiver as well. In most cases these receivers perform very well
Manufacturer Links
- AOR USA
- Degen (Chinese)
- Eton
- Icom America
- Palstar
- Redsun (Japanese)
- Sangean
- Tecsun
- TenTec
- TenTec Wiki Articles on the popular RX320D, RX340 and RX350 can be found here
- Yaesu
Receiver Terminology
- Receiver Dynamic Range
- Synchronous Modulation/Detection
- Understanding Receiver Selectivity
- Understanding Receiver Sensitivity
- Understanding Specifications
Software
Receiver Modifications
- INRAD Filters and Enhancements
- Lowbander.com Modifies DX160 and DX394 receivers
- Mods.DK
- Sherwood Engineering
- Sangean ATS-909 Modifications
Antennas
- No matter how good the radio, without an antenna, it won't hear very much. Here are 2 places with lots of links and information on the subject
- HF Antennas
- Loops Some are broadbanded enough to reach the HF spectrum
- See Bobs America website for more technical discussions on preconditioners, tuners, reviews and more